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	USS Cole: introduction
		The small boat is believed to have been packed with 400-700 pounds of explosives, and the blast blew a 40-foot hole in the side of the USS Cole.
		Sailors guarding the USS Cole when it was bombed did not have ammunition in their weapons and were instructed not to shoot unless fired upon.
		A suspect says the attack on USS Cole was planned by a man in the United Arab Emirates, and that the boat used in the attack was purchased there.
	www.al-bab.com /yemen/cole1.htm (864 words)

	Bombing of USS Cole - Picture - MSN Encarta
		Bombing of USS Cole - Picture - MSN Encarta
		A gaping hole in the hull of the USS Cole testifies to the force of the suicide terrorist bombing that killed 17 sailors as the U.S. Navy vessel was docked in Yemen in October 2000.
		Counterterrorism officials later concluded that the bombing was carried out by al-Qaeda.
	encarta.msn.com /media_701639163/Bombing_of_USS_Cole.html (56 words)

	USS Cole bombing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The USS Cole bombing was a suicide bombing attack against the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on October 12, 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden.
		On October 12, 2000, USS Cole, under the command of Commander Kirk Lippold, set in to Aden harbor for a routine fuel stop.
		One of the 2000 millennium attack plots, the attempted bombing of USS The Sullivans, is widely seen as a trial run of the Cole bombing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Cole_bombing (1022 words)

	USS Cole - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer.
		The second USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer.
		On October 12, 2000 it was attacked and damaged by suicide bombers using a small inflatable boat.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Cole (139 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Rumors of War (Dead on the Tracks)
		After the 1998 bombing of US embassies in Africa, which killed 257 and injured 5,000, President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
		After the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured three US sailors, President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
		On 13 November 1995, a bomb was set off in a van parked in front of an American-run military training center in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh, killing five Americans and two Indians.
	www.snopes.com /rumors/clinton.htm (1130 words)

	uss cole bombing - terrorists & terrorism
		Today (October 12, 2001) is the year anniversary of the uss cole bombing, and Donna and Dennis Hyde will always think of this as the day they almost lost a son.
		Kevin Hyde was aboard the USS Cole when terrorist Osama bin Laden is suspected to have masterminded the explosion that blew a 40-by-60-foot hole into the side of the ship.
		Watching their son receive his medal for courage and determination aboard the USS Cole was another day the Hydes will never forget.
	www.terrorism-victims.org /terrorists/uss-cole-bombing.html (727 words)

	kyw.com - Suspected Terrorist Confesses To USS Cole Bombing
		The transcript released Monday was the fourth from the hearings the military is holding in private for 14 "high-value" terror suspects who were kept in secret CIA prisons before they were sent to the U.S. facility in Cuba last fall.
		He also said he helped organize the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in which suicide bombers steered an explosives-laden boat into the guided-missile destroyer, killing 17 sailors.
		Lorrie Triplett of Suffolk, Va., whose husband, Andrew, died in the Cole attack, said the confession is helpful to the families of the Cole sailors because it bolsters the case they made in court.
	cbs3.com /topstories/topstories_story_078105647.html (1115 words)

	September 11, 2001 attacks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bomb threats were made on three of the aircraft, but not on American 77.
		One of the most prevalent of these reported that a car bomb had been detonated at the U.S. State Department's headquarters, the Truman Building in Foggy Bottom, Washington, D.C. This erroneous report, picked up by the wire services, made it in a number of newspapers published that day.
		The Persian Gulf War and the ensuing sanctions against and bombing of Iraq by the United States were cited in 1998 as further proof of these allegations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/September_11,_2001_attacks (7190 words)

	CNN.com - US - U.S. official sees similarities between USS Cole blast and embassy attacks - October 22, 2000
		WASHINGTON -- A senior U.S. counterintelligence official says that investigators working on the USS Cole bombing case see similarities between the deadly blast and the explosions at two U.S. embassies in East Africa in 1998.
		The United States has indicted former Saudi millionaire Osama bin Laden for the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, and he is on the FBI's list of the 10 most wanted suspected criminals.
		USS Cole survivor recalls aftermath of the explosion
	archives.cnn.com /2000/US/10/23/uss.cole.01 (1468 words)

	Complete 911 Timeline: 2000 USS Cole Bombing
		The USS Cole will be successfully attacked in the port of Aden, Yemen, by a small boat of terrorists on October 12, 2000 (see October 12, 2000).
		However, Bin al-Shibh is in Yemen during the two months before the bombing of the USS Cole in that country, and investigators later conclude that he may have been involved in that attack (see Around September 15-16 and October 10-21, 2000 and October 12, 2000).
		In the run-up to the bombing of the USS Cole in Aden, Yemen, the FBI notices that there is increased telephone activity to and from the Sana’a hub.
	www.cooperativeresearch.org /timeline.jsp?timeline=complete_911_timeline&warning_signs:_specific_cases=USSColeBombing (6884 words)

