“Last November [2006], the group al Qaeda of Jihad Organization in the Land of Yemen claimed credit for attacking oil facilities in the Hadramawt region ‘as directed by our leader and commander Sheik Osama bin Laden…[and in order] to target the Western economy and stop the robbery [and] the looting of Muslim resources.’ ” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Foreign Affairs, The U.S. vs. al Qaeda, Page 194