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Sent 1: Early in chapter 5 we introduced, along with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two other men who became operational coordinators for al Qaeda: Khallad and Nashiri.
Sent 2: As we explained, both were involved during 1998 and 1999 in preparing to attack a ship off the coast of Yemen with a boatload of explosives.
Sent 3: They had originally targeted a commercial vessel, specifically an oil tanker, but Bin Laden urged them to look for a U.S.warship instead.
Sent 4: In January 2000, their team had attempted to attack a warship in the port of Aden, but the attempt failed when the suicide boat sank.
Sent 5: More than nine months later, on October 12,2000, al Qaeda operatives in a small boat laden with explosives attacked a U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Cole.
Sent 6: The blast ripped a hole in the side of the Cole, killing 17 members of the ship's crew and wounding at least 40.
Sent 7: The plot, we now know, was a full-fledged al Qaeda operation, supervised directly by Bin Laden.
Sent 8: He chose the target and location of the attack, selected the suicide operatives, and provided the money needed to purchase explosives and equipment.
Sent 9: Nashiri was the field commander and managed the operation in Yemen.
Sent 10: Khallad helped in Yemen until he was arrested in a case of mistaken identity and freed with Bin Laden's help, as we also mentioned earlier.
Sent 11: Local al Qaeda coordinators included Jamal al Badawi and Fahd al Quso, who was supposed to film the attack from a nearby apartment.
Sent 12: The two suicide operatives chosen were Hassan al Khamri and Ibrahim al Thawar, also known as Nibras.
Sent 13: Nibras and Quso delivered money to Khallad in Bangkok during Khallad's January 2000 trip to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.
Sent 14: In September 2000, Bin Laden reportedly told Nashiri that he wanted to replace Khamri and Nibras.
Sent 15: Nashiri was angry and disagreed, telling others he would go to Afghanistan and explain to Bin Laden that the new operatives were already trained and ready to conduct the attack.
Sent 16: Prior to departing, Nashiri gave Nibras and Khamri instructions to execute the attack on the next U.S.warship that entered the port of Aden.

Question: What roles did Bin Laden, Khallad, and Nashiri have in al Qaeda? (true/0)

Question: Who provided the funds for the attack on the USS Cole? (true/1)

Question: In September 2000, Bin Laden wanted to replace two people, who was angered by this? (true/2)

Question: Who were the two men, along with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, that were preparing to attack a ship in 1998 and 1999? (false/3)

Question: What happened when Khallad and Nashiri. first attempted an attack? (true/4)

Ripped a hole in the side of the Cole
Their attempt failed
They were successful
They attacked a warship in the port of Aden
The suicide boat sank
Attacked a U.S. Navy destroyer
The War ship they were targeting didn't have a successful mission because the suicide attack boat sunk

Question: How may coordinators were involved, according to the above information? (true/5)

Question: How long was it between the failed suicide mission and the successful attack on the USS Cole? (true/6)

Question: How many casualties resulted in the attack on the U.S Navy Destroyer? (true/7)

Wounding at least 40
The attack killed 17 members of the ship's crew and wounded at least 40
The entire crew of 68 were killed in the massive explosion
At 17 members were killed and at least 40 members wounded in the attack
17 members

Question: Nashri's defiance led to what event? (true/8)

The arrest of Nibras in Bangkok
Nashiri gave Nibras and Khamri instructions to execute the attack on the next U.S.warship that entered the port of Aden
Telling others he would go to Afghanistan and explain to Bin Laden that the new operatives were already trained and ready to conduct the attack
The defiance led to the attack on the next warship to enter port of Aden against Bin Laden's wishes

Question: Why did the team avert from attacking an oil tanker and attempt to attack a warship? (true/9)

The team was convinced by Bin Laden to attack warship instead of an oil tanker
Killing 17 members of the ship's crew and wounding at least 40
They thought the warship would create a larger explosion
Bin Laden urged them to look for a U.S.warship instead
The blast ripped a hole in the side of the Cole, killing 17 members of the ship's crew and wounding at least 40
The two suicide operatives chosen were Hassan al Khamri and Ibrahim al Thawar, also known as Nibras

Question: Describe the events that occurred before the attack on the USS Cole? (false/10)

They had originally targeted a commercial vessel, specifically an oil tanker, but Bin Laden urged them to look for a U.S.warship instead. Then in January 2000, their team had attempted to attack a warship in the port of Aden, but the attempt failed when the suicide boat sank ,more than nine months later, on October 12,2000, al Qaeda operatives in a small boat laden with explosives attacked a U.S. Navy destroyer, the USS Cole
Nibras and Quso delivered money to Khallad in Bangkok during Khallad's January 2000 trip to Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok. Sent 14: In September 2000, Bin Laden reportedly told Nashiri that he wanted to replace Khamri and Nibras
Local al Qaeda coordinators included Jamal al Badawi and Fahd al Quso, who was supposed to film the attack from a nearby apartment
The teams attack on a warship failed after the suicide boat sank causing them to regroup and attack the USS Cole nine months later
In January 2000 operational coordinators for al Qaeda: Khallad and Nashiri had attempted to attack a warship in the port of Aden, but the attempt failed when the suicide boat sank
Al Qaeda operatives in a small boat laden with explosives attacked
Bin Laden sent out worf that US cargo ship was expected in Amen port and operatives were sent to destroy it but destroyed USS Cole instead

Question: Khallad and Nashri became what position for what group in what years? (true/11)

Preparing to attack a ship off the coast of Yemen with a boatload of explosives. In January 2000
Operational coordinators for al Qaeda, both were involved during 1998 and 1999
Nashiri was angry and disagreed, telling others he would go to Afghanistan and explain to Bin Laden that the new operatives were already trained and ready to conduct the attack
Khallad and Nashri became operational coordinators for Al Qaeda in 1998 and 1999
Prior to departing, Nashiri gave Nibras and Khamri instructions to execute the attack on the next U.S.warship that entered the port of Aden
They were deputies to Sheikh Mohammed
Khallad and Nashri became operational coordinators for al Qaeda

Question: On October 12, 2000 attacked a US navy destroyer, how many people on the destroyer were injured? (true/12)