	Article USS Cole Bombing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		USS Cole (DDG-67) - The second USS Cole (DDG 67) is an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer homeported in NS Norfolk, Virginia.
		This Cole is named in honor of Marine Sergeant Darrell S. USS Cole - Two United States Navy destroyers have borne the name USS Cole.
		The first Cole was named for Edward B. USS Cole (DD-155) - The first USS Cole (DD-155) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as AG-116.
	www.factquote.com /article/USS_Cole_bombing (585 words)

	Yemen Charges 6 in USS Cole Bombing
		A court in Yemen has charged six alleged operatives of the al-Qaida terror network in connection with the bombing of the USS Cole four years ago.
		He said it lasted one hour, and that the suspected mastermind of the bombing, was charged in absentia.
		In the attack in 2000, two suicide bombers in an explosive-laden boat rammed into the USS Cole as it was refueling in the Yemeni port city of Aden.
	www.iwar.org.uk /news-archive/2004/07-07.htm (316 words)

	Series of EmergencyNet News "Real-Time" Reports Concerning an Explosion Aboard the U.S.S. Cole in the Port of Aden, ...
		A panel reported on Tuesday that the USS Cole bombing that killed 17 sailors exposed a "seam in the fabric" of the U.S. military's anti-terrorism regime but it can be strengthened by improved training and intelligence.
		The Washington Post was reporting on Tuesday that sailors guarding the USS Cole when terrorists bombed it last month did not have ammunition in their weapons and were instructed not to shoot unless fired upon.
		The Cole Panel, along with a separate Navy review of the preparations that the USS Cole made for refueling in Aden, is intended to provide a comprehensive assessment of the incident and lessons to be learned from it.
	www.emergency.com /2000/usscole-bomb.htm (12275 words)

	CNN.com - Yemeni pair charged in USS Cole bombing - May. 15, 2003
		A federal grand jury Thursday indicted two men with helping the al Qaeda terrorist group plan the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole, a move U.S. officials said was designed to speed their capture.
		The United States blames the al Qaeda terror network for the October 12, 2000, attack on the Cole, a guided-missile destroyer that was rammed by a dinghy packed with explosives during a refueling stop in Aden.
		Al-Quso is alleged to also have facilitated the plot to ambush the Cole and to have prepared to film the attack from an apartment overlooking the harbor.
	www.cnn.com /2003/LAW/05/15/cole.bombing.charges (676 words)

	USS Cole Casualties
		The Navy yesterday gave a new account of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole, saying the destroyer had already moored and was refueling when it was approached by a small boat laden with explosives in Yemen eight days ago.
		The revelation that the Cole was taking on high-test fuel for its gas-turbine engines at the time of the explosion also means there was a greater danger of a catastrophic explosion that might have sunk the ship or killed more of its crew.
		When the USS Cole sailed from its home port of Norfolk on Saturday, the destroyer carried reminders of terrorist attacks that both the ship and the nation have suffered in recent years.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /usscole-main.htm (2480 words)

	Mastermind of USS Cole attack confesses - Boston.com
		A Yemeni portrayed as an al-Qaida operative and a member of a terrorist family confessed to plotting the bombings of the USS Cole and two U.S. embassies in Africa, killing hundreds, according to a Pentagon transcript of a Guantanamo Bay hearing.
		WASHINGTON --A Yemeni portrayed as an al-Qaida operative and a member of a terrorist family confessed to plotting the bombings of the USS Cole and two U.S. embassies in Africa, killing hundreds, according to a Pentagon transcript of a Guantanamo Bay hearing.
		A federal judge in Virginia last Wednesday found the government of Sudan liable for the attack on the Cole in a lawsuit in which the sailors' relatives argued that al-Qaida could not have succeeded without the African nation providing a safe haven for bin Laden and financial support.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/washington/articles/2007/03/19/detainee_confesses_to_uss_cole_bombing_1174316613 (1193 words)

	USS Cole bombing was October Surprise
		Shortly before the U.S. presidential election, the USS Cole, a Guided Missile Destroyer anchored at the port of Aden in Yemen, is bombed in a suicide attack by two men who ram the tanker in a dinghy laden with explosives.
		The last two arrests are the most important: Jamal Badawi, alleged planner of the Cole bombing, and Fahd al Quso, alleged planner of the Limburg bombing, allegedly after 20 days of close surveillance.
		Al Nashiri, a relative of a suicide bomber in the U.S. embassy bombings in 1998, is described as the mastermind of the attack.
	www.baltimorechronicle.com /2006/022006Burns.html (962 words)

