USS Cole plotter escapes prison

[bishop]

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(CNN) -- Interpol has issued "an urgent global security alert" after 23 "dangerous individuals" -- including a man identified as the mastermind of the attack on the USS Cole in 2000 -- escaped from a Yemeni prison. The international crime-fighting organization said Sunday at least 13 of the 23 who escaped Friday were "convicted al Qaeda terrorists, some of whom were involved in attacks on U.S. and French ships in 2000 and 2002." "Al Qaeda terrorists have been deemed a serious threat to the entire world community by the U.N. Security Council, by Interpol and by a wide range of countries," Interpol Secretary General Ronald K. Noble said in the statement. They escaped via a 140-meter (150-yard) -long tunnel "dug by the prisoners and co-conspirators outside," Interpol said. "Their escape cannot be considered an internal problem for Yemen alone." Among the escapees was Jamal Ahmed Badawi, considered the mastermind behind the attack on the USS Cole on October 12, 2000. Badawi was sentenced to death in September 2004 for plotting the attack. Two suicide bombers blew up an explosives-laden boat next to the destroyer while the destroyer was in the Aden, Yemen, harbor for a routine fuel stop. The attack killed 17 sailors and wounded 39 others. Also among the escapees was Fawaz Yahya Al-Rabeei, one of those responsible for attacking the French tanker Limburg in 2002.

[brien]

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This is his second escape, according to Yemen. He was quickly caught last time so we shall see what happens this time.

[Apeman81]

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Kill him and end the danger

[RickSp]

Quote by: Apeman81 Kill him and end the danger

LOL. Best to catch him first.

[Apeman81]

Quote by: RickSp LOL. Best to catch him first.

Naturally. Catch him. Then kill him. No worries about further escapes.

[Matt W]

Naturally. Catch him. Then kill him. No worries about further escapes.

Ah, who needs judges to pronounce sentence anymore, huh?

[Apeman81]

Quote by: Matt W Ah, who needs judges to pronounce sentence anymore, huh?

Judges? Perhaps we can have some imbedded with the soldiers. That way we can be sure who should be killed and who should not.

Yeah. They could write search warrants for our reconaissance aircraft to ensure that only the right bad guys are monitored and only clear battlefield intel can be given to the war fighters to target the enemy.

Hey! While we're at it, maybe we can develop munitions that will only strike confirmed hostiles. I'm sure the terrorists would follow suit by developing IEDs that only strike military personnel.

Man! That would be great.