Pigs Fly Moment of the Day: Yemen Announces Arrest of Terrorist Cell Linked To Israel

Unbelievable. I haven't stopped laughing since I ran across this story. Here's what Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is claiming: that a terrorist cell in Yemen has been arrested in conjunction with the attack recently on the American embassy in Yemen and, wait for it, this cell of islamic terrorists has links to Israeli intelligence! The article is here at the BBC and here's the exact quote I'm referring to:

A terrorist cell was arrested and will be referred to the judicial authorities for its links with the Israeli intelligence services," Mr Saleh told a gathering at al-Mukalla University in Hadramawt province.
"Details of the trial will be announced later. You will hear about what goes on in the proceedings," he added.

So, let me make sure that I have this right. Israeli intelligence hired a group of radical islamic jihadists to blow up and hopefully, take hostages at the U.S. embassy in Yemen. hahahahahaaha!

I'm telling you...I'm on the floor on this one. And this joker is the PRESIDENT of that country! This dude almost makes Ahmadinejad look sane. Oh well, I got my laugh for the day, hope you did too.

Yemen seizes 'Israel-linked' cell

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has said the security forces have arrested a group of alleged Islamist militants linked to Israeli intelligence.
Mr Saleh did not say what evidence had been found to show the group's links with Israel, a regional enemy of Yemen.
The arrests were connected with an attack on the US embassy in Sanaa last month which killed at least 18 people, official sources were quoted saying.
Israel's foreign ministry has rejected the accusation as "totally ridiculous".
"A terrorist cell was arrested and will be referred to the judicial authorities for its links with the Israeli intelligence services," Mr Saleh told a gathering at al-Mukalla University in Hadramawt province.
"Details of the trial will be announced later. You will hear about what goes on in the proceedings," he added.
The 17 September attack was the second to target the US embassy since April. Militants detonated car bombs before firing rockets at the heavily fortified building.
Mr Saleh did not identify the suspects, but official sources were quoted saying it was same cell - led by a militant called Abu al-Ghaith al-Yamani - whose arrest was announced a week after the attack.
An Israeli foreign ministry spokesman said the Yemeni president's statement was without foundation.
"To believe that Israel would create Islamist cells in Yemen is really far-fetched. This is yet another victory for the proponents of conspiracy theories," Igal Palmor said in remarks reported by AFP.