nasser al-wah-hey-shee, th regial al-qaeda leader and his deputy, saeeal-shihri, ongside anwar al-awlaki were prumed to be at the site." saeed al-shihrwas held at the s detention center at guantanamo bay for nearly x years; he was nt to saudi arab in 2007. just lt week, yemen carried out another strike on qaida. acrding to some reports, planes fir american missiles kill at least 34 suspected mitants and an unspecified numb of civilians. after that raid, a u.s. ste department sposman would not comment directly. instead, he reiterated u. pport for yemen: >> we cooperate with the government of men and other govements around the world in fighng al qaeda and others, yoknow, practicing terrorism. >> reporr: in fact, the u.s. has giveat least $70 million inilitary aid to yemen this year, a sharp increa from the past. the country, long redoubt of al qaeda, has come a focal poinof u.s. counter-terror strategy it's also been the site of pt attacks on.s. targets. the american embassy there w hit last fall by a crdinated assault including r bombs. and in october000, the deroyer u.s.s. "cole" was bom