Yemen frees one of USS Cole bombers

[nhboy]

" SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen has set free one of the al-Qaida 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."

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[ImnoMensa]

Now here is a real justice system. Maybe we need the Yemeni system.

Just say you are sorry and promise not to do it again and you go free.

 

[Midnightrider]

Now here is a real justice system. Maybe we need the Yemeni system.

Just say you are sorry and promise not to do it again and you go free.

you really are retarded, that is the system we have.
A life sentence in america means you are generally eligble for parole in 15-20 years......

 

[ImnoMensa]

My post was merely sarcasm . Yours is plain stupid. If that is the system we have here then it is the system that is retarded ,not I.

 

[Patch Tuesday]

" SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen has set free one of the al-Qaida 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."

St. Petersburg Times | tampabay.com | Know it now.

I can't believe we didn't have a Predator drone with a 25mm chain gun on hand for the ceremony, so we could watch it on the 6 o'clock news...

 

[nhboy]

Justice Department 'dismayed' over release of USS Cole bombing leader

" WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. law enforcement officials Friday blasted Yemen's release of one of the leaders of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 U.S. soldiers.

The release of Jamal al-Badawi, a mastermind in the 2000 USS Cole bombing, has outraged U.S. officials.

"We are dismayed and deeply disappointed in the government of Yemen's decision not to imprison [Jamal al-Badawi]," said a Justice Department statement issued by the Department's National Security Division.

"We have communicated our displeasure to Yemeni officials," the statement said.

The statement pointedly referred to al-Badawi as one of the FBI's most wanted terrorists and noted prosecutors in New York City want to get their hands on him.

"He was convicted in Yemeni courts and has been indicted in the Southern District of New York," the Justice Department said. Officials said the decision is not consistent with cooperation between counterterrorism officials of the United States and Yemen."

Justice Department 'dismayed' over release of USS Cole bombing leader - CNN.com

 

[nhboy]

U.S. says bomber of U.S. destroyer Cole still jailed

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it had confirmed that a man convicted over the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole in 2000 was still in prison in Yemen despite reports of his release.

U.S. officials were troubled by reports last week that Jamal Badawi had been released from prison, saying he should remain in jail and putting on hold plans to give the country a $20.6 million grant.

"We were able to physically confirm today the presence of Jamal Badawi at a prison in Aden," said U.S. State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos. Earlier, the State Department said it did not know where Badawi was."

U.S. says bomber of U.S. destroyer Cole still jailed | Reuters