	USATODAY.com - 2 sentenced to death for USS Cole bombing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — A Saudi suspected of being an associate of Osama bin Laden and a Yemeni militant were sentenced to death by firing squad Wednesday for the bombing of the USS Cole four years ago, the first convictions in the al-Qaeda terror attack that killed 17 American sailors.
		Al-Nashiri, who is believed to have masterminded the Cole attack and also thought to have directed the 1998 bombings at the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, was the only defendant not present during the trial.
		But he suggested other people suspected of involvement in the Cole attack, including some under arrest, were not being tried because Yemeni leaders hoped to quiet talk about the case.
	usatoday.com /news/world/2004-09-29-uss-cole-sentencing_x.htm?... (986 words)

	My Way News - Detainee Confesses to USS Cole Bombing
		WASHINGTON (AP) - Waleed Mohammed Bin Attash, long suspected of plotting the bombing of the USS Cole, confessed to planning the attack during a hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a Pentagon transcript released Monday.
		He also said he helped plan the bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 that killed 213, the transcript said.
		A federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday found the government of Sudan liable for the attack on the Cole in a lawsuit in which the sailors' relatives argued that al-Qaida could not have succeeded without the African nation providing a safe haven for bin Laden and financial support.
	apnews.myway.com /article/20070319/D8NVAJ9G0.html (370 words)

	USS Cole bombing information - Search.com
		The USS Cole bombing was a suicide bombing attack against the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on October 12, 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden.
		One of the 2000 millennium attack plots, the attempted bombing of USS The Sullivans, is widely seen as a trial run of the Cole bombing.
		This number included 13 who were convicted of the USS Cole bombings and the bombing of the French tanker Limburg in 2002.
	www.search.com /reference/USS_Cole_bombing (1018 words)

	Judge says USS Cole trial will proceed - Boston.com
		A federal judge said Thursday he plans to proceed with a trial next month of a $105 million lawsuit against the Sudanese government filed by families of the 17 sailors killed in the USS Cole bombing.
		Sudan's attorneys have argued that the lawsuit should be thrown out because it doesn't directly connect any al-Qaida support to the Cole bombing and fails to connect any official or agent of Sudan to support for the terrorist network.
		He said outside court that applying DOHSA would reduce any potential damages to about $25 million, to be shared by 59 spouses, parents and children of the bombing victims.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2007/02/15/judge_to_hold_uss_cole_lawsuit_hearing (511 words)

	CNN.com - Yemeni pair charged in USS Cole bombing - May. 15, 2003
		A federal grand jury Thursday indicted two men with helping the al Qaeda terrorist group plan the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole, a move U.S. officials said was designed to speed their capture.
		The United States blames the al Qaeda terror network for the October 12, 2000, attack on the Cole, a guided-missile destroyer that was rammed by a dinghy packed with explosives during a refueling stop in Aden.
		Al-Quso is alleged to also have facilitated the plot to ambush the Cole and to have prepared to film the attack from an apartment overlooking the harbor.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/LAW/05/15/cole.bombing.charges/index.html (677 words)

	CNN.com - Yemeni pair charged in USS Cole bombing - May. 15, 2003
		A federal grand jury Thursday indicted two men with helping the al Qaeda terrorist group plan the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole, a move U.S. officials said was designed to speed their capture.
		The United States blames the al Qaeda terror network for the October 12, 2000, attack on the Cole, a guided-missile destroyer that was rammed by a dinghy packed with explosives during a refueling stop in Aden.
		Al-Quso is alleged to also have facilitated the plot to ambush the Cole and to have prepared to film the attack from an apartment overlooking the harbor.
	cnn.com /2003/LAW/05/15/cole.bombing.charges (676 words)

	keyetv.com - Suspected Terrorist Confesses To USS Cole Bombing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(AP) WASHINGTON A Yemeni portrayed as an al Qaeda operative and a member of a terrorist family confessed to plotting the bombings of the USS Cole and two U.S. embassies in Africa, killing hundreds, according to a Pentagon transcript of a Guantanamo Bay hearing.
		Bin Attash also said he was with bin Laden when the Cole was attacked while refueling in Yemen's port of Aden.
		A federal judge in Virginia last Wednesday found the government of Sudan liable for the attack on the Cole in a lawsuit in which the sailors' relatives argued that al Qaeda could not have succeeded without the African nation providing a safe haven for bin Laden and financial support.
	keyetv.com /topstories/topstories_story_078105647.html (1124 words)

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