Yemen says strike 'targeted Al Qaeda leaders' http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-15/yemen-says-air-strike-targeted-al-qaeda-leaders/5157430 … Says US military drone, in past Yemen was CIA #drone op ... a change?
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Replying to @ColMorrisDavis
@ColMorrisDavis JSOC was there before CIA, never left. ALso has reputation of worse targeting, poss bc Yemen gets to vet.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel CIA built a base in eastern Saudi Arabia for Yemen drone ops. Is that now a US military base or are Yemen ops somewhere else?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @WndlB
@WndlB@emptywheel Don't know. Saudis were not enthused for US mil ops on its soil, hence interest in whether civilian (CIA) or mil program.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @ColMorrisDavis
@ColMorrisDavis Also are we so sure Saudis were unenthused w/US mil and not that they preferred having CIA buds in charge?@WndlB1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@ColMorrisDavis I've always thought of that as a fig leaf to not feed Bin Laden condemnation of US troops on ground in SA.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @WndlB
@WndlB Sure, but even before he moved to CIA, it ALSO means former Riyadh station chief had far more control over drones.@ColMorrisDavis1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@WndlB Supposedly#Obama planned to shift drone ops from CIA to mil. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/19/exclusive-no-more-drones-for-cia.html … Wondering if this shows he did so.2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
@ColMorrisDavis But they've announced they didn't do that. @WndlB
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