Obama hails death of radical cleric

Published: 1/10/2011 at 02:48 PM
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President Barack Obama said the killing of US-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi is a "major blow" to Al-Qaeda's Yemeni outfit and vowed to be relentless in destroying global terror networks.

US-born radical Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi appears in a video lecture in 2010. Al-Awlaqi, a prominent Al-Qaeda chief described by US officials as the "most significant risk" to the United States, was killed in Yemen on Friday.

In Sanaa, the defence ministry said Awlaqi, an Al-Qaeda leader wanted over attacks in the US, was killed on Friday morning, while a man wounded in the attack was quoted as saying seven people were killed in the air strike in Marib province, a hotbed of Al-Qaeda activity.

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Discussion 1 : 01/10/2011 at 06:01 PM1
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The Washington Post said the United States was building an array of secret new drone bases to strike Al-Qaeda targets in Yemen and Somalia.

The U.S. could use an "Official Secrets Act" with teeth and actually enforce it. The US media is notorious for seeking leaks of "SECRET" information and then publicizing them.
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