... of every race, creed and color is in our military risking his or her lives for peace. Sailors aboard the USS Cole were doing their duty, standing guard for peace. The USS Cole was pumping in 2200 gallons a minute of high-test fuel when a bomb went off in the port of Aden, Yemen ... women, and crippled an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer." (Desperate Hours.) The attack almost cut the Cole in half, spraying fuel oil all over the deck. After long exhausting almost 2 weeks of trying to keep the Cole afloat, the crew ship was prepared to sail out of Aden under tow. (Desperate Hours ... The USS C...

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... man, Osama bin Laden. He is known for several attacks on the world all over. He is the leader of the al Qaeda terrorist network. The attack on the USS Cole, the bombings of two American embassies in Africa, these were workings of bin Laden and the al Queda network. ("The CEO of Terror Inc.", U.S.News). How the World Was Before ... ...

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