Victory for the United States but Not the Defeat of Al Qaeda in Yemen

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2011.  The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born terrorist working with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, is a victory in the fight against international terrorist groups targeting the United States, but the significance of his death for AQAP or on Yemen-based terrorism should not be overstated. Today the Center for American Progress released “A Victory for the United States but Not the Defeat of Al Qaeda in Yemen