[omega4179]

cool, just wanted to be sure you knew what those where.

[maquiladora]

Not an AC-130.

U.S. targeted al Qaeda suspects in Somalia: report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. helicopter gunship conducted a strike against two suspected al Qaeda operatives in southern Somalia, but it was not known whether the mission was successful, CBS News reported on Monday.

The U.S. Air Force helicopter, operated by the Special Operations Command, flew from its base in Djibouti to the southern tip of Somalia, where the al Qaeda suspects were believed to have fled from the capital Mogadishu, the U.S. network reported.

A Pentagon spokesman said he had no information on the report.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2007-01-09T000337Z_01_N08415011_RTRUKOC_0_US-SOMALIA-QAEDA-REPORT.xml&WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C1-topNews-6

[TXnMA]

Here's a feel for what it must be like to be on the receiving end of an AC-130 orbit:

(Please excuse the language -- it's part of the image...)