Back In Custody: Let Us See If Yemen Can Hold Onto Him This Time
From the Counterterrorism Blog:
The UPI reports that Yemeni security forces recaptured Jamal al-Badawi, who escaped in February with 22 other Al Qaeda convicts and suspects from Yemen prison, and have transported him back to the capital. This recapture is an important and positive development, considering Badawi's leadership role in Al Qaeda and in the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. Badawi was sentenced to death in September 2004 for his role in the attack, which killed 17 sailors and wounded 39 others, but that sentence was reduced by a Yemeni court last year. After his escape, the United States offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture. The news has not yet been publicly confirmed by official US sources, and the UPI story on his recapture notes there is no information on a US contribution to the capture (but it's a safe bet that we did). Hopefully Badawi will be transferred to US custody for trial and the appropriate punishment, instead of remaining in Yemeni hands from which he might again escape.
(Hat-Tip: Mrs. Greyhawk at the Mudville Gazette.)
And I must concur with my blogger brethren at CT Blog. It would be best if we were the ones with al-Badawi in custody. I covered this back on Feb. 16 for our site, and remember it vividly. Michelle Malkin had posted up a note about Interpol wanting everyone to be on the lookout for these people; 22 individuals, if memory serves me correctly.
Another stride in the War on Terro was made when the Yemenis recaptured him. But I still have the misgivings regarding allowing Yemen to keep him. I have not shaken the idea that it is a distinct possibility that al-Badawi and his compatriots might have had help in escaping from the Yemeni prison. It might be a good idea for us to apply a bit of pressure, and have him moved to a more secure location, like Guantanamo Bay. At least there he will have a vastly harder time in trying to escape again, and the chances of outside help are much, much slimmer. As a matter of fact, aside from the lawyers that go down to Guantanamo Bay, who help their clients commit suicide, there is little in the way of outside help for those animals down there at all.
Marcie
From the Counterterrorism Blog:
The UPI reports that Yemeni security forces recaptured Jamal al-Badawi, who escaped in February with 22 other Al Qaeda convicts and suspects from Yemen prison, and have transported him back to the capital. This recapture is an important and positive development, considering Badawi's leadership role in Al Qaeda and in the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. Badawi was sentenced to death in September 2004 for his role in the attack, which killed 17 sailors and wounded 39 others, but that sentence was reduced by a Yemeni court last year. After his escape, the United States offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture. The news has not yet been publicly confirmed by official US sources, and the UPI story on his recapture notes there is no information on a US contribution to the capture (but it's a safe bet that we did). Hopefully Badawi will be transferred to US custody for trial and the appropriate punishment, instead of remaining in Yemeni hands from which he might again escape.
(Hat-Tip: Mrs. Greyhawk at the Mudville Gazette.)
And I must concur with my blogger brethren at CT Blog. It would be best if we were the ones with al-Badawi in custody. I covered this back on Feb. 16 for our site, and remember it vividly. Michelle Malkin had posted up a note about Interpol wanting everyone to be on the lookout for these people; 22 individuals, if memory serves me correctly.
Another stride in the War on Terro was made when the Yemenis recaptured him. But I still have the misgivings regarding allowing Yemen to keep him. I have not shaken the idea that it is a distinct possibility that al-Badawi and his compatriots might have had help in escaping from the Yemeni prison. It might be a good idea for us to apply a bit of pressure, and have him moved to a more secure location, like Guantanamo Bay. At least there he will have a vastly harder time in trying to escape again, and the chances of outside help are much, much slimmer. As a matter of fact, aside from the lawyers that go down to Guantanamo Bay, who help their clients commit suicide, there is little in the way of outside help for those animals down there at all.
Marcie
posted by Syd And Vaughn | 11:44 AM
2 Comments:
There's quite a pattern of appeasement of extremists by the Yemeni regime.
sorry that was me
Jane
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