U.S. angered by release of mastermind behind attack on USS Cole
WorldTribune.com ^ | Monday, October 29, 2007 | World Tribune

U.S. angered by release of mastermind behind attack on USS Cole

WASHINGTON — The United States is dismayed over what officials said was Yemen's failure to cooperate in the war against Al Qaida.

The Bush administration expressed disappointment with Yemen's decision to release the man regarded as the mastermind of the Al Qaida attack on the USS Cole in Aden in 2000.

"The United States is dismayed and deeply disappointed in the government of Yemen's decision not to imprison [Al] Badawi," National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said. "This action is inconsistent with a deepening of our bilateral counterterrorism cooperation."

Officials said Sanaa has largely failed to respond to a significant U.S. investment in Yemen's military and security forces. They pointed to about $100 million in U.S. military and security assistance since 2004, which included the formation of Yemen's coast guard.

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