Just read this op-ed piece in the NY Times, "A False Target in Yemen". The author, "Gregory Johnsen is a doctoral candidate in Near Eastern studies at Princeton and writes the blog Waq al-Waq." (There's a short profile here.)
Googled the author, and also found these pieces on Foreign Policy:
"Welcome to Qaedastan: Yemen's coming explosion will make today's problems seem tame." (Jan/Feb 2010)
and
"Ignoring Yemen at Our Peril: Last week's mail bombs could have taken a horrific toll. Next time, the world might not be so lucky. " (October 31, 2010)
I didn't know about this 'new video' out from Anwar al-Awlaki apparently..."Kill Americans, Says Yemeni-American Cleric"...
This piece ends with a poignant point from "Jonathan Turley, a law professor in Washington":
"If a President can unilaterally kill a U.S. citizens on his own authority, our court system (and indeed our constitutional rights) become entirely discretionary. The position of the Administration contains no substantial limitations on such authority other than its own promise to make such decisions with care."
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