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US hostage dead after rescue attempt by US forces



clippedgull

Hotdogs, extra onions
Aug 11, 2003
20,789
Near Ducks, Geese, and Seagulls
Not many details at present...

BBC:

Edited:

A US journalist held by al-Qaeda militants in Yemen has died after a military operation to rescue him, US media reports say.

Luke Somers was shot by his captors during a raid and later died, a US official told the New York Times.

His sister, Lucy Somers, told the Associated Press that she had been notified by the FBI of his death.

UK-born Mr Somers, who was kidnapped in Yemen in 2013, had appeared in a video appealing for help.
 
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spence

British and Proud
Oct 15, 2014
9,814
Crawley
Yeah a female Brit got killed. Bit of a cover up that one because it was embarrassing for US special forces.

To be fair it an't easy rescuing hostages
 


Bevendean Hillbilly

New member
Sep 4, 2006
12,805
Nestling in green nowhere
I'd rather be shot during a rescue attempt than having my swede lopped off with a breadkife by some failed DJ on YouTube.
 








RexCathedra

Aurea Mediocritas
Jan 14, 2005
3,499
Vacationland
You have to look at this with an eye towards US domestic politics.

Hostage attempt fails, hostage dies -- Obama sucks!
No hostage attempt, hostage languishes -- Obama sucks!
Hostage attempt fails, hostage lives -- Obama sucks! God bless our troops!!
Hostage attempt succeeds, hostage lives -- God bless our troops! Obama sucks!
 




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