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Militants Shoot Down Army Helicopter in Yemen; 8 Killed
breitbart.com/ap ^ | 8/6/13 | AHMED AL-HAJ

Posted on 08/06/2013 11:30:16 AM PDT by ColdOne

Yemeni officials say that militants have shot down an army helicopter, killing all eight people on board including a military commander.

The officials say the helicopter was downed by a missile over the al-Qaida stronghold of Wadi Ubida in central Yemen. The helicopter was flying from the capital Sanaa to the province of Marib, officials said. The passengers were part of a military force guarding oil installations in the province.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.

The attack comes at a time the U.S. and British embassies evacuated staff amid reports of a threatened attack by the terrorist group.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: benghazi; fasterandmorefurious
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1 posted on 08/06/2013 11:30:16 AM PDT by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne
I wonder if this is one of the arm-smuggling weapons that was at the heart of the Benghazi cover-up?
2 posted on 08/06/2013 11:38:26 AM PDT by Robert357 (D.Rather "Hoist with his own petard!" www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1223916/posts)
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To: Robert357

Al Qaeda/Mulsim Brotherhood has advanced weapons given to them ever since inserting their cell into the Oval Office.


3 posted on 08/06/2013 11:42:00 AM PDT by Ray76 (Common sense immigration reform: Enforce Existing Law)
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To: ColdOne

Barry’s Benghazi Badda-Boom weapons sale. A fun time for all Jihadi Boyz. Some Fundamental changing, prison breaking, Arab Springing, Brotherhood Befriending, Infadel beheading, thrills for all enjoyment.


4 posted on 08/06/2013 11:43:58 AM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: ColdOne
The fruits of Benghazi
5 posted on 08/06/2013 11:46:26 AM PDT by Robe (Rome did not create a great empire by talking, they did it by killing all those who opposed them)
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To: ColdOne

Was it a US Army helicopter? Or Yemeni?


6 posted on 08/06/2013 11:49:02 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: NEMDF

I don’t know.


7 posted on 08/06/2013 11:55:09 AM PDT by ColdOne (I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
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To: ColdOne

I’m reading the papers and watching the news, looking for stern condemnations from the oval office.

And working on an invention to make pigs fly.


8 posted on 08/06/2013 11:56:55 AM PDT by I want the USA back (There's no autocorrect for stupidity.)
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To: NEMDF

My first question too. I hear it’s a Yemeni chopper...


9 posted on 08/06/2013 11:59:10 AM PDT by ALASKA (Disgusted......)
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To: ColdOne

Guess it is about time for zer0 to take a bow again.


10 posted on 08/06/2013 11:59:56 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: ColdOne

I would not be surprised if AQ fires several dozen MANPADS tomorrow in honor of August 7th. Not a good day to fly IMO. Thousands of MANPADS have disappeared from Libya since the overthrow.


11 posted on 08/06/2013 12:04:30 PM PDT by Kahuna
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putin tells zer0 ... bow there and do it now.
zer0 asks how low?
12 posted on 08/06/2013 12:04:48 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: ColdOne

Bomb the living shiite out of somebody!


13 posted on 08/06/2013 12:07:16 PM PDT by subterfuge (CBS NBC ABC FOX AP-- all no different than Pravda.)
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To: ColdOne; jazusamo; Lancey Howard; Travis McGee
army helicopter....part of a military force guarding oil installations in the province

I don't think so. That is absurd.

Why would the short-handed, rode-hard-put-away-wet US Army have a mission of guarding oil installations in Yemen? That is absolutely unbelievable, unnecessary, unrealistic, and even un-American.

They were either a SpecOps crew there to take out bad guys using the oil installations as cover, OR they were being terribly abused and misused.

14 posted on 08/06/2013 12:08:49 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: Robert357

Shoulder launched anti-aircraft MANPADs from Ghaddafi, run by 0bambi to Al Qaeda terrorists everywhere (Syria, Yemen, etc.)!


15 posted on 08/06/2013 12:11:31 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Where's my pressure cooker backpack wmd ricin laced al qaeda terrorist BASSELOPE?)
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To: ColdOne

Benghazi covert weapons depot operation is exactly why we have had to close all our embassies, restrict travel to the region, and cower like the Jarret presidency of the United States willingly does to signal and embolden the radical Islamic front lines.


16 posted on 08/06/2013 12:12:53 PM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: xzins
In the linked article it states it's a Yemeni military copter and to me it implies they were Yemeni military though it doesn't specifically say.

The Yemeni military helicopter was shot down by a missile over the al-Qaida stronghold of Wadi Ubida in central Yemen, officials said. The helicopter was flying from Sanaa to the province of Marib, officials said. The eight who were killed, including a military commander, were part of a military force guarding oil installations in the province.

17 posted on 08/06/2013 12:26:46 PM PDT by jazusamo ("I am so old that I can remember when most of the people promoting race hate were white." T. Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

Thanks, jazusamo. I was fixin’ to cuss!


18 posted on 08/06/2013 12:36:46 PM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! Those who truly support our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: ColdOne

Impeachment File on Benghazi Coward “B. Hussein Obama,” formerly known as Barry Soetoro, currently a Legal Citizen of the Sovereign Nation of Indonesia.


19 posted on 08/06/2013 12:42:42 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: xzins

LOL! Most welcome, Chappy. :-)


20 posted on 08/06/2013 12:47:51 PM PDT by jazusamo ("I am so old that I can remember when most of the people promoting race hate were white." T. Sowell)
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