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Yahya Arhab / EPA, file
The Yemen branch of al-Qaida has put out a bounty on U.S. Ambassador Gerald Feierstein, shown earlier this month at a military conference in Sanaa.
The Yemen-based branch of al-Qaida has offered a bounty for anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador to Yemen or an American soldier in the impoverished Arab state, a group that monitors Islamist websites said.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said it was offering 3 kilograms (more than 105 ounces) of gold for the killing of Ambassador Gerald Feierstein, the U.S. ambassador based in Sanaa, the U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group said, citing an audio released by militants.
AQAP also offered to pay 5 million rials ($23,350) to anyone who kills any American soldier in Yemen, it said.
Citing the audio, SITE said the offer was put out as being valid for six months and was made "to encourage our Muslim Ummah (nation), and to expand the circle of the jihad (holy war) by the masses."
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AQAP, made up mostly of militants from Yemen and Saudi Arabia, is regarded by the United States as the most dangerous branch of the network founded by Osama bin Laden.
In September, AQAP urged Muslims to step up protests and kill U.S. diplomats in Muslim countries over a film denigrating the Prophet Mohammad, which it said was another chapter in the "crusader wars" against Islam.
The film provoked an outcry among Muslims, who deem any depiction of the Prophet as blasphemous and triggered violent attacks on embassies in countries in Asia and the Middle East.
Four U.S. officials, including the ambassador to Libya, were killed in the aftermath. The Pentagon said it had sent a platoon of Marines to Yemen after demonstrators stormed the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa.
A U.S. ally, Yemen is struggling against challenges on many fronts since mass protests forced veteran leader Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down in February after decades in power.
President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government is trying to re-establish order and unify the army.
Washington, which has pursued a campaign of assassination by drone and missile against suspected al-Qaida members, backed a military offensive in May to recapture areas of Abyan province. But militants have struck back with a series of bombings and killings.
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Let me guess...
This is all the fault of that YouTube video.
All the more reason to eradicate these godless bastards, stuff rancid bacon up their butts and light them on fire.
When is Obama going to come out and say something negative about these muslim terrorists 'clinging to their guns and religion'?
Funny good one.... The hypocrisy is telling...
Why is it that we cannot find the people who are saying these things and "level them out" instead. For those that are saying there is no good in "war on terror" would you suggest that we sit back and let them kill us instead? I'm not going to pretend to know everything about what is going on over there and neither should any of you. What I DO know is our "President" is helping them not hurting them. and Bowing down and appologizing to our enemies is downright sickening. If every one of the fallen American soldiers were alive today they would stand up to your so called president and put him in his place. A man who never voluntarily joined our military is now pretending to lead it... what a joke. If it were up to the Democrats all of the time America would already be lost. Great - equal rights - we agree with you now sit down and let us defend our right to make those decisions because they didn't come free
Shame on you, Mr President, for bringing it to this.
im sure obama put the hit out,,so he can put one more notch in his dead american belt...
I just read that Obama is the most Admired man in America. I would like to know who takes these polls.
The Americans polled were all black and individuals with IQs under 50, so they called a handful of white libs as well.
"Holy" war.
Now there's a conflict in terms.
They keep this up and a lot of unholy missiles are going to launch on them from a human-less drone.
I thought @!$%# for brains in chief and all you libs said al qaida was on the run?
Oh the election is over, my bad.
All rumors of Ambassador Gerald Feierstein's death are premature. Assassins in the Lower Arab Peninsula are saying the 3 Kilo bounty needs to be doubled to get their attention. The next version of Assassin's Creed, due out in the summer of 2013, will include a clandestine attack on the US Embassy in Yemen. Gamers will be able to select the desired ending, including how Fox News covers the outcome.
Bring back the Naplam it is time to burn a few of those ?????
Chas
Where have you been?
America MUST continue to follow husseins approach, be nice to the radicals(of course he won't say that word) and they will send us Christmas cards and Pez candy for Easter.
why do we fight for these stone age countries?? get the troops out and let nature take it's course..
