Yemen Frees USS Cole Bomb Plotter

Al Qaeda Mastermind Of 2000 Attack On Ship Pardoned After Turning Himself In

(AP)  Yemen has set free one of the al Qaeda masterminds of the USS Cole bombing in 2000 that killed 17 American sailors, a senior security official said Thursday.

Jamal al-Badawi, who is wanted by the FBI, was convicted in 2004 of plotting, preparing and helping carry out the USS Cole bombing and received a death sentence that was commuted to 15 years in prison.

He and 22 others, mostly al Qaeda fighters, escaped from prison in 2004. But al-Badawi was granted his freedom after turning himself in 15 days ago and pledging loyalty to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

The official said police were told by the government to "stop all previous orders concerning measures adopted against al-Badawi."

Witnesses told The Associated Press that al-Badawi was receiving well-wishers at his home in the al-Buraika district in Aden.

The Interior Ministry said earlier that al-Badawi voluntarily gave himself up to police, but media reports said tribal chiefs mediated his surrender after he renounced terrorism and pledged allegiance to the Yemeni leader.

Al-Badawi had escaped prison once before with nine other suspects of the attack on the Norfolk-based Cole in April 2003, but was rearrested.

Al Qaeda used to have an active presence in Yemen, the ancestral home of Osama bin Laden. The group was blamed for the bombing of the Cole and the attack on a French oil tanker that killed one person two years later.

Also Thursday, a second security official said police have uncovered a terrorist cell composed of four extremists who were recruiting young Yemenis to carry out suicide attacks in Iraq and elsewhere.

The four were allegedly receiving funds from abroad and were recruiting young men in their twenties from mosques and religious seminars during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, said the official, citing their confessions. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Yemen does not have a law that criminalizes Jihad, or holy war. Detainees remain in prison until they either renounce their commitment to Jihad or are released under pressure from family and human rights groups.

Since the suicide attack in July that killed eight Spanish tourists visiting an ancient Yemeni temple, President Saleh has said in several interviews with local papers that al Qaeda had reached a truce with the government.

[radiob-2009]

This is a slap in the face if true.

[rational_1]

Hmmm.... Does al Qaeda have a retirement plan for those who renounce the jihad? Hopefully it involves a bullet and a six foot deep hole.

[dogsoul]

Not really... For all intensive purposes, Yemen is a lawless wasteland - which is precisely why radical Islamic groups like Al Queda gravitate towards it - kind of like Afghanistan under the Taliban. So having some kind of Yemeni figure set this guy free doesn''t really mean anything per se... they''re all just a bunch of terrorists slappin'' eachother on the back anyway...

Al Queda thrives in these kinds of places and/or those strictly Islamic gov''ts that support their efforts... they tend to have the GREATEST problems operating in Democracies - which is precisely why they''re so intent on an American defeat in Iraq... they don''t want a free Democratic Iraq, and CERTAINLY don''t want that kind of society to spread from such a strategically central place in the MiddleEast... unfortunately, liberals have joined their efforts - for different reasons, ie to defeat Bush & the Republicans - but they''ve joined them nonetheless...

[briannorwood]

I think we should send Scooter Libby over to Yemen and have him blow up a Mosque (hopefully one full of Mullahs).

Then Bush could pardon him again.

[drummer94]

And Yemen is an ally? He''s still wanted by the FBI. What gives? There has got to be more to the story. So if one of our prisoners here, find faith and says I won''t kill nobody no more, we let his butt outta the joint?

[ericmichael1]

He was safer, I believe, in a Yemeni prison. I am sure that the CIA knows exactly where he is.

He should turn himself in now to the U.S. embassy. But he won''t. He believes he is a soldier in a divine war. Any "renouncing of terrorism" is a ploy. These people do not self-deradicalize. They are in it for the long haul. Death is only a reward to them. Their worldview is something we can scarcely believe or understand.

Eric

[poopusbuttus]

Wow. Do you liberals see now what we are faced with? This is exactly why we are trying to spread democracy throughout the middle east.

This kind of ridiculous BS is dangerous. The idiocy of these third world govt''s just blows my mind.

