Posted on 09/14/2009 6:19:12 PM PDT by MissesBush
MOGADISHU, Somalia - American special operations forces killed an al-Qaida terrorist during a helicopter commando assault in Somalia on Monday, NBC News reported.
U.S. officials told NBC that Saleh Ali Nabhan, suspected in the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania and the 2002 bombing of a resort hotel in Mombasa, Kenya, was killed when at least one U.S. special operations helicopter opened fire on a suspected al-Qaida convoy south of Mogadishu.
Ali Nabhan was also suspected of operating al-Qaida training camps inside Somalia, NBC reported.
Two men were killed and two others wounded when foreign troops in helicopters strafed a car in a Somali town controlled by Islamist insurgents, The Associated Press reported.
The commando-style action took place in a village near Barawe amid growing fears that al-Qaida is gaining a foothold in this lawless nation.
Two U.S. military officials said forces from the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command were involved. The officials gave no official details about the raid or its target.
Many experts fear Somalia is becoming a haven for al-Qaida, a place for terrorists to train and gather strength — much like Afghanistan in the 1990s. The U.N.-backed government, with support from African Union peacekeepers, holds only a few blocks of Mogadishu, the war-ravaged capital.
Last year, U.S. missiles killed reputed al-Qaida commander Aden Hashi Ayro — the first major success after a string of U.S. military attacks in 2008.
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Pelosi and Murtha aren’t going to be happy about this.
Yes, isn’t this torture? I guess getting their hair wet is a “war crime” but just killing them outright as they go for a leisurely drive is perfectly okay. Sarcasm aside, obviously I’m thrilled at our offing this pig. But how do Dems reconcile that inconsistency?
Who could not love little birds and Delta Force.
Wonder how many “Minnesotans” were killed with the guy.
(( ping ))
One less Health care Rally attendee.
It might be advantageous to build a long list of tactical targets in Somalia. Better not to chip away at targets of opportunity. Once we compile track and profile unsuspecting AQinS targets, let them all have it at once.
Heard on the radio that Zero personally authorized this take down. Couldn’t help but wonder if he’s taking a page out of the Toon’s playbook and trying to get people to look the other way while they sneak nobama care through by budget reconciliation.
This is almost as bad as putting panties on his head or waterboarding him.
Shouldn’t he have been arrested and brought to trial. These people are criminals and we have no right to just kill them without giving them their full constitutional rights and a fair trial before a jury of their peers.
Hold up while I barf.
I guess O or Holder will offer his each of his widows and kids U.S. citizenship and an income for life
Somalia Quagmire
NSDQ - well done boys
Of course we did. We told him he had the right to remain silent....and he did.
This may be the clue to the key to the kingdom. Makes sense why Obama wants to gut the CIA. Makes it hard to gather the necessary intel for strikes with an impotent CIA. We shouldn’t need to invade any country with ground forces to attack Islamic crrazzzies. With the proper information we can blast the bastards from the skies. Be interesting to see the new gen 5 stealth fighters in action. Sneak in. Blow the crap out of targets and sneak out.
Somalia Vet Bump!
Check’him off - TEAM guys have been chasing and been close to this POS for sometime - Good hunting!
I just like how that sounds.
I think this is the preferred method. They don’t know when. They don’t know where. They don’t know how. The just die.
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