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Article: SEN. FEINGOLD COMMENTS ON REPORTS OF SUSPECTED USS COLE BOMBER JAMAL AL-BADAWI BEING RELEASED FROM CUSTODY IN YEMEN
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- October 26, 2007
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The office of Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., issued the following news release:
In response to media reports that Jamal al-Badawi, the suspected mastermind behind the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, was released from custody in Yemen, Senator Russ Feingold released the following statement:
"I am deeply troubled by reports of the release of Jamal al-Badawi, who is believed to be the mastermind behind the attack on the USS Cole in 2000, in which 17 Americans were killed. The Yemeni government's reported decision to release him - after two jail escapes - is completely unacceptable. If the reports are accurate, the administration needs to explain whether it was aware and approved of the release ...