When U.S. Drone Strikes Go Wrong
Yemeni protesters on the streets of Sanea during an anti-government demonstration in Radfan. Photo: Reuters
Villagers Join Al-Qaeda After Deadly US Strike -- Sydney Morning Herald
DHAMAR, Yemen: A rickety truck packed with 14 people rumbled down a desert road from the town of Radda, which al-Qaeda militants once controlled. Suddenly a missile struck flipping the vehicle over. Then a second missile hit the truck.
Within seconds, 11 of the passengers were dead, including a woman and her seven-year-old daughter. A 12-year-old boy also died that day, and another man later died from his wounds.
The Yemeni government initially said that those killed were al-Qaeda militants and that its own Soviet-era jets carried out the September 2 attack. But last week US officials acknowledged for the first time that it was an American strike and that the victims were civilians.
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My Comment: This is one of those "damn if you do, damn if you don't" situations. For the past few years Al Qaeda in Yemen has plotted (and tried) to carry out terror attacks against the West .... the West in turn had to respond .... hence the civilian casualties. But blow-back is a double edge sword .... Al Qaeda expects us to respond with their attacks, but we in turn must also be ready for their response after we have struck .... including from those who are caught in the crossfire in our conflict with Al Qaeda.
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