Official: CIA Killed Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen

Reuters ^ | 11-4-02 | Anon

[Pharmboy]

Official: CIA Killed Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A missile fired by an unmanned CIA (news - web sites) drone hit a car believed to be carrying suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen Sunday and killed several occupants, a U.S. official said Monday.

Mon Nov 4, 5:18 PM ET A Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is seen with a Hellfire-C laser guided missile under one wing in this file photo from a February 21, 2001 test flight at Nellis Airforce Base in Nevada. A missile fired by an unmanned CIA (news - web sites) drone hit a car believed to be carrying suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen November 4, 2002 and killed several occupants a U.S. official said November 5. Six alleged al Qaeda members were believed killed including a key suspect in the bombing of the USS Cole (news - web sites). While the CIA is known to operate armed Predator aircraft, it could not be confirmed if the Predator was used in this attack. (USAFMC/Reuters)

The official, who asked not to be identified, told Reuters the American military was not involved in the attack, which reports from Sanaa said killed six alleged al Qaeda members, including a key suspect in a bombing attack on the U.S. warship Cole in Aden two years ago.

"As I understand it, it was an agency drone" that conducted the weekend strike, said the U.S. official, who did not provide any details.

The Defense Department and CIA refused to comment on the incident, but Yemen's news agency reported in Sanaa that a car explosion had killed six alleged members of al Qaeda. The radical Muslin group led by fugitive Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) is blamed by Washington for the devastating attacks on America in September of last year.

[Disgusted in Texas]

Sorry y'all about the double posting. Was just so gol darn happy . I got carried away!

[freebilly]

Walid Al-Saqqaf, managing editor of the Yemen Times, told CNN that Ali was identified by a mark on his leg, which was blown off in the blast and found nearby.

I think we need to hang the leg for good measure.....

[freebilly]

And the phreaks over at America's Enemy dot com, er... duh.com are wailing and rending their garments in shame. Bush and Rumsfeld were getting rid of 'witnesses', doncha know?

Hope they get rid of 20,000 'witnesses'....

[areafiftyone]

Nothing but black ashes. YAHOOOO!!!

[FreedomPoster]

Laurie Dhue just showed the vid clip that still came from. That was the second time; I bet FNC shows it again at the 9:30 news break. Worth seeing; there's just a black spot in the desert. It's a bueatiful thing.

[LibKill]

I read somewhere on FR that those UAVs can stay in the air for a long time, days even. And then deliver the Hellfire right on target.

Good shooting CIA!

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

The whole premise that this is politically timed is absolutely stupid. First of all, it would have been better politically if we'd been hitting these guys like this for the past three months. THAT would help politically. The theory also requires one to believe that we can take out these guys anytime President Bush so wishes. That's ridiculous too.

[midwestmidnight]

I think that the most telling part of CNN's view is the Quick Poll at the bottom of their homepage asking: "Was it right for the US to execute a terror suspect without a trial?

"This is C-N-N!"

[AgentEcho]

Oh, I'm sorry Jiggy, only one guess per contestant. But as Chad used the answer Farfigflattened. which is an idea rather than a model the contest continues. Any takers?

Note: Jiggy, if you had responded with only Yugone you'd have it hands down.

Okay people bring it on...

[Abcdefg]

From pharmboy: Please link to the six threads that mentioned the CIA and drone used in this excellent operatrion. I did a search and found not one. Thank yew.

Here it is:

Official: CIA Killed Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen

Posted by Pharmboy
On 11/04/2002 2:40 PM PST

Reuters ^ | 11-4-02 | Anon
Official: CIA Killed Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A missile fired by an unmanned CIA (news - web sites) drone hit a car believed to be carrying suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen Sunday and killed several occupants, a U.S. official said Monday. Mon Nov 4, 5:18 PM ET A Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle is seen with a Hellfire-C laser guided missile under one wing in this file photo from a February 21, 2001 test flight at Nellis Airforce Base in Nevada. A missile fired by an unmanned CIA (news - web sites) drone hit a car...


Al Qaeda suspect killed in Yemen blast (CNN is reporting it was a US missile)

Posted by Oldeconomybuyer
On 11/04/2002 12:43 PM PST

Reuters ^ | 11-4-02 | By Mohammad Sudam
SANAA (Reuters) - A car explosion in Yemen has killed six alleged members of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, including a key suspect in an attack on a U.S. warship in Aden two years ago, Yemen's news agency said. Arabic television channel al-Jazeera quoted witnesses as saying a helicopter had blown up the car on Sunday. Witnesses told Reuters they saw an army helicopter in the air at the time of the blast but could not confirm it had attacked the car. Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world, is keen to shake off its image...


