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U.S. strike in Somalia targets 3 terrorists	Itsdb	01/09/07
By Josh Meyer Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times Published January 9, 2007 WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Air Force Special Operations gunship struck a location in southern Somalia on Monday where three Al Qaeda operatives suspected in the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa more than eight years ago were believed to be hiding, a U.S. defense official said. U.S. military and counterterrorism officials said they did not yet know whether any of the three fugitives had been killed. "It's not clear what the outcome is at this point," said the counterterrorism official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the operation was classified. U.S. officials have secretly been negotiating with Somali clans believed to have sheltered the three men, hoping to obtain information about their locations. It could not be determined Monday whether the air strike was based on information provided by the clans. The U.S. AC-130 gunship that carried out the strike was based in Djibouti, just north of Somalia. The strike was first reported by CBS News and independently confirmed by the Los Angeles Times. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABC reported earlier this morning that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was believed to have been killed. What do you suppose the reaction's going to be from the left for such a brazen, unprovoked attack? On a side note the BBC, as astute as ever, offered this photo of the AC-130 with the following caption: The heavily-armed AC-130 gunship can fly at night Wow, what a technological breakthrough, the AC-130 can fly at night!
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drgade		01/10/07
Is the whole world getting stranger or just the media? Whatever, I am happy to hear the news about Somolia. Just heard this morning that the Al Quiada leader, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, may have been killed by these raids.

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