[ov442]

I am both liberal and conservative but im against the republican agendas.
However, i have always seen the middle east as a haven for terrorists and their governments. We have no allies there except Israel.
If push came to shove, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and even Dubai would automatically side against us.
The problem is that again, our invasion of Iraq and subsequent Republican bungling of securing it immediately and taking over the whole thing until we could allow a safely run election and secured all the infrastructure there, is the Biggest Terrorist recruiting tool there has ever been.
Every middle east expert including the CIA and FBI has lamented the across the world rise in Anti-american hate because of Iraq.

So thanks Bush and his republican supporters for making our lives more precarious and increase the potential for disaster here and abroad. All the while sacrificing thousands of Americans double the amount that died in 9/11 and 30,000 (6 brigades) of wounded, maimed, disfigured, scarred, and ruined American lives. Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of non combatant iraqis caught in the cross fire including a high percentage of children. Many of whom were friendly to the US troops too.

[mbcsmith]

No worse than the LIBS who want the terrorists at Gitmo released. LIBS are such hypocritical idiots.

[poopusbuttus]

JH -- Gitmo? Sure it should exist. And, do you want to know what''s even funnier? Your powerless to do anything about it. HAHAHAHAHA. Man, that''s a good feeling....

[prinzowhales]

Now, add to this the fact that Barbara Bodine the ambassador to Yemen stymied the FBI investigation headed by John O''Neill, later murdered in the 9-11 false flag operation in New York.

Here''s a link to a story that asks an important question regarding the explosives used in the COLE attack:

http://www.twf.org/News/Y2000/1109-Stalling.html

...and, why no search for the boat that sank in an earlier aborted operation to sink the USS Sullivan was never sought.

[bigsk8fan]

LIBS are such hypocritical idiots. Posted by mbcsmith

Hypocritical is when you describe yourself as a fiscal conservative and create the largest debt in world history.

Hypocritical is when you describe yourself as a compassionate conservative, yet fail to take care of the health insurance for the nation''s children.

Hypocritical is when you declare your religious and moral values, yet attack a country that did not even attack you or plan to attack you.

Hypocritical is when you declare some type of religious value concerning abortion, yet when you control congress, the white house, and the states'' governments, you do nothing to pass a constitutional amendment banning abortion.

Hypocritical is when you attack a country like Iraq, yet tell Turkey they should not attack. Iraq did not attack the usa; but iraqis have staged insurgent attacks in Turkey.

In short, Republicans hold the prizes for biggest hypocrites.

[poopusbuttus]

Well JH, Like I said, I have tabs on all you Dumb-0-rats. In ''08, we shall see....HAHHAHAHAHA

But, GITMO still stands, And you still, cant do anything about it. HAHAHAHAHA

[ericmichael1]

"He should turn himself in now to the U.S. embassy."

Why would he do that? What world do you live in? -JH

Because, JH, he isn''t the first terrorist to be targeted by a CIA drone in Yemen and I am sure he won''t be the last. But I was not serious. Radical Islamic terrorists like him play for keeps. He won''t surrender to U.S. authorities unless he is knocked unconscious. Let''s hope he doesn''t get the chance to do any more damage.

Eric

[poopusbuttus]

ERICMICHAEL1 -- Even though this terrorist has renounced his ways (which is a bunch of BS, mind you), I still think the CIA should target him with a drone packed with Hellfire missles and smoke this clown....

[bm6005]

Sniper

Posted by superchez1

Ditto!

[dogsoul]

"Hypocritical is when you describe yourself as a fiscal conservative and create the largest debt in world history."
-we''re running a war you idiot...

"Hypocritical is when you describe yourself as a compassionate conservative, yet fail to take care of the health insurance for the nation''''s children."
-and create more inroads to socialized health care that would ultimately HARM those same children & THEIR offspring for generations to come?

"Hypocritical is when you declare your religious and moral values, yet attack a country that did not even attack you or plan to attack you."
- attack a regime you mean, and despite your defense of Saddam & sons, his evil is well documented - Germany did not attack us either.

"Hypocritical is when you declare some type of religious value concerning abortion, yet when you control congress, the white house, and the states'''' governments, you do nothing to pass a constitutional amendment banning abortion."
- that''s not exactly how liberal pro baby murderers see it now is it?

"Hypocritical is when you attack a country like Iraq, yet tell Turkey they should not attack. Iraq did not attack the usa; but iraqis have staged insurgent attacks in Turkey."
- strange how military & political commanders might actually make tactical moves based on a more robust & thought out premise than that?

