By May 2008, all defendants convicted in this event had either escaped or been released from prison, and after this event Anthony Rix on the HMS Marlborough lent assistance.
Because of this event, Kirk Lippold was repeatedly denied confirmation for a promotion by the US Senate despite an investigation releasing him from responsibility. By May 2008, all defendants convicted in this event had either escaped or been released from prison, and after this event Anthony Rix on the HMS Marlborough lent assistance. One response to this action was the freezing of Sudanese assets by a federal judge. The 9/11 Commission Report cites a source claiming that the lack of American response to this event, which took place in the Gulf of Aden, led the attackers to plan a bigger, more noticeable attack. FTP, name this suicide attack on an American Destroyer in Yemen in October 2000 by Al-Qaeda terrorists.
Because of this event, Kirk Lippold was repeatedly denied confirmation for a promotion by the US Senate despite an investigation releasing him from responsibility.
USS Cole Bombing