They may have been trying to take hostages in the attack on the embassy in Yemen.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x385152Remember the last time terrorists took Americans hostage at an Embassy?
Remember how they released those hostages when Reagan was inaugurated? It wasn't because they were afraid, it was because they had a victory when Reagan became President.
This goes along with intercepted messages not told to us by the so-called 'liberal' media that Al Qaeda is glad Bush got reelected and that they are also glad that the US invaded Iraq as well.
Make no mistake about it, Al Qaeda is rooting for John McCain.