Blast at British embassy in Yemen (What is going on over there???!)

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MrBigglesworth

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http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/10/13/britain.embassy/index.html

October 13, 2000
Web posted at: 3:16 AM EDT (0716 GMT)


SANAA, Yemen -- A powerful explosion has rocked the British embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.

Friday morning's blast, which comes a day after an attack on a U.S. warship, shattered windows, but nobody was injured, witnesses say.

Damage was also caused to an adjoining school.

The explosion is believed to have happened in a courtyard and shook the surrounding area, said Hisham al-Qubati, a secretary at the nearby Yemen Times building.

"I heard a loud explosion and rushed over to the embassy. They wouldn't let us in, but I could see shattered windows and the damage to a school next to the embassy," al-Qubati said.

An embassy spokeswoman at the scene said: "The explosion was close to a generator. We sustained considerable damage to the building itself."

A Foreign Office spokesman in London said the cause of the blast was not clear.

CNN correspondent Matthew Chance, in Yemen, said the authorities had not ruled out that the blast was a terrorist attack.

The explosion occurred at 6.10 a.m. local time (0310 GMT), when the building was unoccupied except for a night watchman, who was not injured.

Pentagon officials said they believed the explosion that ripped a hole in the USS Cole, a navy destroyer, on Thursday was caused by a terrorist attack.

At least six U.S. sailors were killed, 11 are missing and 35 were wounded in the incident in the port of Aden.

U.S. officials said a pair of suspects steered a small boat loaded with explosives alongside the ship in Yemen and stood to attention as the small craft blew up.



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I gather there is a movement afoot to cleanse the area of foreign interlopers.

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You have to be there when it's all over. Otherwise you can't say "I told you so."

Better days to be,

Ed
 
These morons are pushing it, bigtime.

Saudis have now stated if there is a war between Israel and Palestinians, they will attack Israel.

The mideast is really gearing up for a searious ass-whupping. Do they really think Iraq is the only one we can bomb for months on end? Morons.

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The Alcove

I twist the facts until they tell the truth. -Some intellectual sadist

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Compromising the right position only makes you more wrong.
 
The info that I got said that the only person on duty was a Yemani security guard. Wonder how come no staff DSOs on watch? I would think they would have their embassys on full alert prior to the bombing. Maby we are having a contest with the Brits to see who can have the worst security.

If we get an escallation of terrorism, Arafat and BenLaden etc, would give our Commander in Heat an excuse to activate a bunch of Kennedy's executive orders and declare martial law in the US. (What elections?)

If we have the majority of our meager armed forces over there fighting a war, then there is the off chance that he would ask for UN help in enforcing the martial law here.

Sam...I make myself sick at times.
 
The Saudis? They said that?
Are you sure?

The Syrians are quiet...Has anyone heard of an official statement from them yet?

The patterns of history have reached another junction.
 
Dangus, Dont mean to rain on your parade, but how do you propose to bomb them? By lofting bombs at them from hot air baloons??? Airplanes, Carrier Task Forces all need oil to run. Where do you suppose we get that oil form; the strategic reserves or just start drilling in TX, Alaska... How do you suppose the people in the North are gonna feel when heating oil is unavailable during the winter months. Physically jumping into this mess is a BAD idea.

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"Liberty is never unalienable; it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always vanishes."
-R.A. Heinlein
 
Dangus, why bomb anyone. It's about time we stay out of other peoples business. We give Zillions of dollars to the Mid East countries for what? Peace? F!@# that. They have been fighting for hundreds of years and guess what? They are going keep fighting. Find the country that produces the most oil(american interest) protect it, and stay the hell out of everyone elses business.
 
Isreal has nukes. And I wouldn't say they wont use them either. Fightin over this, fighting over that, we need to get our guys out of the area. To many americans have already died over in the middle east.
 
As much as I want us to stay out of the region we will get into it whether we like it or not.The politicons don't fight the wars so why should they care if people get killed.They all sit back here and count their money.MAybe this time we get large doses of terriosits bombing over here,or maybe bio of gas?Take your choice

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Bob--- Age and deceit will overcome youth and speed.
I'm old and deceitful.
 
Without a flame.

I just can't help connecting an attack against the US to Whore AND Shrub saying on international TV we [paraphrasing] are Israel's big brother (those words).

I took a job with a few middle east muslims and have listened to the facts and opinions about their religion and feel that it has some things to offer- not to me but... I listened to these natural born Mid E people talk about their opinions of Israel. I tell you, I can sympathize.

