It all happened in the morning of 12th of October at around 11:18, it happened just in the middle of the fueling routine... a small craft approached the port side of the destroyer, and an explosion occurred, putting a 40-by-60-feet gash in the ship's port side according to the memorial plate to those that lost their lives.
Before the accident, the sailors didn't expected something out of the normal state, because when they saw the attacker boat, it pretended to be a garbage transporting boat, so they exchanged greetings with them just before the impact.
Seventeen sailors died in the accident and thirty nine were wounded, they were taken to an hospital in Ramstein, Germany and then to U.S.
It was revealed that the attackers where, in fact, members of Al- Qaeda, and were led by Osama Bin Laden himself.
Seven years later, it is stated that the U.S. accused Sudan for being liable with bombing, because they claimed that Al-Qaeda could not have carried out the attacks without the support of Sudanese officials.
So they charged Sudan 8 millions dlls. to the families of the 17 sailors who died, estimated by the amount of money they would have got if they continued working.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cole_bombing
By: Antonio Báez
Damn! I have to admit that I didn’t know anything about the Bombing USS Cole. I knew that it had happened and that’s it. How many deaths can humanity handle? How many wars can a country fight? How many enemies can a human being have? It’s so damn hard to see how business can affect so radically the world’s way to interact, if only we were a little less selfish, do you have any idea how would the world be? I’m guessing “wonderful” could be the right word.
ResponderEliminar8 millions dlls. to the families of the 17 sailors who died… It might seem so much but, is it enough? Why do innocents have to suffer while the ones in charge just ask for some coffee and juice to relax?
Maybe America deserves it, maybe the so called “world’s most powerful country” deserves to be kicked when down. It’s hard to decide.