Middle East Focus: Al-Qaeda in Yemen, or How Stupid Can You Get Before Prayer…………………

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Al-Qaeda in Yemen, or How Stupid Can You Get Before Prayer…………………

“The U.S. al-Qaida suspect detained in Yemen had persuaded his guard to unshackle him so the two could pray together and then snatched his unattended gun and killed him during the suspect's failed escape attempt, senior security officials said Saturday. Sharif Mobley, a 26-year-old American of Somali descent, had traveled to Yemen two years ago, ostensibly to study Arabic, and was recently arrested there in a sweep against al-Qaida. Mobley made his bold escape attempt March 7 after being transferred from prison to a hospital in the capital, San'a, for medical treatment. He tried to shoot his way out of the hospital, killing one guard and seriously injuring another before being recaptured……..”

Maybe the guard accidentally on purpose put his gun too close to the terrorist recruit. Maybe Sharif Mobley convinced the guard of all the perks and insatiable good times he can have on the "other side" when the time comes. Maybe the guard wanted to buy some insurance, "fire" insurance and a good word up there.<br>
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