[dogsoul]

Funny - Bush Sr DOESN''T invade Iraq & liberals say he abandoned the Iraqi people. They impose sanctions on Iraq & liberals blame America for those sanctions killing a million Iraqi children. Bush Jr DOES take out Saddam & liberals cry that Bush is just a war mongering animal. We spy on, capture & rough up a bunch of terrorists & liberals whine about their civil rights... Yet while Bush is in office a matter of months after 8 years of Democratic rule - we get attacked & liberals stomp their feet about not being vigilant enough...So basically, liberals say do nothing, appease and/or support the enemy... and hope the problem goes away - i.e. the 9/11 tactic - and if anything DOES go wrong... blame the other party with their mass media support.

[downtowner97]

Jihad isn''t illegal in Yemen. We have something in common. Bush''s Jihad on reason is legal here.

[downtowner97]

Does anyone remember what Iraq''s election was like? There were dozens of candidates, and their pictures were on the ballot. People didn''t know the candidates, because they didn''t have power to run their televisions, and there is no well-circulated print media in Iraq. That means the peope of Iraq looked at the pictures of a bunch of guys and picked the guy who looked least likely to kick down your door and rape your daughter. If we had that system here, Giuliani wouldn''t have a chance.

Saddam really did do a pretty good job of keeping the peace in Iraq, and he disliked Iranians and Al Qaeda as much as we do. I sure do miss him.

[gangesdak]

.....In short, Republicans hold the prizes for biggest hypocrites.- Posted by bigsk8fan

Very well written. This lock-step party has given most countries in the world- including all our allies-all the reasons not to trust us. This party has a lot in common with the Islamic people. There are moderates and see-the-good-in-others people among Islamists, but they simply do not survive. I see the same with the Republicans. "Normal" people among the Republicans, please come out, and announce yourself.

[gunnerv1]

Where is "Team America" when you need them?

[gunnerv1]

Dogsoul Well said and I totally agree with you BUT, watch your back, the liberal knives are out!

[rerrorislam3]

it is fascist nazi terrorislam stupid,,,

non muslims of the world unite,,, fight against the tyranny of the fascist nazi terrorslam imperialist empire of the darkside,,,

I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist
By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this "Blair''s bombs" line did our propaganda work for us.
More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=465570&in_page_id=1770

Bless the Beasts and Children
Fascist nazi terrorslam kills every man woman and child in the village again%u2026 typical mo for terrorslam%u2026
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/bless-the-beasts-and-children.htm

Our Prophet commanded us to fight the kaafirs when we are able and to attack them in their homelands and to give them three choices before we enter their lands: either they become Muslim and be like us, sharing our rights and duties; or they pay the jizyah (poll tax) and feel themselves subdued; or they fight, in which case their wealth, women, children and homes become permissible as booty for the Muslims.
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13759&ln=eng&txt=before%20islam%20arabia%20pagan

the truth about fascist nazi terrorislam...
http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happened/

[actornaught]

"rerrorislam3" is obviously a cheap end-around after "terrorislam1" was probably banned for being an off-topic reposter and a jerk.

Sounds anything could happen to this criminal. One of those missles from nowhere would be fine. But "al Qaeda had reached a truce with the [Yemen] government"? This is along the chain of events when global goodwill from 5 years ago is squandered by w''s violently bad judgement.

[superdem]

I guess the Bush Administration will not criticize Yemen for letting a top criminal go - just like they will not criticize the Iraqi top officials for being corrupt, as Secretary Rice won''t even admit. Don''t want to upset anyone by telling this INCONVENIENT TRUTH. Just give platitudes about investigating all corruption and "getting back" to Congressional investigators once you can "look into" the facts of an incident that happened months ago and for which other State Department officials have already made conflicting statements. This Administration if absolutely bereft of conscience and avoids truth like the plague. And the Republicans on the Oversight Committee ? They can only criticize the Democrats for "trying to make the President look bad." The Democrats don''t have to TRY - the Iraq war IS bad, from top to bottom, the corruption goes all the way to the top, so does the cronyism, and the complicity by the Bush State Department. The Republicans were even defending Blackwater as a responsible expenditure of taxpayer dollars. Secretary Rice said the extreme and climbing expenditures in Iraq were still "worth it" since Saddam was deposed. No one even remembers Saddam, except with nostalgia since he had the place under control and his neighbors in their places. Meanwhile the Turks continue their buildup, and the Kurds are dying by U.S. built jets and tanks. We saved them for this ?

