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Allowing the u.s. to carry out whatever counterterrorism operations they did, including drone strikes. >> o aqap is operating out of yemen, the shoe bomber, the underwear bomber trained in yemen. >> that is a side of yemen that people obviously sometimes focus on, that they definitely had a very robust terrorism hub, if you will, consider for drawing some of these extremist terrorists from around the world. >> so you have this classic deal with the devil. the u.s. says, we'll look the other way while you put journalists in jail and repress people.

Obama, u.s. white house and the yemeni government? >> well with all u.s. administrations, really, not just barack obama, yemen was a cornerstone of counterterrorism operations. they were under the rule of saleh, who was by all measures, an authoritarian rural ruler, a strong man in his country, and a very close ally to the united states, sharinge inging intelligence and allowing the u.s. to carry out whatever counterterrorism operations they did, including drone strikes. >> o aqap is operating out of yemen, the shoe bomber the underwear bomber trained in yemen. >> that is a side of yemen that ...