Middle East Week

Gregory D. Johnsen, author of The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia joins me to discuss U.S. counter terrorism policy in Yemen, particularly the use of drones, as well as Attorney General Eric Holder's letter confirming the death of four Americans by drone strikes and President Obama's May 23rd speech on U.S. counter terrorism policy. Links: Secret 'Kill List' Proves a Test of Obama's Principles and Will by Jo Becker & Scott Shane in NYT Does the US really try to Capture by Gregory Johnsen in Waq al-Waq Jeremy Scahill author of Dirty Wars Will McCants of Jihadica Aaron Zelin of Jihadology Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel The Lawfare Blog Gregory Johnsen on Twitter Karl Morand on Twitter Please rate & review the show on iTunes