Sunday, May 4, 2008

U.S. Frustrated By Freed Terrorists

From FOX News:

It's been called "the forgotten attack" but it's one of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history.

Eight years after the USS Cole was attacked by a motorboat packed with explosives, all of the six men convicted of the strike have escaped from prison, or been freed by Yemeni officials.

Seventeen sailors were killed and 40 more wounded in the strike, blamed on Usama bin Laden's al Qaeda network.

Jamal al-Badawi, who helped organize the Cole plot, has reportedly escaped from Yemeni prisons twice. He is supposedly back in jail now, but the Washington Post reported that he has been spotted at his home and is apparently able to come and go around town as he pleases.

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Update: Yemeni Rebel Leader Warns Of Escalation -- Yahoo News

My Comment: This can only make your blood boil.

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