World | Yemen CIA Pinpoints Yemen's al-Qaeda as a Major Threat Expect more drone attacks in coming months By John Johnson Posted Aug 25, 2010 7:39 AM CDT Copied A Yemeni police patrol secures the surrounding of the court house during the trial of two al-Qaeda militants. (AP Photo) It looks like Yemen is about to get a lot more attention from the CIA. Both the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal have front-page stories declaring that the US sees the nation's al-Qaeda offshoot as a serious threat to American security, perhaps even bigger than Pakistan's. The result will likely be stepped-up drone attacks—like those in Pakistan that have sent al-Qaeda leaders there into hiding. "We are looking to draw on all of the capabilities at our disposal," one administration official tells the Post, envisioning "a ramp-up over a period of months." Read These Next Mid That 'buy now, pay later' loan may soon hit your credit score. Cops: Arizona 5th graders drew up plot to 'end' a classmate. The DOJ just fired 3 prosecutors tied to Capitol riot criminal cases. Report an error