It would seem unnecessary to kill a guy for planning the Cole bombing if you knew you had the suspect who planned the Cole bombing in custody. But claiming a tie between him and the Cole bombing might provide the excuse to target a car carrying your real target: Derwish.

WaPo’s Dana Priest’s latest article indicates that somewhere there’s a list of Americans who, the President has determined, can be killed with no due process.

The Washington Post reports that US involvement in Yemen includes attempts to assassinate US citizens in Yemen, and a new joint operations center.