Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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If Yemen had oil whose side would they be on .. might that depend upon who is your President??? .. just notes from two back ..

"A hundred jailed Muslim extremists, including some who allegedly fought for al-Qaida in Iraq, were released by authorities ... not authorized to talk to the media .. said that some of the released completed serving their sentences, while some of the others were acquitted for lack of evidence .. the release of the 100 prisoners .. in stages, with the last set free in late February .. 19 of the released fought under the command of al-Qaida in Iraq's previous leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, prior to his death in a U.S. airstrike last June. Some of the 19 had been convicted of plotting terrorist attacks after they were handed over to Yemen by Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other countries. HOW MANY RENDITIONED TO YEMEN? .. four Saudis and also members of a Yemeni extremist group _ the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army that had kidnapped four tourists _ three Britons and an Australian, in 1998.The tourists were killed in a botched rescue attempt by Yemeni security forces.

http://www.topix.net/content/ap/2819162682271107332601007047410154436703