Report: USS Cole bombing suspect in custody

By Michelle Malkin  •  October 29, 2007 09:09 PM

Last week, the wires reported that USS Cole bombing suspect Jamal al-Badawi had been freed by Yemen after “pledging loyalty to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.”

Now, US officials say al-Badawi’s in detention:

The United States said on Monday it had confirmed that a man convicted over the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole in 2000 was still in prison in Yemen despite reports of his release.

U.S. officials were troubled by reports last week that Jamal Badawi had been released from prison, saying he should remain in jail and putting on hold plans to give the country a $20.6 million grant.

“We were able to physically confirm today the presence of Jamal Badawi at a prison in Aden,” said U.S. State Department spokesman Gonzalo Gallegos. Earlier, the State Department said it did not know where Badawi was.

Here’s all the Badawi blogging you need to read.

Jane’s assessment stands: “All they do is play games.”

Update: More on Badawi at Captain’s Journal.

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  1. #158797
    On October 29th, 2007 at 9:26 pm, ajmontana said:

    He should be D.E.A.D.

  2. #158799
    On October 29th, 2007 at 9:31 pm, Leatherneck said:

    Instead of giving countries money, maybe we should pay off our debt, and start getting money from countries for a change!

    BTW, the Islamonazi should be hanged for his crimes.

  3. #158806
    On October 29th, 2007 at 9:39 pm, brooklyn red said:

    OK, you attack us… we pay you to catch your brother, wink, wink.

    I like you attack us, we carpet bomb you, better.

    I’m jus sayin…

  4. #158808
    On October 29th, 2007 at 9:44 pm, mojoe said:

    Time for an Israeli-style, Hellfire missile in the car type of thing.

  5. #158811
    On October 29th, 2007 at 9:52 pm, zorro said:

    Games. More games.

  6. #158817
    On October 29th, 2007 at 10:04 pm, trinitytim said:

    When are we going to realize that these Islamic countries are NOT our friends. they do what’s good for them not us.

    If they let this guy out again, Heads Up. Here comes the Predator.

  7. #158881
    On October 30th, 2007 at 12:13 am, PBoilermaker said:

    On October 29th, 2007 at 9:26 pm, ajmontana said:
    He should be D.E.A.D.

    I concur. When dealing with terrorists, this is the only way to ensure that they will no longer be a threat.

    Once you get lawyers and sympathetic governments involved with these murderers, their chances of getting away with their “jihadist” activities increase exponentially.

    Unfortunately, there are too many people out there who refuse to acknowledge the threat for what it is. When thugs and murderers are foolishly classified as victims because of ignorance, deceit and naivete, we all pay the price.

  8. #158969
    On October 30th, 2007 at 3:43 am, Snooper said:

    “Are there no men left in Washington?”

    I heard that from a man many moons ago in a land far, far away.

    He got his answer and the result was that he paid for it with his life.

    The very tenet of Islam should be the key ingredient for removing the head from a place it does not belong.

    Games? No. They don’t play games. They use us because they know that there are no men remaining in DC.

  9. #159010
    On October 30th, 2007 at 7:05 am, Jim M. said:

    When I first heard that he was in “custody”, my first thought was that they had merely claimed to have him under house arrest.

    The fact that Yemen is coddling a known member of Al Qaeda (reduced a death sentence first to 15 years and now this?) strongly suggests their loyalties lie elsewhare, and that they are playing the US for a bunch of dupes.

    Now that Yemen has “confirmed” al Badawi is in custody, they’ll get that $20 million US grant and funnel the money as tribute to Al Qaeda.

  10. #159063
    On October 30th, 2007 at 9:21 am, Snowmonster said:

    The thing that our State Department doesn’t realize is that it is a policy of Muslim countries is to demand tribute from non-muslim countries. This is not aid to them, but a tribute to be paid for being an infidel.

  11. #159118
    On October 30th, 2007 at 10:25 am, walterc said:

    How much advance notice did we give them before “We were able to physically confirm today the presence of Jamal Badawi at a prison in Aden,”

    Stick him in a cell, show the infidels, collect the jizya, send the Americans on their way, open the cell.

  12. #159202
    On October 30th, 2007 at 11:56 am, josetheguerilla said:

    The United States said on Monday it had confirmed that a man convicted over the al Qaeda bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole in 2000 was still in prison in Yemen despite reports of his release.Reuters

    Que Pasa, Yemen?

  13. #159234
    On October 30th, 2007 at 12:25 pm, blues said:

    Snowmonster–Well said.The history of the Middle East is the history of weak countries paying tribute to stronger ones.The fact is, according to their logic, they should be paying tribute to the U.S.seeing as how we could blow them off the face of the world.
    We should demand the execution of Badawi and nothing less.And forget about the 20 million.

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