Do I think the deaths of Americans go unavenged, F&*#* NO! but we are the big brother, we have to take the punches when they are thrown. Nothing will convince me that the two are not related.

Sorry guys, but I do not support our myopic backing of Israel. I do support our troops.
 
The October Surprise ... in many plurals. BOHICA.

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I think those people over there are sick of us backing Israel all the time . If push comes to shove you better have an electric car with a solar powered charger . They will sell oil to Europe at a discount and watch us go down in flames . Klinton opened up the reserves to get votes for Gore . He would gladly spent young American lives to keep the campaign contributions coming .
The one and only AND paramount reason we have for wanting peace in the Middle East is so they don't nuke each other and radioactivate the whole area making the oil inaccessable for a million years .
We give Israel a ton of money each year some of which is used to bribe politicians to keep it coming . Campaign contributions ? CRAP!!!! Bribes!
There will NEVER be peace there !!!

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TOM
SASS AMERICAN LEGION NRA GOA
 
Wait a sec, I'm not advocating we bomb anyone. I'm just saying that if these morons push things they may get bombs in return. Obviously that's not the situation any of us want, I am simply stating that they seem to be oblivious to the fact that attacking our ships is a good way to cause that to happen.

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The Alcove

I twist the facts until they tell the truth. -Some intellectual sadist

The Bill of Rights is a document of brilliance, a document of wisdom, and it is the ultimate law, spoken or not, for the very concept of a society that holds liberty above the desire for ever greater power. -Me

Compromising the right position only makes you more wrong.
 
In the debate Wednesday nigth Bush stated that we (America) was going to have to stop trying to play big brother to the whole world. It was time that we became at least a little selective about where we place troops.

I started to begin a topic here last night asking why we continue to back Isreal up spending money and American service members blood to do so. I decided not to because it was too off topic and controversial. Besides I think I already know the answer.
 
We should only send help if the Arab nations pull some really insane crap, like all ganging up on Israel ala the Six Day War and whatnot, and even then, only if Israel is losing.

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The Alcove

I twist the facts until they tell the truth. -Some intellectual sadist

The Bill of Rights is a document of brilliance, a document of wisdom, and it is the ultimate law, spoken or not, for the very concept of a society that holds liberty above the desire for ever greater power. -Me

Compromising the right position only makes you more wrong.
 
What foolishness.
Israel is our closest ally in the region, and we have far more need of them than many know. Imagine trying to run an intel operation in Saudi Arabia....remember how difficult EVERYTHING was in Desert Storm.
Remember too how much we spent in Desert Storm, with little return from the Arabs. Then, of course, you have the bombings and hijackings and murders by Arab groups.
Given this, I would rather support Israel. And no, I'm NOT Jewish.
 
I am supposing that the islamist group Supporters of Sharia had something to do with it. Recently Yemini/British islamist members of the SOS were sentenced to death for kidnapping and murdering western tourists. The SOS and Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammed declared the govt. of Yemen to be Kufr and non-moslem for imposing the capital punishment. According to OBM's and SOS's interpretation of the Sharia moslems cannot be put to death for killing non-moslems. In any event, as far as they are concerned killing non-moslems is a laudatory event. The proper islamic "punishment" is some sort of compensatory fine to the victim's kin, assuming the victims are Dhimmi and Ahl-i-Khitab rather than Mushriks (polytheists), Zindiqs (atheists), or Rida (apostates). Sheikh OBM has a web-page at www.obm.clara.net He is a firebrand. He is the head of Al Muhajiroun and a member of the Sharia Court of the UK. Recently he passed a fatwa calling for Vladimir Putin to be put to death as a penalty for the war in Chechnya. He also intends to set up a moslem Co-Parliment in the UK, and endorses so-called "honor killings" in some cases.

Several members of the SOS were extradited from the UK to the US for faxing information about the US embassy bombings in Africa. Hence it seems to me that the SOS has two events for which it would stage revenge bombings. You can check out some of their rhetoric here, www.as-sahwa.com and www.ummah.net/sos

Cells of the Hizb-ut-Taheer could also be responsible. Actually, there are probably more than a few groups (not necessarily mutually exclusive) that would be willing to do it.

Anyways, war has been declared on the US, and the West. Hopefully at some covert level we are successful in containing the mayhem. The time to cut the head off the cobra is when it is young. But frankly I think a more generalized conflict is inevitible, and the general populace is not being served by the lack of education about the nature of the danger.
 
