Al Qaeda Central is on the way out--but al Qaeda's franchises in other parts of the world are still going strong. This is from where the next frontier of security challenge comes.
After several weeks of speculation Yemen's former-ish president Abdullah Ali Saleh has been granted a visa to seek medical treatment in New York City. According to press reports, he would be expected to leave as soon as his treatment is completed.
Yesterday, the White House disclosed it is considering a visa request from Yemen's feared and loathed president who wishes to see medical treatment in the United States. If Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh visits New York City, he may want to bring a good lawyer with him.
At the rate it is going, Yemen may soon descend into a Somalia-like death spiral of violence. If you want to peer into the Yemen's future, all you need to do is glance across the Gulf of Aden.
We will know the United States is serious about its intentions to see Saleh's rule ended when the administration literally puts its money where its mouth is and makes the the flow of military aid contingent on democratic reforms.
