The American ABC television network reported that al-Qaeda is training female suicide bombers in Yemen, including at least two who do not look Arab and carry Western passports. According the report, the current threat is tangible but the female bombers have not yet been dispatched on their missions. The information came from former White House counter-terrorism official Richard Clarke, who asserted that al-Qaeda has been training female terrorists in Yemen. According to Clarke, many of the recruits training at the camp have light skin and do not look Arab.