-Caveat Lector- http://www.pstripes.com/ed102400c.html Investigators: Cole bombing suspect questioned fishermen By Donna Abu-Nasr Associated Press Writer ADEN, Yemen — A man sought in the bombing of the USS Cole regularly visited a tiny hilltop apartment with an excellent view of the harbor where the U.S. warship stopped to refuel, security officials said Monday. A pair of binoculars was found at the apartment. The bearded and bespectacled man and a colleague also spent a lot of time with local fishermen, questioning them in detail about the comings and goings of ships in the harbor and asking how far fishing boats are allowed to go into its waters. Those details from witnesses and investigators helped fill in gaps about the men’s activities before the Oct. 12 bombing that killed 17 U.S. sailors and injured 39 aboard the Norfolk, Va.-based ship, but investigators appeared no closer to determining their identities. U.S. officials believe the blast was a suicide attack. Two men were seen standing on a rubber boat seconds before the explosion. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said a 12-year-old boy told investigators a bearded man in glasses gave him change to watch his car near the port on the day of the bombing. The boy, according to Saleh, said the man went to sea in a small boat taken from the roof of his car and did not return. A senior U.S. official government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Monday in Aden that the probe continued to expand. The official said it was too early to reach a conclusion, although it was clear the act was something that had been planned in advance. Authorities have been searching at least five houses and other locations they believe the attackers used. At least 68 people, including members of the army and police, have been rounded up by Yemeni authorities in connection with the blast. Yemeni officials said the hilltop apartment in the Tawahi neighborhood was used as a reconnaissance base. Along with the binoculars, they said Islamic publications were found in the apartment in a two-story brown building overlooking the sea. The lease was in the name of Abdullah Ahmed Khaled al-Musawah, said the officials, who also spoke on condition they not be named. A fake ID card in that name apparently was issued to one of the two men. They said they were working on the assumption experts put together the bomb and then fled the country. Witnesses said the bearded man was sometimes joined by other men at the hilltop apartment. They kept to themselves and kept interaction with their neighbors to curt greetings as they headed to a mosque for Friday prayers, some witnesses said. Others, however, reported that the two suspects were quite garrulous with the fishermen and had introduced themselves as investors. Authorities believe another house was the suspects’ main residence, and witnesses said cars with various Persian Gulf license plates were sometimes seen parked there. U.S. officials have said a great deal of physical evidence had been moved from locations under investigation. The officials said U.S. labs can perform some tests on the evidence that, because of technical limitations, Yemen cannot carry out. The U.S. officials, however, haven’t said what sort of evidence has been found or whether some has been sent to the United States. ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
