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| Yemen Postpones Execution for Second Time |
| 2003-09-21 |
| Yemen postponed the execution Saturday of a convicted spy and suspected al-Qaida operative, an official said. "Nabs, wake up!" "Go screw, Screw. What do you want?" "Good news and bad news for you, punk!" "What’s the good news?" "You’re not being executed this week." "That’s great! What’s the bad news?" "You’re being executed next week!" "Oh." It is the second time this week that Nabil Nanakli Kosaibati, a Syrian-born Spaniard, has had his execution postponed. The execution was stopped at the last minute Wednesday and again on Saturday by ``higher orders,’’ the official in the Aden prosecutor’s office said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "I can say no more!" Kosaibati was sentenced to death in 1998 for spying for Saudi Arabia and plotting to assassinate the Yemeni prime minister and other politicians. His name surfaced recently during the Spanish judge’s investigation of al-Qaida. Kosaibati was alleged to be an aide to al-Qaida’s leader in Spain, Imad Eddin Barakat Yarkas, and to have received money from an al-Qaida financier. The judge had called for Yemen to hold off on Kosaibati’s execution so he could be interviewed. A Spanish government spokesman said Saturday that Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar had called Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh earlier this week about Kosaibati. Spain’s King Juan Carlos also called Saleh on Friday, Yemen’s official news agency reported. It was not known if the calls from Spain were the reason for the stays of execution. Wonder if he has a story to tell? |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 the three Kooks (especially Pregerson) were appointed by Carter/Clinton - notice any common ground there? All the more reason why the Schumers, Leahys, Kennedys, Boxers (now there's a "special" education class, hmmm?) need to be opposed loudly and with votes in the next election |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-21 5:23:58 PM |
| #1 They can't help it. The Ninth Circuit court of Appeals covers Yemen as well as California. |
| Posted by: penguin 2003-9-21 2:33:57 AM |