The security threat that’s forced the closure of U.S. embassies in several countries is emanating from Yemen, and al Qaeda’s franchise there. Yemen scholar Gregory Johnsen says al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is growing, and its leader, Nasser al Wuhayshi is a patient, strategic thinker.
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