"British official in Yemen escapes attack; Ambassador targeted in strike by suicide bomber" by Ahmed al-Haj, Associated Press | April 27, 2010
SANA, Yemen — The British ambassador in Yemen narrowly escaped a suicide attack yesterday, when a young man in a school uniform detonated his explosives belt near the diplomat’s armored car in a poor neighborhood of the capital, officials said.
The attack was the first such suicide bombing in Sana in a year, and it cast doubt on the effectiveness of the Yemeni government’s US-backed campaign against Al Qaeda militants, who have found a haven in parts of the mountainous, impoverished nation where the central government’s control is weak.
So which "Al-CIA-Duh" would that be, huh?
The made-up "Al-CIA-Duh?"
Related:
Prop 101: Al-CIA-Duh and the OSI
Prop 101: Al-CIA-Duh's Greatest Hits
Prop 101: The "Terrorism" Business
New York Times Admits War on Terror is U.S. Creation
Oh, AmeriKa's MSM KNOWS ALL ABOUT and yet STILL PUSHES the CHARADE, huh?Washington has stepped up counterterrorism aid to Sana over the past year, warning that Al Qaeda’s offshoot in Yemen has become a global threat, particularly after it claimed responsibility for the failed Christmas Day attempt to bomb an American jet liner heading for Detroit.
Underwear bomber has its own file.
A British Embassy spokeswoman said the ambassador, Timothy Torlot, was unhurt in the attack yesterday morning, which wounded three bystanders....
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but it bore the hallmarks of Al Qaeda....
Another reason you can NEVER BELIEVE the LYING WAR-PROMOTER that is the AmeriKan MSM!!
In March 2009, a similar attack was carried out against a convoy carrying South Korean officials in Yemen....
So?
Security was visibly tightened around the US and British embassies after the attack. The area of the explosion was sealed off as Yemeni and British officials inspected the scene of the attack.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, an offshoot of Osama bin Laden’s terror network, was formed more than a year ago when Yemen and Saudi militant groups merged....
Look, they even mentioned the DEAD GUY.
Whose network was he an asset of again?
"Al-CIA-Duh?"
The group’s fighters attacked the US Embassy in Sana twice in 2008, and earlier this year a number of Western embassies, including the US and British, shut down for days in response to threats of attack.
The suspect in the failed Christmas Day plane bombing plot has said he received training from Al Qaeda militants in Yemen, according to US investigators. In February, the offshoot’s military commander Qasim al-Raimi warned of further attacks against Americans.PFFFFFFFFFFFFFTTT!!!!!!
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Time to get you ready for it with a foreshadowing piece of MSM agenda-pushing:
"Saudi troops free girls kidnapped in Yemen; Family abducted by group linked with Al Qaeda" by Abdullah Al-Shihri, Associated Press | May 19, 2010
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi forces rescued two young German girls kidnapped nearly a year ago with their parents in Yemen, as mediators also secured the release of two Chinese engineers taken days earlier by Yemeni tribesmen, officials said yesterday.
Kidnappings are endemic in Yemen and are usually done by disgruntled tribesmen hoping to wrangle concessions from the government. In the past few years, however, Al Qaeda has begun kidnapping foreigners as well, often with lethal results.
Related(?):
"the FBI and the CIA, having a "permanent" presence in Yemen since 2003."
Could be....
The German family was believed kidnapped by a group affiliated with Al Qaeda and the fate of the parents, as well as their son, remains unknown....
How are they enjoying the CIA-sponsored hotel room?
Yemen has blamed the abductions on the country’s resurgent Al Qaeda offshoot, though the group has issued no claim of responsibility....
The German couple and their three young children went missing last June along with a British man in the northern Yemeni region of Saada. The two German women and a Korean woman who also disappeared with them were found dead soon after.
Yesterday, Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki said Saudi intelligence forces, after coordinating with Yemen, freed the two girls along the Yemeni border. The operation did not involve any fighting, he said....
Pfft!
--more--"So what, Al-CIA-Duh's media arm not getting the word out?
"The video was produced by the media arm of Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda appears to be trying to make use of his recruiting power by putting him in its videos. Its media arm said yesterday’s video was its first interview with the cleric....
Oh, yeah, that would be this guy (color codes my emphasis):
"Airline Terror Mission Blessed by Radical Imam
The Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner had his suicide mission personally blessed in Yemen by Anwar al-Awlaki, the Muslim imam suspected of radicalizing the Fort Hood shooting suspect, a U.S. intelligence source has told The Washington Times.