Cole attack suspect killed in Yemen

Posted by Bobby777
On 11/04/2002 10:19 AM PST

MSNBC.Com ^ | SAN'A, Yemen, Nov. 4 | NBC, MSNBC AND NEWS SERVICES
Car explosion kill 6 alleged al-Qaida members NBC, MSNBC AND NEWS SERVICES SAN'A, Yemen, Nov. 4 — Six al-Qaida suspects were killed Monday when the car they were traveling in blew up in northwest Yemen in an area where authorities believe the terror group is active, Yemeni security officials said. They included a suspect in the al-Qaida linked attack two years ago on the U.S. warship in a Yemeni port.


'Six al-Qa'ida suspects' killed in Yemen explosion

Posted by Oldeconomybuyer
On 11/04/2002 4:00 AM PST

Associated Press ^ | 11-4-02 | By Ahmen AlHaj
Six al-Qa'ida suspects were killed today when their car blew up in Yemen, security officials said. The blast occurred at dawn in the northern province of Marib, about 100 miles east of the capital San'a. "Authorities had been monitoring this particular car for a while and we believe those men belonged to al–Qa'ida terror network," he said. Another security official said investigators weren't able to identify the bodies, but given the magnitude of the explosion, they believed the men belonged to a radical Islamic group. It was unclear how the blast happened. The official said the car was moving when...


Leading Al Qaeda Suspect Killed in Yemen Car Blast

Posted by kattracks
On 11/04/2002 2:49 AM PST

Reuters | 11/04/02
SANAA (Reuters) - Six alleged al Qaeda members, including one of the main suspects being hunted by Yemen for alleged links to Osama bin Laden, were killed when their car exploded, a source close to Yemen's government said on Monday.The source told Reuters that it was not yet clear what had caused Sunday's car explosion in the Marib oil-producing province, 170 km (105 miles) east of the capital Sanaa. But he said the car appeared to have been carrying explosives.He said Ali Qaed Senyan al-Harthi, also known as Abu Ali, was one of the men in the car, all...


Six People Die in Yemen Car Explosion

Posted by kattracks
On 11/04/2002 1:44 AM PST

AP | 11/04/02 | AHMED AL-HAJ
SAN'A, Yemen, Nov 04, 2002 (AP Online via COMTEX) -- Six suspected Muslim militants were killed Monday in a car explosion, a security official said. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the blast occurred at dawn in the northern province of Marib, about 100 miles northwest of the capital San'a. "Investigators haven't been able to identify the bodies yet but given the magnitude of the explosion, they believe the men belonged to a radical Islamic group," the official said, without elaborating. It was unclear how the blast happened. The official said the car was moving when it exploded,...

[Illbay]

At least this is an actual NEWS report. The others I saw were just silly, pointless Vanity rants.

[Illbay]

So, did the al-Qaeda jerks oblige Pres. Bush by taking off on their cross-country jaunt, right under the guns of the CIA drone, on the day before the election?

It was simple fortuitousness, just like the revelation about Pryor in ARK.

[Abcdefg]

Huh?

[VOA]

thanks for the aviation/munitions "eye candy"!
(can you tell us where you found this beautiful graphi?)

[Bombard]

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!!!!!!!!

[VOA]

A missile fired by an unmanned CIA drone hit a car believed to be carrying
suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen Sunday and killed several occupants...

I'm sure some witty person has already suggested this, but here goes...

Looks like the old phrase of "maybe outmanned, but never outgunned" needs updated to

MAYBE UNMANNED, BUT NEVER OUTGUNNED

nice to see our tax dollars have bought some useful technology.

[ConservativeConvert]

Now they just need to apply the same "policy" to Yassir Arafat...then Crown Prince Abdullah...then Hosni Mubarak...then that Assad fellow in Syria and oops, don't forget Saddam... Time to start the ball rolling and get this show on the road already!

[concerned about politics]

Bush cleaning up after Clinton again?
I though Clinton said he'd hunt down those who bombed the Cole.
Clinton lied, of course. There were hot babes to chase. Hey, it's a matter of priority!

[IonInsights]

It was simple fortuitousness, just like the revelation about Pryor in ARK.

And also like the DemonRat funeral turned DemonRatic convention</P

[Let's Roll]

"This could hurt LoJack sales in the mideast."

ROFLOL!