The New York Times reports, “The Central Intelligence Agency, using a missile fired by an unmanned Predator aircraft, killed a senior leader of Al Qaeda and five low-level associates traveling by car in Yemen on Sunday, American officials said today.”

How’s that for a change? Actually going after folks with a known connection to the Sept. 11 attacks and who pose a continuing threat to U.S. national security. Interestingly, while Dubya cannot wait to personally strangle Saddam, White House officials would not say whether Dubya had “personally authorized” this action.

(Also posted to Stand Down.)