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Eugene

(61,595 posts)
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 11:36 AM Feb 2020

Sudan will pay $30 million to families of USS Cole attack victims, its leaders say

Source: CNN

(CNN) — Sudan will pay a $30 million settlement to the families of 17 US Navy sailors killed in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in a bid to get itself removed from the United States' list of state sponsors of terrorism, Sudanese officials said.

Sudan's government "explicitly denies" its involvement in the attack and says the payout announced Wednesday is intended to "settle the historical allegations of terrorism left by the former regime." The country's longtime President Omar al-Bashir was ousted in a military coup in April following a lengthy popular uprising.

Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the agreement was made "to meet the conditions set by the US administration to remove Sudan from the list of state sponsors of terrorism in order to normalize relations with the United States and the rest of the world."

The Cole was attacked by suicide bombers in a small boat filled with explosives while refueling in the port of Aden in Yemen. The attack also wounded 39 sailors.

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By Nima Elbagir, Yassir Abdallah, and Nada AlTaher, CNN
Updated 1339 GMT (2139 HKT) February 13, 2020


Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/13/africa/sudan-uss-cole-settlement-intl/index.html



Source: BBC

USS Cole bombing: Sudan agrees to compensate families

2 hours ago

Sudan has agreed to compensate the families of 17 US sailors who died when their ship, the USS Cole, was bombed by al-Qaeda at a port in Yemen in 2000.

This is a key condition set by the US for Sudan to be removed from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.

The US ruled Sudan was responsible for the attack as the two suicide bombers involved were trained in the country.

Removal from the US blacklist would allow sanctions to be lifted, a major objective of Sudan's new government.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51487712
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Sudan will pay $30 million to families of USS Cole attack victims, its leaders say (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2020 OP
tRump will probably divert it to his wall. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #1
Or his pocket. fleur-de-lisa Feb 2020 #2
Most likely the answer is both. christx30 Feb 2020 #4
The US should demand the same from Saudi Arabia IronLionZion Feb 2020 #3
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2020 #5

christx30

(6,241 posts)
4. Most likely the answer is both.
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 11:56 AM
Feb 2020

Money goes to the wall. He hires contractors that are friends of his. They give him a kickback for the work. The truth never comes out, but even if it does, Senate Republicans won’t hold him accountable as long as he’s “owning the libs”.
Everyone wins, except for the American taxpayer.

IronLionZion

(45,261 posts)
3. The US should demand the same from Saudi Arabia
Thu Feb 13, 2020, 11:54 AM
Feb 2020

to compensate the 9/11 families and the families of the sailors killed in Pensacola.

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