Posted on 10/27/2007 4:41:20 AM PDT by Former Military Chick
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (AP) — The White House sharply criticized Yemen on Friday for releasing one of Al Qaeda’s masterminds of the bombing of the destroyer Cole in 2000 that killed 17 American sailors.
Jamal al-Badawi, who is wanted by the F.B.I., was convicted in 2004 of plotting, preparing and helping to carry out the bombing of the Cole and received a death sentence that was commuted to 15 years in prison.
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“The United States is dismayed and deeply disappointed in the government of Yemen’s decision not to imprison Badawi,” said Gordon D. Johndroe, a White House spokesman.
“This action is inconsistent with a deepening of our bilateral counterterrorism cooperation,” he said. “We have communicated our displeasure to Yemeni officials and will work with the Yemeni government to ensure Al Badawi is held accountable for his past terrorist actions.”
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Cole attack planner gets house arrest
SAN'A — Yemen has commuted to house arrest the prison term of a mastermind of al Qaeda's 2000 bombing of a U.S. Navy vessel after he surrendered to Yemeni authorities, his relatives said yesterday.
Jamal Badawi was one of the architects of the attack on the destroyer USS Cole that killed 17 American sailors in Aden port. He is wanted in the United States, which offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest after his escape from jail in 2006, according to the FBI Web site.
Situations like this demand intervention by qualified personnel.
Mega dittos.
We should have kept our mouths shut, stalked the bastard, and taken him out.
This encourages more attacks.
And I was just watching a talking head on MSNBC stating we need concessions and diplomacy talks with these countries. Bush has ruined that for us.
“If we play nice will you kill us last?”
Do ya reckon an Ops Team is lying in wait?
Love that tag...and soooo true :)
Like I said last night, I have no doubt that U.S. SpecOps are already zeroing in on this cretin. He’s due for an unfortunate accident.
Just put out the word that the CIA implanted an RFID tag in this guy’s prostate.
‘OORAHHH!!!!
If the snake is under house arrest, and we know where his house is, I’m sure we could get a former fire control officer from the Cole to lob a cruise missile into his living room. There are probably many volunteers.
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