Nasser Ahmad Nasser Al-Bahri, a former bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden, was interviewed by Al-Quds Al-Arabi, a London-based Arabic daily, after gaining amnesty from Yemen. Al-Bahri had been imprisoned for involvement in the October, 2000 attack on the USS Cole. The interview, translated by Memri, puts to rest the silly conspiracy rumors blaming the Mossad for the attack, which killed 17 sailors aboard the destroyer in Yemen.
Al-Bahri, also known as Abu Jandal, told his interviewer:
The allegations that the Mossad was responsible [for the attack on the Cole] are nonsense and are an attempt to cast doubt on the ability of the Muslims to do something of this sort. Those who carried out the operation were well-known young men from among the ranks of our brothers the Mujahideen – may Allah have mercy on them …
(Hat tip: Daily Alert)
