Posted on 05/06/2012 5:44:37 PM PDT by kristinn
An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The drone attack was carried out by the CIA, U.S. officials said.
Fahd al-Quso was hit by a missile as he stepped out of his vehicle, along with another al-Qaida operative in the southern Shabwa province, Yemeni military officials said. They were speaking on condition of anonymity in accordance with military regulations.
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Al-Quso, 37, was on the FBI's most wanted list, with a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture. He was indicted in the U.S. for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in the harbor of Aden, Yemen, in which 17 American sailors were killed and 39 injured.
He served more than five years in a Yemeni prison for his role in the attack and was released in 2007. He briefly escaped prison in 2003 but later turned himself in to serve the rest of his sentence.
A telephone text message claiming to be from al-Qaida's media arm confirmed al-Quso was killed in the strike.
Al-Quso was also one of the most senior al-Qaida leaders publicly linked to the 2009 Christmas airliner attack. He allegedly met with the suspected Nigerian bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, in Yemen before he left on his way to execute his failed attack over Detroit with a bomb concealed in his underwear.
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Well, at least we’re getting some bang for the buck. It’s okay for islamists to kill other islamists though. It is, after all, done all the time.
Yes, that would fit very well. ;>)
Hmmm....That’s great, but what do we do for further intelligence. Oh, I forgot we have the know it all Barack Hussein Obama II.
Another faked OBL operation to add to his re-election change???
Looks like the real Virgin Airline.
Like throwing a grenade?
How about giving a DN to their Mothers, Sisters and Nieces so they can't produce more murders? /no sarc
This is awesome news! I remember when he escaped.
That just goes to show them, they can run but they will just die tired.
^5 and huge kudos to our brave young military!
World War I was fairly "civilized", where only actual soldiers were involved. The Germans were back for a rematch within a generation. World War 2, OTOH, was less civilized, with us leveling whole cities to the ground. Neither the Germans nor the Japanese have shown any subsequent interest in war.
Thanks for the ping!
Has obama thanked himself yet?
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