What he said. ;)

Just you watch, you think we've lost ground in the freedom fight due to the War on Drugs? You ain't seen nothin' yet. Just wait for the War on Terrorism. They're going to leave no stone unturned in that endeavour. Our lives will be fully traceable open books for the man, it scares the hell out of me.

- gabe
 
The war on terrorism may indeed take on an invasive, covert tone. But not for you and me. Do you run a web-site with posts like these?

From a moslem site:
Michael Shehan (US anti-terrorist committee) presented a report before the senate sub-committee (US) regarding Pakistan's
involvement in Kashmir denying Pakistan's claim that it's support was purely moral. Michael Shehan further stated that Pakistan is supporting the mujahideen, and in every possible manner. He demanded that the religious institutions be closed down in
Pakistan. He also demanded the closure of all routes to Afghanistan and Kashmir used by the Mujahideen, plus the seizure of bank accounts belonging to the mujahideen. Once again we see the brutal attack on Islam and Muslims due to the conflict of US interest. We as Muslims need to realise that we will never bow down to the policies dictated by the west; and we will continue to support the mujahideen whereever we are, whether it be financially, verbally or physically. As Muslims we will not rest until we see the flag of shahadah on top of the White House and the Senate. Insha'Allah.

Sajid Sharif
Al-Muhajiroun
Wilay'ah Hind

Or maybe something like this:


The call of democracy is not one from Islam, rather it is a call of Ignorance and is Haram. Democracy dictates that the rule is
by the people for the people to the people. (Man makes the laws)

Whereas Islam is teh Rule Of Allah. By the Khalif to the Ummah to fulfil their duty.

We advise all sincere Muslims within the Army to fulfil their responsibilty to defend the frontiers of Islam which Include, Kashmir, Bosnia, Dagestan, chechenya etc and fight the Kuffar to defend the Honour of this Noble Ummah. We do not need any foreign intervention or advise on any internal and external policy.
Pakistan cannot be considered as a nation state as no such concept exists in Islam.

Dear Brother Musharaf, we are here to assist you in your duty and have already presented to you the constitution of Islam. It is time to act towards the obedience of Allah (swt).

USA and britain do not care for the affairs or the feelings of the Muslims, it is they who under the guise of Humanitarian aid
allowed and continue to allow the rape, murder, and massacre of our beloved brother's and sisters.

What is uttered from the mouths of the Kuffar is rank hatred, but what is worse is that which is in their hearts. They only seek the destruction of Islam and the Muslims, As they did when they conspired to destroy the Islamic state in 1924 by conspiring with their brother Mustapha Kamal.

O Muslim Army Mobilise your noble forces to the frontiers of Kashmir, Kosovo Dagestan, Chechenya, Palestine etc and liberate us from the yoke and slavery of the Kuffar.

Rise O Honourable Army, Paradise awaits you, the tears of your sisters are calling you. the crys of your children must not go
unanswered.

Khilafah is the only Solution for Pakistan.

Mohammed Sultan Shamsuddin (Spokesman of Al-Muhajiroun)
AL-Muhajiroun - Pakistan Branch
Wilay'ah Hind

So all this is taking place far away in Pakistan, right? Well, hmmmm, it seems that something closer to home may taking place.
Could it be that those who seek to replace our Constitution with a Koranic Theocracy are active here in continental United States? Read on, and think hard about past behavior being the best indicator of future behavior, especially in New York City.

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Silly me, one was left out...

The USA (UN) ultimatum to hand over Sheikh Al Jihad Usama Bin Ladin by the 15th November r face economic sanctions is yet again, another example of the corruption that is International law, which serves merely as an extension of US foreign policy, safe guarding her interests at the expense of mankind.

Her illegitimate child (the UN) has implemented a policy of hypocrisy and discrimination against Islam and the Muslims. For example if the allegations against Sheikh Al Jihad, Usama Bin Ladin are that he organised the bombing of military targets in Tanzania and Kenya. Then for a greater reason the confirmed murderer of One Million children in Iraq (Bill Clinton) should be handed over to an Islamic court and face an Islamic verdict. But of course the international law (UN) is merely a tool for
America's foreign policy in the against Islam and the Muslims.. It is about time that we as Muslims realise the cold fact that
the US is truly at war with the entire Muslim world, not just Sheikh Al Islam, Usama Bin Laden or the Talibaan, as well as in Iraq Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Kashmir, Dagestan etc all are vivid example of the covert war been waged against the Muslims via international law/organisations. The US (UN) has declared war on the Muslims and we have declared Jihad on them. The Mujaheedeen
like Usama, Khattab, Samil will be supported financially, verbally and physically by the Ummah of Muhammad (saw).
 
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