Thisreflectsnot juststubbornnessbut confidence in hiscontrolofYemen's air forceandelitearmy corps that have benefited fromanti-terroristtraining and equipment supplied by Westerndonors.
Elite anti-terrorist units will be deployed, and the air force will carry out reconnaissance missions.
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Much progress has been made in the past year, said David Aufhauser, general counsel to the American Treasury and head of a joint agency task-force on terrorist finance.
Following the reports, Ireland's opposition party Fine Gael tabled a private members' motion calling on the government to outline what action had been taken, after new anti-terrorist legislation came into force in the wake of the bombing.
The Transportation Security Administration said a "small percentage" of the undercover agents - authorized to use deadly force to thwart terrorist incidents - had been placed on administrative leave.