"Actually, the US Government rescinded a warrant for this guy's arrest in 2002. He was imprisoned in Yemen but released 2 years ago. His fellow clerics openly accuse him of cooperating with the CIA." -- Wake the Flock Up"Khattab (aka Joseph Cohen) Removes All Traces of Link to Ft. Hood Killer Hasan
But whether or not this particular "Slave of Allah" is Nidal Hasan is not important. Certainly the Revolution Muslim user "ooklepookle" is Hasan's friend Duane Reasoner. What is important is that Khattab has been busy removing webpages from his site connecting him to "ooklepookle". When we originally reported the relationship we had to use a Google cache page. All webpages showing "ooklepookle" at Revolution Muslim had already been removed. Google's archive -- a snapshot of what the webpage looked like at a single moment in time -- remained.
Officials: U.S. Army Told of Hasan's Contacts with al Qaeda
U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan was attempting to make contact with an individual associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News.
".... one of the "Al Qaeda" operatives Hasan may have been in contact with was Yousef al-Khattab, aka Joseph Cohen. The Imam mentioned in this article, Anwar al Awlaki, is thought by many of his fellow clerics to be working with the CIA. When he was living in the US in 2002, a warrant for his arrest was inexplicably rescinded by the US Attorney in Denver, an indication that a deal may have been made then. Anwar al Awlaki was also claimed to have been a point of contact for two of the 9-11 accused." -- Wake the Flock Up
Report: Radical Imam Detained at JFK Airport in 2002
The radical Muslim imam who ministered to at least three Sept. 11 hijackers, the Fort Hood shooter and the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S. jet on Christmas Day, was taken into custody at New York's JFK Airport on a felony arrest warrant in 2002. Even though Anwar al-Awlaki had been on the FBI's radar for years, he was let go....
The probe of the 9/11 attacks soon led Washington FBI agents back to San Diego, where they found that al-Awlaki had twice been busted for soliciting prostitutes in 1996 and 1997 but had avoided jail time.
Please, not another immoral "Al-CIA-Duh!"
"This guy was released after a US attorney miraculously rescinded an arrest warrant served on the "radical" Islamist upon his arrival at JFK airport in 2002. His fellow Imams insist he is working for the CIA." -- Wake the Flock Up
--more--"And like clockwork after the agenda-pushing MSM alarm has been sent:
"Yemeni tribal gunmen kidnap 2 US tourists" by Associated Press | May 25, 2010
Yeah, "tourists," right.
Their NON-OFFICIAL CIA COVER, huh?
HAYMA, Yemen — Gunmen kidnapped two American tourists and their driver in Yemen yesterday and demanded the release of a jailed tribesman, security officials said.
The US Embassy in Sana said it was working with Yemeni authorities to resolve the situation, and a US official in Washington said it did not appear to be an act of terrorism....
What else would you call it?
Kidnappings are frequent in Yemen and are usually carried out by disgruntled tribesmen hoping to win concessions from the government. In most of those cases, the captives are freed unharmed.
Oh.
In the past few years, however, Al Qaeda has been kidnapping foreigners as well, sometimes with lethal results....
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Don't worry; Yemen is rounding them up for us:
WASHINGTON — Yemeni authorities have 12 Americans in custody, and the arrests may be linked to a joint US-Yemeni antiterror campaign, a State Department spokesman said yesterday.
The spokesman, P.J. Crowley, declined to provide details about the case, except to say the State Department is aware of the arrests and is seeking more information about the individuals being held.
Last Wednesday, Yemeni security officials said authorities had detained several foreigners, including Americans, Britons, and an Australian woman, in connection with an investigation into Al Qaeda’s increased activity in the country.
WHAT BULLSHIT!!!!!
The arrests reported last week were made after foreign intelligence agencies provided lists of names of people they wanted to have detained or put under surveillance, according to two Yemeni security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not permitted to brief journalists.
Yup, I DID INDEED SMELL SOMETHING!
It was not immediately clear whether the 12 Americans cited by Crowley were among those reported to have been rounded up last week, but Crowley suggested there may be an antiterrorism connection.
Asked whether he could confirm a report that the Americans had been picked up in Yemen at the request of the US government, Crowley replied, “We have great cooperation with the government of Yemen.’’
“Together, we are doing our best to help Yemen reduce the threat posed by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula,’’ Crowley said. “That’s a threat to Yemen. It’s a threat to the United States. But beyond that, I’m not going to talk about specifics.’’
Al Qaeda’s offshoot in Yemen has steadily increased in strength since key leaders escaped from a Yemeni jail in 2006.
Translation: They were let go.
The two Yemeni security officials who said last week that authorities had detained several foreigners on suspicion of connections to Al Qaeda said some of them are believed to be linked to the Nigerian man suspected of attempting to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner in December.
Pfffft!
--more--"I just canceled my travel plans.
Related: Al-CIA-Duh's Ship Has Come In!
Been all but forgotten, 'eh, Boston?