[jowand]

Meanwhile the Turks continue their buildup, and the Kurds are dying by U.S. built jets and tanks. We saved them for this ?

Posted by superdem at 01:06 PM : Oct 26, 2007

We can thanks Nancy Pelooser for this one

[j-whitman]

rerrorislam3-Lars,,,, Got the message yet Lars ??? -- Americans don''t appreciate your ignorance & hate filled ideological opinions,, Neither do anyone else in the world, except for the fascist side of the right wing

[j-whitman]

jowand,,, Your almost as bad as Lars, you where probably just like him when you where 19 years old

[jowand]

Sounds anything could happen to this criminal. One of those missles from nowhere would be fine. But "al Qaeda had reached a truce with the [Yemen] government"? This is along the chain of events when global goodwill from 5 years ago is squandered by w''''s violently bad judgement.

Posted by actornaught at 01:00 PM : Oct 26, 2007

We should capture Al-Badawi and throw is arse in Guantanamo with the rest of them unlawful combatants right actornaught?

[jowand]

jowand,,, Your almost as bad as Lars, you where probably just like him when you where 19 years old
Posted by j-whitman at 01:14 PM : Oct 26, 2007

You''re the biggest misinformation pusher on the CBS sites WHITNEY

[j-whitman]

jowand,,,,, Do you have any idea just what is working in Iraq or in the War on Terror ??? I didn''t think so --
---- Our marines are doing now what Bush has failed to do from the beginning,, It''s called Transition, understanding & working with thier culture, putting the culture & the people 1st. -
--- It''s a effective counter insurgency thay should have been done instead of "Shock & Oop''s"

[j-whitman]

jowand,,,, You get the picture yet ???

[jowand]

jowand,,,,, Do you have any idea just what is working in Iraq or in the War on Terror ??? I didn''''t think so --
---- Our marines are doing now what Bush has failed to do from the beginning,, It''''s called Transition, understanding & working with thier culture, putting the culture & the people 1st. -
--- It''''s a effective counter insurgency thay should have been done instead of "Shock & Oop''''s"

Posted by j-whitman at 01:18 PM : Oct 26, 2007

Maybe you should hire this guy as your window box gardener, he''ll have you walking around in a full body armor burkha in one week.

[jowand]

jowand,,,, You get the picture yet ???

Posted by j-whitman at 01:22 PM : Oct 26, 2007

Loud and clear you''re as dumb as a rock

[j-whitman]

jowand,,,, That''s what I thought,, You still have no concept of what a terrorist is, or how to fight them & still no idea how Bush has lied, failed our country & ignored all the experts.

[thgdriver]

Bottom line--It''s clear this guy killed 17 of our fine Navy men. I wonder what they would say to some of the bleeding hearts here if they could?

He should be brought to the USA to stand trial and if found guilty, hung by the neck till dead.

If we let him get away with murdering our sons and daughters today, we let hundreds think they can do it with impunity tomorrow!

[ioweign]

We can thanks Nancy Pelooser for this one

Posted by jowand at 01:12 PM : Oct 26, 2007

What does Nancy Pelosi have to do with the PPK ?

[actornaught]

We should capture Al-Badawi and throw is arse in Guantanamo with the rest of them unlawful combatants right actornaught?
Posted by jowand at 01:15 PM : Oct 26, 2007

Sorry, but your Gitmo is just an excuse to imprison people we otherwise can''t prove anything against. See "due process". badawi is convicted (somehow) in a court.

jowand, you''re what happens when you repeat stray phrases from hate radio. Nothing is thought through, and you get way too much wrong.

[ioweign]

Maybe you should hire this guy as your window box gardener, he''''ll have you walking around in a full body armor burkha in one week.

Posted by jowand at 01:23 PM : Oct 26, 2007

Too late - Erik Prince hired him !!

[jowand]

We can thanks Nancy Pelooser for this one

Posted by jowand at 01:12 PM : Oct 26, 2007

What does Nancy Pelosi have to do with the PPK ?

