U.S. Expands Its Drone War Into Somalia

nytimes.com — WASHINGTON — The clandestine American military campaign to combat Al Qaeda’s franchise in Yemen is expanding to fight the Islamist militancy in Somalia, as new evidence indicates that insurgents in the two countries are forging closer ties and possibly plotting attacks against the United States, American officials say.

Its interesting that the NYT makes no mention of congressional approval or any reference to the constitutionality of dropping bombs on people in a pre-emptive strike. Emboldened by the mild slap on its wrist for starting a bombing war in Libya, Somalia now goes into the pot.

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