Blowback Fears Grow over US Drone Program in Yemen
<div class='node-body'><p>In the aftermath of a series of US drone attacks in Yemen -- which US officials never officially acknowledge (except <a href="http://politics.salon.com/2012/03/26/obama_takes_bushs_secrecy_games_one_step_further/singleton/">when they do</a>) -- concern is growing that the airstrikes are strengthening, not hindering, militant networks in the region. Though 'unnamed' security or military officials in Yemen often claim only "Al Qaeda members" or "militants" are killed, there is rarely media confirmation, especially in the US media, about who or how</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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