American born Islamist Anwar al-Awlaqi has been killed today in Yemen by a missile fired from am US drone. Seems as if al Qaeda suffered an other blow...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/01/wo...ml?_r=1&emc=na

Mr. Awlaki’s name has been associated with many plots in the United States and elsewhere after individuals planning violence were drawn to his engaging lectures broadcast over the Internet.
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But his death could also play into the tangled politics of Yemen, where beleaguered President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been resisting months of protests against his 30-year rule, arguing in part that he is a critical American ally in the war against Al Qaeda.