The U.S. Central Command Statement On Death Of USS Cole Bombing Operative

The U.S. Navy News Service reports that Jamal al-Badawi, a terrorist involved in the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, was killed in Yemen.

(NNS) -- U.S. Central Command spokesman Capt. Bill Urban released the following statement Jan. 6 on the death of Jamal al-Badawi:

“U.S. Central Command has confirmed that Jamal al-Badawi was killed in a precision strike in Marib governate [Yemen] on Jan. 1.

“Jamal al-Badawi was a legacy al Qaeda operative in Yemen involved in the USS Cole bombing. U.S. forces confirmed the results of the strike following a deliberate assessment process.

“Jamal al-Badawi was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2003, charged with 50 counts of various terrorism offenses, including murder of U.S. nationals and murder of U.S. military personnel; was wanted by the U.S. for his role in the Oct. 12, 2000, terrorist attack against USS Cole; and was also charged with attempting with co-conspirators to attack a U.S. Navy vessel in January 2000.”

USS Cole (DDG 67) was attacked during a brief refueling stop in the harbor of Aden, Yemen. The suicide terrorist attack killed 17 members of the ship's crew, wounded 39 others and seriously damaged the ship. 

After 14 months of upgrades and repairs, the Arleigh Burke-class – "Determined Warrior” – returned to the fleet, departing Pascagoula, Mississippi, April 19, 2002. 

You can also read my Counterterrorism magazine interview with the commanding officer of the USS Cole during the attack via the below link:

www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2012/08/a-q-with-commander-kirk-s-lippold.html 

Terror-Targeted Navy Ship Sails By Ground Zero

 

Frank Rosario and Bruce Golding at the New York Post offer a piece on the USS Cole in New York for Fleet Week.

The USS Cole triumphantly cruised into New York for Fleet Week on Wednesday — staging a symbolic victory over terrorism on the same day the new Sept. 11 museum opened to the public.

The guided-missile destroyer was the target of a deadly attack in 2000 that marked the rise of al Qaeda less than a year before the terror group toppled the Twin Towers.

It will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Memorial Day at the former Navy Home Port off Front Street in Staten Island. Admission is free.

“All of the sailors are happy that we are here just in time for the 9/11 memorial,” said US Navy Ensign Hannah Taylor, 22.

“Sailors and New Yorkers alike will be able to pay tribute to the people of New York and everyone who died in the 9/11 attacks.

“Just having the opportunity to showcase our unity as one nation is a blessing,” she added.

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://nypost.com/2014/05/22/navy-ship-sails-by-wtc-in-symbolic-victory-over-terrorism/

You can also read my Counterterrorism magazine interview with the commanding officer of the USS Cole when it was attacked, retired Commander Kirk S. Lippold, via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2012/08/a-q-with-commander-kirk-s-lippold.html

Note: The above U.S. Navy photo shows the USS Cole at sea.

The USS Cole Attack, 12 Years Later

Michael Warren at the Weekly Standard offers a piece on the anniversary of the al Qaeda terrorist attack on the USS Cole.

Twelve years ago today, on October 12, 2000, al Qaeda terrorists on a suicide mission drove a small boat filled with explosives into the hull of the USS Cole while the Navy destroyer was docked at the port of Aden in Yemen. The attack killed 17 American sailors and wounded 39 others. The attack came nearly a year before al Qaeda would murder nearly 3,000 Americans in the attacks on September 11, 2001.

You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/uss-cole-attack-12-years-later_654341.html

You can also read my Counterterrorism magazine interview with Kirk S. Lippold, the former commanding officer of the Cole, who wrote a book about the attack and his cool and courageous crew who saved lives and the ship after the attack, via the below links:

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My Q & A With Commander Kirk S. Lippold, The Former Commanding Officer Of The USS Cole

My Q&A with Commander Kirk S. Lippold, USN (Ret), the former commanding officer of the USS Cole and author of Front Burner, appears in the current issue of Counterterrorism magazine.

The USS Cole was attacked by al Qaeda terrorists on October 12, 2000.

You can read the piece below: