U.S. drone strikes in Yemen likely to continue despite parliamentary ban

[unhappycamper]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/12/16/u-s-drone-strikes-in-yemen-likely-to-continue-despite-parliamentary-ban/



U.S. drone strikes in Yemen likely to continue despite parliamentary ban
By Agence France-Presse
Monday, December 16, 2013 16:30 EST

Yemen’s parliament has voted for a ban on drone strikes, but experts said Monday lawmakers have limited powers and their vote is unlikely to impact Washington’s bid to crush Al-Qaeda militants.

The United States operates all unmanned aircraft flying over Yemen in support of Sanaa’s attempts to break Al-Qaeda, and intensified strikes this year have killed dozens of militants.

Yemen is home to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, which Washington views as the deadliest franchise of the global jihadist network.

Critics say drone strikes kill civilians and have demanded an end to the secrecy surrounding them.

[think]

1. In other words Yemen is STILL a dictatorship which is subservient to the US military

yeesh....

[MisterP]

2. this is what pols and generals mean when they say "national security"

the Doctrine is Franco-Argentinean: the "national interest" must be protected, even if every representative and every civilian's against what's being done: the country is independent of its people, who can all be "subversives"