World News and NBCNEWS, I find it hard to believe that after the investigations into Benghazi are over, the evidence says it was clearly a terror attack. Shame on everyone of you, 4 Americans were murdered, and you still want to sugar coat the truth. You guys need to have your journalist cards pulled, you can't even be considered good hacks.
agreed
Would this be considered adequate notice and Intel to beef up the security for our ambassadors now or do we need to have another one killed????
Where
They have adequate notice in Benghazi and did nothing.
Since hussein has no idea how to take responsibility he and his minions blame it on a video.
I hear we have a lot of marines attached to the ambassador in France. I didn't know it was that dangerous.
With Hillary in the hospital, this ambassador has a good chance to live.
hussein and his minions will do what they did for Amb. Stevens when he had threats against him and the embassey was attacked twice before, NOTHING!
Liberals honestly believe the terrorists should be given more rights than the rest of us.
I thought we beat them. Had them on their heels. Decimated them.
Guess not.
I am surprised that this worthless media outlet posted this story, it shows that their idol in chief was wrong about al qaida being on the run.
God for bid they say anything that might make hussein look bad, LIKE THE TRUTH.
No big deal, take two drones and call me in the morning!
spider-737231
Mr. Ambassador, be scared, very, very scared. You see, ambassadors are expendable, if it means preserving the image of President Messiah and his Cabinet of Inept Clowns (see Benghazi).
#1.14 - Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:15 PM EST
BlowbamaSucks
Spider...I agree 150%. This ought to be good. As if Benghazi isn't like a vulture circling Blowbama's carcass, one more dead ambassador ought to put the ""nail" in that POS Pretender-in-Chief's coffin for good. Inept, bumbling, pathetic SOB.....
#1.15 - Mon Dec 31, 2012 12:30 PM EST
I agree completely. But, we must remember, the one's who voted for obuma only care about how much free stuff they can get, not anyone's lives but their own. When obuma reneges on those free handouts then and only then will they turn on him, and believe me, they will be like a pack of wild dogs tearing him apart.
i give it about a year and a half.
Obama will still be trying to blame things on Bush and the republicans.
I fail to understand what all the fuss is about. There is a simple solution to the problem. If any nation or group threatens any of our diplomats....and I mean anyone.....,..simply withdraw all troops and diplomatic staff from that nation. Period..
And then withdraw all foreign AID TO THAT NATION. End of story.
That makes too much sense for liberals to understand.
I know...........but it was worth a try.
I will vote for that.
Obama doesn't have time for this shi_! He has to destroy the republicans by driving us over the fiscal cliff that he always intended on taking us over knowing he would be blaming the GOP for and getting away with it. Now go have a party tonight and let him sink the GOP first...
About that -
There has been a headline this morning on MSN and NBC referring to budget cuts to reduce the deficit being the sticking point, but every time I try to access the story I get an error code, like the story has been removed.
I guess the Obamabots don't like the truth.
Someone in Yemen is going to be a rich man "sooner rather than later" (Billy Bob Clinton, 1998), and this ambassador should kiss his arse goodbye if he has Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton protecting it.
What a dam good idea. Why don't we offer a bounty on everyone of those douchebags. From the top down; we can offer different amounts pending on rank in the organization. Rules: they have to prove the guy was Al-Caida and not just a neighbor he shot for the money.
We do have bounties on Al-Qaid's leaders.
Was it not well established that the Libian embasy actack had NOTHING to do with that film but was instead a terrorist incident? Note that it happened on 9/11 not by chance.
It is true that the terrorist attack was something different but their where riots over the film.
Andrew, Yes I realize Libya was an exception.
The lapdog liberal media still thinks it has to cover for BO's scrawny ass and Hillary's more ample ass. They will continue to spew the lie as long as they think someone is paying attention. Frankly the lamestream media makes it more difficult to watch any news or TV programs because they are in the tank for the Democrass and will say anything to get the sociailist agenda across.
Wow you sound Like the King we have in the Oval Office
We just need to leave.