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Article: USS Cole demands justice
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2008
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Nearly eight years ago, 17 American sailors were killed and
dozens wounded when the USS Cole, a Navy destroyer, was attacked
while it refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden.
This past week, the Pentagon announced it will seek the death
penalty against Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi of Yemeni descent,
who allegedly helped plot the attack. Charges include conspiracy to
violate laws of war, murder, treachery, terrorism, destruction of
property and intentionally causing serious bodily injury. He is the
first person charged in the United States in connection with the
attack.
The Pentagon needs to demonstrate that the United States will
vigorously defend its service members. Al-Nashiri will be ...