were used, ten people were killed. and the yemeni government is saying they re going to go after these targets in a way they haven t in the past. this is very rugged, mountainous, dangerous terrain. so it is surprising the commanders are actually there. as far as how much the u.s. is involved, we ve been told the cia has helped plan these operations, but there are no u.s. personnel there on the ground at this hour. tell me a little bit about whether we know exactly who was targeted? or is that just going to be tbd? that s very much tbd that the hour. we know that there are high value targets that the yes, ma am yemeni government has been trying to kill or capture that are based in these regions. people, like asiri, who was the top bomb maker in in the yemeniaqap. he s a saudi national. we know that there are foreign
in yesterday s operation in which it was acknowledged drones were used, ten people were killed. and the yemeni government is saying they re going to go after these targets in a way they haven t in the past. this is very rugged, mountainous, dangerous terrain. so it is surprising the commanders are actually there. as far as how much the u.s. is involved, we ve been told the cia has helped plan these operations, but there are no u.s. personnel there on the ground at this hour. tell me a little bit about whether we know exactly who was targeted? or is that just going to be tbd? that s very much tbd that the hour. we know that there are high value targets that the yems, ma ma am yemeni government has been trying to kill or capture that are based in these regions. people, like asiri, who was the top bomb maker in in the yemeniaqap. he s a saudi national. we know that there are foreign
abbottabad raid? no, i did not, senator. i d like to follow up a little bit more on the leaks question because i have a few more questions. i have in front of me the reuters article that s dated may 18th, 2012, describing your engagement with the media regarding mr. asiri and the plot. and the are you familiar with that article, i would assume? i ve read many articles. so i presume i read that one. who are the people who were involved in that conversation? aside from the reporters? there was somebody from the white house press office and someone from the counterterrorism directorate. it seems to me that the leak that the justice department is looking for is right here in front of us. and you disagree with that? i disagree with you vehemently, senator. round and round and round it went. nearly half of the republicans on the senate intelligence committee decided that really the only point they wanted to make today, the only thing they
about the details of the abbottabad raid? no, i did not, senator. i d like to follow up a little bit more on the leaks question because i have a few more questions. i have in front of me the reuters article that s dated may 18th, 2012, describing your engagement with the media regarding mr. asiri and the plot. and the are you familiar with that article, i would assume? i ve read many articles. so i presume i read that one. who are the people who were involved in that conversation? aside from the reporters? there was somebody from the white house press office and someone from the counterterrorism directorate. it seems to me that the leak that the justice department is looking for is right here in front of us. and you disagree with that? i disagree with you vehemently, senator. round and round and round it went. nearly half of the republicans on the senate intelligence committee decided that really the only point they wanted to
i d like to follow up a little bit more on the leaks question because i have a few more questions. i have in front of me the reuters article that s dated may 18th, 2012, describing your engagement with the media regarding mr. asiri and the plot. and the are you familiar with that article, i would assume? i ve read many articles. so i presume i read that one. who are the people who were involved in that conversation? aside from the reporters? there was somebody from the white house press office and someone from the counterterrorism directorate. it seems to me that the leak that the justice department is looking for is right here in front of us. and you disagree with that? i disagree with you vehemently, senator. round and round and round it went. nearly half of the republicans on the senate intelligence committee decided that really the only point they wanted to make today, the only thing they