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Yemeni air strike may have killed cleric linked to Ft. Hood attack (but don't call him a terrorist)
Washington Post ^ | 12/24/2009 | Sudarsan Raghavan

Posted on 12/24/2009 3:09:32 AM PST by tobyhill

Yemeni forces killed at least 30 suspected militants in an air strike early Thursday on an alleged al-Qaeda hide-out in southeastern Yemen, the second such assault in the past week, according to Yemeni security and government sources. The dead may include Anwar al-Aulaqi, the extremist Yemeni-American preacher linked to the suspected gunman in last month's deadly Fort Hood attack, a Yemeni government official said.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the apparent target of the strike was Aulaqi's house, where al-Qaeda leaders were believed to have gathered. It was unknown whether Aulaqi was present at the meeting and, if so, whether he died or escaped, the official said. Aulaqi has been linked to Maj. Nidal Hassan, the suspected gunman who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., Army base on Nov. 5.

A close relative of Aulaqi, when reached at their family home in the capital, Sanaa, told The Washington Post that they did not believe that Aulaqi was still residing in Shabwa, a southeastern province of Yemen. They have denied that Aulaqi has links to al-Qaeda.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airstrikes; alqaeda; globaljihad; yemen

1 posted on 12/24/2009 3:09:34 AM PST by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

SUDDEN JIHAD SYNDROME IN AMERICA - WE IGNORE IT AT OUR PERIL


SIX CRITICAL REASONS TO NOT TRY TERRORISTS IN US COURT


THE MAN WHO DESPISES AMERICA


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2 posted on 12/24/2009 3:11:23 AM PST by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: tobyhill

Good news.


3 posted on 12/24/2009 3:12:11 AM PST by exnavy (God save the republic)
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To: Jeff Head

Just heard that he had given an interview with Al Jazar (sp) yesterday.


4 posted on 12/24/2009 3:13:08 AM PST by mware (F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
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To: mware

Would have been great if he was off’ed during the interview.


5 posted on 12/24/2009 3:14:06 AM PST by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: tobyhill

This stinks of a fearful Obama that had a connection to the Ft Hood shooter and decided to use the office of POTUS to eliminate that threat with extreme prejudice.


6 posted on 12/24/2009 3:14:27 AM PST by Eye of Unk (Phobos, kerdos, and doxa, said the Time Traveler. “Fear, self-interest, and honor.”)
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To: Eye of Unk
Dead men tell no tales. Obama needed to hush this terrorist up before more info of Hasan leaked through the press and that's why he authorized US Military help with the missile strike.
7 posted on 12/24/2009 3:17:34 AM PST by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

Lets dig and connect the bodies so to speak.


8 posted on 12/24/2009 3:23:44 AM PST by Eye of Unk (Phobos, kerdos, and doxa, said the Time Traveler. “Fear, self-interest, and honor.”)
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To: tobyhill

“Overseas Contingency Operation”.


9 posted on 12/24/2009 3:47:54 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: exnavy
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND AMF!!!!
10 posted on 12/24/2009 4:13:31 AM PST by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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To: Rummyfan

Yup, enjoy those virgins.


11 posted on 12/24/2009 4:15:59 AM PST by exnavy (God save the republic)
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To: tobyhill

You cant call him a terrorist but you can call him dead and burning in hell. And another cup of coffee makes this a great Christmas Eve.


12 posted on 12/24/2009 4:37:31 AM PST by Bulldawg Fan (Victory is the last thing Murtha and his fellow Defeatists want.)
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To: tobyhill
It's a small world after all. It's like Six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Bacon? I hope the cruise missiles were polished with bacon grease.

Here's a pic of the jackass,


13 posted on 12/24/2009 4:48:27 AM PST by csvset
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To: Jeff Head

I love it when a “man-caused solution” is delivered to the people behind a “man-caused disaster”


14 posted on 12/24/2009 4:51:23 AM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: tobyhill

Send Major Hassan a nice pair of running shoes for Christmas.


15 posted on 12/24/2009 8:31:05 AM PST by Mashood
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To: csvset
Related thread:

Radical US cleric survived airstrike in Yemen: family

16 posted on 12/28/2009 12:59:18 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ( Support Geert Wilders)
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