USS Cole attack mastermind escapes prison

[Dirtybird12]

<p class="textBodyBlack">LYON, France - A man considered a mastermind of the USS Cole bombing that killed 17 sailors in a Yemeni port in 2000 was among 23 people who<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11172994/" target="_self"> escaped</a> from a Yemen prison last week, Interpol said Sunday.</p>

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[A.J.]

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[Yerdaddy]

<p>Tell me about it! </p><p>First of all, the official story is that these fuckers escaped by digging a 140 yard tunnel out of a prison inside the military intelligence headquarters in the middle of the capital city here. Bullshit. Every so often the city digs a trench in the middle of a street to lay a water pipe or something and the sight of Yemenis working draws a bigger crowd than the World Cup. They escaped with the help of security personnel - there's no other plausible story. The good news is that this is the first I've heard of this level of insubordination from President Saleh's security forces. If the US and the European donor countries hammer the shit out of Saleh for it then I imagine they can get him to root out whatever disloyal officers were responsible for this. He's been very obedient since 9-11, (allowing us to blow up a truck full of Yemeni al-Qaeda suspects in Marib, forcing all mosques to register with the government and monitoring them for extremism and anti-Americanism, fighting a bloody conflict in the North that was sparked by al-Houthi tribesmen chanting anti-American and anti-Israeli slogans in the capital), and he should be able to be convinced to reimpose discipline in his forces. </p><p>This story was first reported 3 or 4 days ago. At first I thought they'd be caught by now because the country is covered by a web of military checkpoints - travelling in the bad places means hitting a checkpoint every half hour. Some of them are a joke - I always wear a skirt and chew huge wads of qat when I travel because about half the time the soldiers, who are supposed to take a special interest in both controlling and protecting me as an American, will just wave me on when I'm doing these Yemeni things. But now that it's been this long, I figure they're either hiding in the capital or they had lots of help getting into one of the areas that the government doesn't control.</p><p>Either way, for the time being at least, they don't have the time to go blowing up westerners here in Yemen because they're too busy trying not to get caught again. I'm also pretty sure that,at the highest levels of government, they want to catch these guys. And they probably still will. I think the real question is whether this is a sign that the president is losing the loyalty of its security forces. That would be very bad in the long run. </p>

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[Recyclerz]

<p>I always wear a skirt and chew huge wads of qat when I travel </p><p>Yeah, I'm sure that <strong><em>started</em></strong> when you got to Yemen.</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" /></p>

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<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font>First of all, the official story is that these fuckers escaped by digging a 140 yard tunnel out of a prison inside the military intelligence headquarters in the middle of the capital city here. Bullshit. <p>&quot;I know nossing!&quot;<br /><img src="http://cmoore.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/sgtschultz.jpg" border="0" /></p>

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[FUNKMAN]

they've escaped from yemen to kill more seamen...

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[FMJeff]

<p>I'm sure these guys will find a nice quiet place to settle down with a good woman...</p><p>oh no...no trouble from these guys...thier bad days are behind em...</p>

[Yerdaddy]

<p>I need to track this story and I can't print here, so I'm going to store my links. Read em if you find it interesting.</p><p><span class="t"><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060212/nysu019.html?.v=35" target="_blank">NEWSWEEK: U.S. Embassy Cable: Insiders at Yemen's Top Intel Agency 'Must Have Been Involved' in Suspected Terrorists' Escape</a></span></p><p><span class="t"><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060212/wl_mideast_afp/yemenpoliticscabinet_060212001516&printer=1;_ylt=AomRnc2Zl_HYe8A8ff3cO_qbOrgF;_ylu=X 3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE-" target="_blank">Yemen's president sacks ministers after jailbreak</a></span></p><p><span class="t"><font size="1"><span><strong><font face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><a href="http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/285C97D8-2A7E-40EC-82D1-66367258F731.htm" target="_blank">Yemen inducts 15 new ministers</a></font></strong></span></font></span></p><p><span class="t"><font size="1"><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11299610/site/newsweek/" target="_blank">The Tunnel Rats of Terror - The Qaeda captives in Yemen spent two months digging to freedom. Did they get inside help?</a></font></span></p>

[Yerdaddy]

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060215/wl_nm/security_yemen_embassy_dc_1" target="_blank">Americans in Yemen warned after al Qaeda jailbreak </a>(Blah! If I listened to the State Dpt warnings I'd be back in DC hiding under my bed right now.)</p><p>The embassy said it had urged Americans to avoid crowded areas, limit visits outside their homes, cut back on travel and avoid trips after dark.</p><p>There are only a small number of Americans in impoverished Yemen, which has seen repeated kidnappings of Westerners by tribesmen in recent years.</p><p>Besides Americans working at the embassy and a language center, there are believed to be a few U.S. military experts and some Americans working in the oil industry.</p><p>What am I, chopped liver, (which, here, is called &quot;kibda&quot; and it's fucking delicious!). There are only&nbsp;a handfull of americans here, and they're the most whacked group here - even more than the Germans! About 2/3 are Christian fundamentalists coming here to learn the language and snoop around looking for ways to convert the poor misguided savages here. They're really fucking creepy. </p><p><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-02-14-yemen-escape_x.htm" target="_blank">USATODAY.com - Yemen rejects U.S. request to interrogate detainees</a></p><p>The United States had asked to interview detainees held by security officials following the Feb. 3 escape of the prisoners, he said. The detainees included seven security officers and more than 105 people, mostly relatives of the fugitives and members of Islamic groups. </p><p><strong><font size="2"><a href="http://www.navytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1532056.php" target="_blank">Navy mum on force off Yemen coast</a></font></strong></p>

[A.J.]

Ah...that warning reminds me of Riyadh.