The profile of al-Qaeda operations in Yemen has risen substantially since the failed terror plot on Christmas day. Today, the U.S. State Department showed how seriously they are taking this threat. In an important procedural step, Secretary of State Clinton officially classified the Yemeni based organization, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization.”In a statement released this afternoon, State Department spokesman Phillip Crowley detailed the repercussions of the designation:
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