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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: Chris_ on January 17, 2013, 02:25:39 PM

Title: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Chris_ on January 17, 2013, 02:25:39 PM
Kidnappers and at least some of their hostages were killed on Thursday as Algerian forces raided a gas facility where a heavily armed group of Islamist extremists was holding dozens of captives, including Americans and other foreigners, the Algerian government announced.

In a statement on national radio, the communications minister, Mohand Saïd Oublaïd, said that many of the hostages had been freed, but he warned that the military assault was not yet complete and that some captives remained trapped inside the remote facility in the Algerian desert.

“The operation resulted in the neutralization of a large number of terrorists and the liberation of a considerable number of hostages,” Mr. Oublaïd said. “Unfortunately, we deplore also the death of some, as well as some who were wounded. We do not have final numbers.”

New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/world/africa/algeria-militants-hostages.html?_r=0)
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Freeper on January 17, 2013, 03:08:54 PM
Did someone release another video or is this terrorism?
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Gina on January 17, 2013, 03:09:55 PM
Did someone release another video or is this terrorism?

 :cheersmate:
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Scoobie on January 17, 2013, 03:14:21 PM

I've heard differing stories about the ratio of hostages killed versus those freed. Some have said that only 4 of the nationals were freed, and the rest were murdered. Either way, Americans and other innocents were killed by a terrorist act, yet not a peep about this from Obama or Hilary.

Too bad the Big O didn't listen to Mitt when he brought up the Al Quaida escalations in Mali during the debates.  Oh that's right, Al Quaida is not a threat anymore. :censored:
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Freeper on January 17, 2013, 04:23:28 PM
I've heard differing stories about the ratio of hostages killed versus those freed. Some have said that only 4 of the nationals were freed, and the rest were murdered. Either way, Americans and other innocents were killed by a terrorist act, yet not a peep about this from Obama or Hilary.

Too bad the Big O didn't listen to Mitt when he brought up the Al Quaida escalations in Mali during the debates.  Oh that's right, Al Quaida is not a threat anymore. :censored:


I think I was hearing that 25 were let go or escaped or whatever. I also heard they were claiming that they had been holding 41 people hostage.

We will hear more about 0bama's wisdom and his wonderful new executive actions than we will about this on the MSM.

Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: thundley4 on January 17, 2013, 04:28:59 PM
I think I was hearing that 25 were let go or escaped or whatever. I also heard they were claiming that they had been holding 41 people hostage.

We will hear more about 0bama's wisdom and his wonderful new executive actions than we will about this on the MSM.



Obama will send them some foreign aid soon.
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: NHSparky on January 17, 2013, 05:22:08 PM
Obama will send them some foreign aid soon.

Or apologize.
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: DefiantSix on January 17, 2013, 05:24:23 PM
Or apologize.

From the kneeling/groveling position.
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Freeper on January 17, 2013, 06:20:10 PM
Obama will send them some foreign aid soon.

I wonder if he will call it work place violence.

Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Kimberly on January 17, 2013, 08:23:18 PM
http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/mitt-romney-knew-about-the-brewing-mali-conflict-b

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After France's military intervention in Islamist-controlled northern Mali over the weekend, the North African country has become a hot topic in the news. But one man was introducing the problems in Mali to a mainstream audience before most other politicians and commentators: Mitt Romney.


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At the time of the debate, Romney was receiving intelligence briefings from administration officials, a tradition for the presidential nominees that begins after their nominating conventions.

A former Romney advisor told BuzzFeed that Mali came up "repeatedly" in briefings by the campaign's foreign policy team and in debate prep.

So Obama knew about this and did ....... nothing. Sounds like Benghazi all over again. Obama's foreign policy sure gets a lot of people killed.
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Dblhaul on January 17, 2013, 09:02:09 PM
Dont worry. PBO has it covered.... right after he takes away our 2nd Amendent rights.
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Ptarmigan on January 18, 2013, 12:13:18 PM
Desert siege: 100 of 132 foreign hostages freed
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ALGERIA_KIDNAPPING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-18-09-20-41

32 hostages dead including one American.
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Ptarmigan on January 19, 2013, 11:25:51 AM
Algerian assault ends crisis, 19 hostages dead
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ALGERIA_KIDNAPPING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-01-19-09-51-18

Still sketchy.

Algeria hostage situation reportedly comes to violent end, as Panetta says much of situation remains 'sketchy'
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/19/clinton-calls-hostage-siege-act-terror-after-american-dies-in-algerian-raid/
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Freeper on January 19, 2013, 02:36:32 PM
Just another bump in the road.

Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: NHSparky on January 19, 2013, 05:53:56 PM
Another "less than ideal" ending.

Atta boy, Barry.
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: tac on January 20, 2013, 08:07:12 AM
Well that turned out to be a Cluster  :censored:
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: NHSparky on January 20, 2013, 08:15:34 AM
Well that turned out to be a Cluster  :censored:

Yeah, their idea of SF is just a wee bit different than ours--theirs being that they'll kill anything that moves and sleep like babies afterwards.
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Conservative Libertarian on January 20, 2013, 09:03:48 AM
Yeah, their idea of SF is just a wee bit different than ours--theirs being that they'll kill anything that moves and sleep like babies afterwards.

Well...they enjoy the idea of killing unborn babies via believing that it is acceptable to do so. Why would this be any different?
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on January 20, 2013, 10:44:29 AM
Did Jay Carney leave someone out of the loop when he was telling everyone that the War on Terror was over and The Great Ozbama, Holy and Annointed Lord of All, had single-handedly won it?  How can this be?

 :whatever:
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: Ptarmigan on January 20, 2013, 07:19:46 PM
Death toll at Algerian gas plant rises to at least 81 as bomb squads find more bodies
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/20/clinton-calls-hostage-siege-act-terror-after-american-dies-in-algerian-raid/?test=latestnews

This gets worse and worse.
Title: Re: Some Hostages Killed, but Raid Rescues Many, Algeria Says
Post by: thundley4 on January 20, 2013, 07:28:49 PM
Death toll at Algerian gas plant rises to at least 81 as bomb squads find more bodies
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/20/clinton-calls-hostage-siege-act-terror-after-american-dies-in-algerian-raid/?test=latestnews

This gets worse and worse.

But OMG!  Manti Te'o was a victime/perpetrator of a hoax.