I hope that the murderous cowards were trembling in fear for those two weeks, worrying about whether the SAS would get them, would SEALS get ‘em, would it be GROM (polish special forces), or maybe Marines. Could it be Rangers sneaking up on them????I hope they didn’t sleep at all and that they froze in terror when the rescuers showed up because they’ve heard what the Aussies and Brits and Americans and Polish and other Allied forces do to people like THAT.
It’s important that they were cut down, as usual, so that the next piece of garbage who helps kidnap an innocent aid worker understands what all the other dead captors understand - heroes will be showing up soon. I’m not making light of the loss of this woman’s death - I am just so angry I am taking a moment to hope that her killers worried about how it would feel when justice caught up to them. Hope the fear inside wondering just how they would die consumed their last days. (i.e. ‘sleep tight you monsters - commandos are comin’ to meet ya’)
In answer to numerous questions earlier in the thread:-
- The operation was carried out by unspecified US Special Forces. Respect to them for a difficult and dangerous job.
- All eight captors at the compound were killed in the operation.
- Norwood got her fatal wounds when one of the captors set off a suicide vest as forces closed in. Very difficult to imagine what even the best trained forces in the world could have done better, given a captor standing next to her who just has to pull a cord.
- She apparently survived the blast for a short while, but died on the way to hospital.
- The decision for a ‘go’ for the operation was given when it seemed likely she was about to transferred to Al Queida in Pakistan
(all above sourced from UK Press)
Respect to all forces involved. It must be terrible for the young men involved that the operation did not go to plan - however, they did their duty bravely, took out eight bad guys, and at least gave Norwood a chance - had she gone to Pakistan there would have been no chance.
Respect and sympathy to Norwood’s family. It takes a better soul than mine to go and do selfless Charity work and the ‘hearts and minds’ stuff of the battle unarmed. If only all of humanity had in their hearts what she had in hers.