Posted by IOWEIGN at 01:33 PM : Oct 26, 2007

Read the news don''t be coy!

[j-whitman]

thgdriver,,, Unfortunatly, that''s just not how things work in this world is it ??? --
--- I think the real bleeding hearts you''re talking about are the ones who would love him if he accepted Jeses as his saviour... The same idiots who don''t understand how these problems could be prevented in the 1st place..
.... Then you have the dime store cowboy''s who would send other''s in with "gun''s-a-blazin" & never accomplish Jack Squat.

[jowand]

jowand,,,, That''''s what I thought,, You still have no concept of what a terrorist is, or how to fight them & still no idea how Bush has lied, failed our country & ignored all the experts.

Posted by j-whitman at 01:27 PM : Oct 26, 2007

You listen to that idiot Bill Moyers too much, a Dem expert is a former drip under pressure.

[jowand]

Then you have the dime store cowboy''''s who would send other''''s in with "gun''''s-a-blazin" & never accomplish Jack Squat.
Posted by j-whitman at 01:36 PM : Oct 26, 2007

Never sqwat to take a leak with yer spurs on WHITNEY

[j-whitman]

jowand,,,, Where''s your so-called conservative values ??? Your constant attacks on women isn''t very manly

[rerrorislam3]

TERRORISLAM WILL BE DEFEATED

The secret of happiness is freedom. And the secret of freedom is courage. Pericles as quoted by Thucydides

It doesn''''t exactly roll off the tongue when you say it, but seeing the two words put together that way, well, it does make sense. Terror + Islam = Terrorislam.
If you''''ve been paying attention to the current world situation, you might just agree with me.
http://garbanzotoons.blogspot.com/2006/05/terrorislam.html
TerrorIslam Online
http://www.israellycool.com/2006/06/19/terrorislam-online/
http://drsanity.blogspot.com/2005/07/terrorislam.html
http://billherb.blogspot.com/2005/07/terrorislam.html
"Terrorislam"{allah a evil god
http://forumhub.com/indsports/15912.14.42.41.html
New Word... Terrorism Islam = "Terrorislam"
http://www.malayalavedhi.com/wbboard/thread.php?threadid=1344&boardid=2&sid=f1088d70c37c1308f694a3137b3045fb&page=1#6n
Who Is Afraid of Terrorislam?
http://www.danielpipes.org/comments/28047
Christian Convert Fights Malaysian Law
http://www.topix.com/forum/world/TOOVK6CH7JSG8NQGE/p72
Islam: The Greatest Faith Ever Revealed to Mankind. It ranks up there with Terrorislam, Communislam, Socialislam and fascislam
http://www.usenet.com/newsgroups/soc.culture.arabic/msg10073.html
How Will Other Muslim Nations React To Terrorislam?
http://www.jbezl.com/article.php?n=122
What to call the enemy
War against terrorislam
http://forums.4aynrandfans.com/lofiversion/index.php/t1788.html

[ioweign]

Posted by IOWEIGN at 01:33 PM : Oct 26, 2007

Read the news don''''t be coy!

Posted by jowand at 01:36 PM : Oct 26, 2007


I am Danish not coy !! We Danes do have a sense of fairness ! You betcha...

[actornaught]

What does Nancy Pelosi have to do with the PPK ?
Posted by IOWEIGN at 01:33 PM : Oct 26, 2007
Read the news don''t be coy!
Posted by jowand at 01:36 PM : Oct 26, 2007

It''s a good question, and an opportunity for you to say something substantive.

What does Pelosi have to do with the Turk/Kurd situation?

[jowand]

jowand,,,, Where''''s your so-called conservative values ??? Your constant attacks on women isn''''t very manly
Posted by j-whitman at 01:41 PM : Oct 26, 2007

You''d make a good Islamist WHITNEY you are an excellent whiner and proffessional victim. You don''t mind trashing people with your NAZI and FASCHIST garbage, spewing your hate about religion.

[thgdriver]

The Jews got it right, they hunted down the German criminals, brought them to Israel, gave them a fair trial and if found guilty, HUNG! Adolph Eichmann comes to mind. Look it up if you don''t remember this.

As I posted, we should do the same thing.