White House approves broader Yemen drone campaign

[msanthrope]

1. Your source described the authority as more limiting than what is currently allowed in Pakistan

drone strikes. Did you not find that significant?

In Yemen, by contrast, signature strikes will only be allowed when there is clear indication of the presence of an al-Qaeda leader or of plotting against targets in the United States or Americans overseas. In recent months, U.S. spy agencies have collected intelligence indicating plots against American diplomats or U.S. special operations troops who are working alongside Yemeni counter-terrorism units.

I suppose sending PETN bombs on cargo planes to the US, and targeting synagogues here has a price...

http://www.juancole.com/2010/10/saudi-arabia-saves-chicago-synagogue-from-al-qaeda-bomb-plot.html