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To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (27775)	10/12/2000 11:22:46 PM
From: Zach E.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

good question, all things considered. It is a good question. I can think of many "negative" adjectives (fanatical, misguided, self-defeating) to use for such a deed, but cowardice isn't one of them. Can you imagine what the reaction would be like if that question was asked at a press conference? Zach

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (27775)	10/12/2000 11:23:14 PM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

I also heard on the news that the U.S. would find out who was responsible and 'punish' them.... Hello??? Aren't they dead? Strange times, didn't we learn anything from Vietnam? DAK

To: pater tenebrarum who wrote (27775)	10/12/2000 11:33:03 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

hb - news.excite.com "...Adm. Vern Clark, the chief of naval operations, said he could not fault the Cole's crew for not preventing the midday attack that apparently was carried out by two men in a small harbor craft that was helping tie up the ship's mooring lines at a fueling facility in the middle of the Aden harbor. As a participant in normal harbor operations, the small boat's presence did not raise suspicions, Clark said. "I have no reason to think this was anything but a senseless act of terrorism," Clark said. After helping the Cole moor, the small boat came alongside the warship and apparently detonated a high-explosive bomb, killing themselves in the process. Some reports said the two men in the boat stood at attention as the bomb exploded, although Clark said he could not verify such details based on early information...." From another report, the visit was apparently arranged about 12 days in advance, and that seems more to blame. Regards, Don