Official: CIA Killed Al Qaeda Suspects in Yemen

Reuters ^ | 11-4-02 | Anon

[Pharmboy]

Kewl.

[montag813]

HUGE WAS ON TERROR SALUTE!!!!!! BUSH SHOULD MENTION IT ON THE STUMP TONIGHT IN TEXAS!

PERHAPS RON KIRK WILL COMPAIN THAT IT WAS A "WHITE AIRCRAFT" WHICH DID THE ATTACK.

[Abcdefg]

Wow, six threads on the same thing.

[Deb]

Talk about your direct HIT!!! Just a black smudge in the desert, you sailor-killing goobers.

[hchutch]

Nice to see CIA is back in the garbage disposal business... ;)

[xm177e2]

BUSH SHOULD MENTION IT ON THE STUMP TONIGHT IN TEXAS!

You think the CIA waited until JUST before an election to execut a terrorist? That would certainly be politicizing the war on terror, and it would be unfortunate.

[xm177e2]

Oops, to clarify, I wasn't accusing you of thinking the timing was political, I was asking if anyone thought it might be.

In any case, good riddance.

[ConservativeDude]

Man, stories like this really make my day

[Poohbah]

"PERHAPS RON KIRK WILL COMPAIN THAT IT WAS A "WHITE AIRCRAFT" WHICH DID THE ATTACK."

That's because he's tired of "black helicopters" being blamed (although he personally prefers the term "rotary-wing aircraft of color" :o)

[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.

[jpthomas]

Here's an excerpt from the press release regarding the 21 Feb 01 test at which the photo in your post was taken:

RQ-1 PREDATOR® HELLFIRE MISSILE TESTS “TOTALLY SUCCESSFUL”

Aerospace history was made Feb. 21 with the successful launch of a live missile from an unmanned aerial vehicle. The Air Force’s Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program is evolving from a non-lethal, reconnaissance asset, to an armed, highly accurate tank-killer, according to senior program officials from Air Combat Command (ACC) at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC) here.

“Capping a three-part series of demonstration flight tests on Feb. 21, Predator successfully aimed and launched a ‘live’ Hellfire-C, laser-guided missile that struck an unmanned, stationary Army tank on the ground at Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Airfield near Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.,” said Major Ray Pry, Predator program manager, Big Safari Program Office at ASC’s Reconnaissance Aircraft System Program Office (SPO).

“Flown by two ACC crew-members, a pilot and sensor-operator from the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group at Nellis, who were located in a nearby Ground Control Station (GCS), Predator launched the missile using Line-of-Sight (LOS) communication, inflicting heavy damage to the tank,” Major Pry said. The final flight, part of a Phase I feasibility demonstration that began in August 2000, was preceded by two similar, completely successful Hellfire launches on Feb. 16 and earlier on Feb. 21, according to the major.

“This first recorded missile launch from a UAV took place on Feb. 16 at approximately 11:05 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT),” he said. “Equipped with a single, inert Hellfire-C missile, the Predator, using its LOS communication band and infrared ‘Kosovo’ laser-ball, aimed and struck the tank-turret about six inches to the right of dead-center, spinning the turret around about 30 degrees. It made a big, gray dent in the turret— just beautiful.”

[Lent]

seen with a Hellfire-C laser guided missile under one wing

Hellfire I and II. The last one being experienced by the Jihadists as we speak.

[habs4ever]

No, they waited until these 6 dirtbags were all in a car together and off on a picnic.This does not fall into the "Lunar Landings Staged" file of FR tin foil conspiracies.

[Pharmboy]

Practice makes perfect.

Thanks for the follow up.

[montag813]

Oops, to clarify, I wasn't accusing you of thinking the timing was political, I was asking if anyone thought it might be.

No I certainly don't think it was politically timed. These opportunities are fleeting at best, and it is harder still to get the JAG to approve it like they goofed with Omar).

I just meant that it reflected very well on the Bush team and they should mention it.

In a single strike, Bush achieved more against terrorist than Clinton did in 8 full years. Sickening.

[Alberta's Child]

LOL. MSNBC has a photo of a Yemeni guy looking through the remains of the car and its occupants. On another thread I noted that the wreckage looked no bigger than a pile of charcoal briquets that someone dumped after a tailgate party at a football game.

[Pharmboy]

"Achmed, we must be very careful if we see any silly looking model airplanes following us."

[Rad_J]

Sounds like an intentional leak.

Yeah, we did it. We cried two tears in a bucket...
Plus, we did it with an unmanned craft.

I think we just sent a message to a few axis of evil nations.

Now for ten more of these little "hits" just to drive the point home.

[steveegg]

Outstanding. Now where can I get my hands on one of those Predators; they'd make the morning commute that much easier?

[Pharmboy]

I am now willing to reconsider the worth of all those video games that started in the eighties.