Yemen Is One Of Al Qaeda's Main Sources For New Recruits

Most of Osama bin Laden's "Dirty Thirty," members of his security detail, came from Yemen.

Yemen Remains al Qaeda's Ultimate Breeding Ground -- CNN

On December 15, 2001, Pakistani border troops came across some 30 al Qaeda fighters in a mountain pass. They had fled the U.S. bombardment of Tora Bora, Osama bin Laden's last stronghold in Afghanistan. The group turned out to be members of the al Qaeda leader's security detail, and U.S. intelligence swiftly dubbed them the "Dirty Thirty."

They were transferred to U.S. custody in Kandahar and then moved to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba early in 2002. It soon transpired most of the "Dirty Thirty" were from Yemen, a country where al Qaeda has an even greater presence today than it did before 9/11.

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My Comment: Poverty. Religious indoctrination. A failed state with weak security forces and central government. Support from the local population. Yup .... Yemen is the perfect place for Al Qaeda to grow and prosper.