Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Al Qaeda Leader Awlaki Nearly Assassinated By U.S. Missile Strike



U.S. Nearly Assassinated Top Al Qaeda Leader Awlaki, Sources Say -- FOX News

The U.S. nearly took out Anwar Al-Awlaki, a top Al Qaeda target in Yemen, in an assassination attempt days after the killing of Usama bin Laden, senior U.S. defense and intelligence sources tell Fox News.

On May 5, Marine Harrier jets were sent on a mission to follow Awlaki using intelligence provided by Yemenis hoping to keep President Ali Abdullah Saleh in power.

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Update: U.S. Missiles Missed Awlaki By Inches In Yemen -- ABC News

My Comment
: There will be a next time, and he may not be that lucky.

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