Tag: yemen
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geopolitiks & history/mystery: russia, auschwitz, fanta, nazis & nukes
newsflash! georgia fired firstfrom times online: Two former British military officers are expected to give crucial evidence against Georgia when an international inquiry is convened to establish who started the country’s bloody five-day war with Russia in August. Ryan Grist, a former British Army captain, and Stephen Young, a former RAF wing commander, are said…
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US embassy in yemen attacked, 16 killed
attack against embassy blamed on al-CIAda from danger room: “A car bomb and rocket attack on the U.S. embassy in Yemen has killed at least 16 people, including civilians and Yemeni security guards,” the AP reports. “Yemen has long been viewed as a haven for jihadists,” the Times notes. “It became a special concern for…
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driving bin laden: not guilty plea in war crimes tribunal
from dpa: The former driver for Osama bin Laden pleaded not guilty to terrorism-related charges on Monday as the first trial under US President George W Bush’s controversial military commissions got under way in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Salim Hamdan, a Yemeni national, has been charged with conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism and faces…
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probe of uss cole bombing unravels
from washington post: Almost eight years after al-Qaeda nearly sank the USS Cole with an explosives-stuffed motorboat, killing 17 sailors, all the defendants convicted in the attack have escaped from prison or been freed by Yemeni officials… Despite the initial promises of accountability, only limited public inquiries took place in Washington, unlike the extensive investigations…