Monday, May 30, 2011

A Secret Until Now. Two CIA Agents Were Killed In The Embassy Bombings (In Kenya) In 1998

Rescuers work to help survivors amid the devastation brought in by a bomb explosion in Al-Qaeda's first major international attack near the US embassy and a bank in Nairobi on August 7, 1998 that killed about 200 people and left more than 1,000 injured. AFP PHOTO / FILES

Undercover Agents Who Died In Kenya Motivated Superiors, Who Went On To Pursue al-Qaida Leader. -- Slate

For many, finding Osama Bin Laden was about ending something started on 9/11.

But the military raid which killed the al-Qaida founder in Pakistan also gave closure to members of the CIA who were focused on revenge for an incident that ended the lives of two of their own.

Tom Shah and Molly Huckaby were both undercover agents working for the Central Intelligence Agency in Kenya when a truck bomb exploded outside the U.S. Embassy there in 1998 and killed 44, government officials tell the Associated Press.

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More News On The Death Of Two CIA Officers At The U.S. Embassy Bombing In Kenya 1998

Bin Laden raid ALSO avenged deaths of CIA agents kept secret for 13 years as their inspiring stories emerge for the first time -- Daily Mail
Raid on bin Laden compound avenged CIA deaths -- AP
CIA agents ‘died in embassy blast’ -- Daily Nation
Bin Laden raid avenged CIA deaths, a secret until now -- Statesman.com/AP

My Comment
: What can I say but .... "revenge is a dish best served cold"

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