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Cleric Who Denounced Al Qeada Drone Striked
New York Times ^ | ROBERT F. WORTH, MARK MAZZETTI and SCOTT SHANE

Posted on 02/06/2013 6:40:39 PM PST by JohnPDuncan

Late last August, a 40-year-old cleric named Salem Ahmed bin Ali Jaber stood up to deliver a speech denouncing Al Qaeda in a village mosque in far eastern Yemen. It was a brave gesture by a father of seven who commanded great respect in the community, and it did not go unnoticed.

Two days later, three members of Al Qaeda came to the mosque in the tiny village of Khashamir after 9 p.m., saying they merely wanted to talk. Mr. Jaber agreed to meet them, bringing his cousin Waleed Abdullah, a police officer, for protection.

As the five men stood arguing by a cluster of palm trees, a volley of remotely operated American missiles shot down from the night sky and incinerated them all, along with a camel that was tied up nearby.

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TOPICS: Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaida; dearleader; droneattack; dronestrike; islamicimperialism; obamaforeignpolicy; obamascandals; obamasfault; proislamist; waronterror; yemen; zottedwithalacrity
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To: JohnPDuncan

“Volley of missiles”? It only takes one hellfire to whack a group of five ragheads...


21 posted on 02/07/2013 12:24:47 AM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias... "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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To: MAexile

2nd Moral of the Story, know when Obama is occupied on the Links, @ the Man Love Club, or blowing coke in his private office.


22 posted on 02/07/2013 6:14:49 AM PST by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: JohnPDuncan
So now after the election, the NY Times decides to speak out against Obama’s drone attacks.
23 posted on 02/07/2013 6:58:37 AM PST by FR_addict
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