Posted on 09/22/2013 7:14:09 PM PDT by 1066AD
The FBI is investigating claims that up to five of the terrorists who killed 68 people in a despicable attack on an upmarket Kenyan shopping mall are Americans, as the Kenyan military reported that it had rescued hostages and secured 'most parts' of the center following the two day standoff.
Sources close to terror group Al Shabaab told CNN on Sunday that nine extremists had been named on their Twitter account along with their nationalities and allegedly included U.S. citizens. The account has now been suspended by the site.
And just before sundown Kenya Defence Forces posted on its Twitter account that 'most of the hostages hostages have been rescued' and that security forces had taken control of 'most parts of the building' - however, the operation is still continuing and only a small number remained under the control of the militants.
The dramatic assault, which began shortly before sundown, came as two helicopters circled the Westgate mall, with one skimming very close to the roof.
They added that four military personnel were injured in the operation and officials attached to the defense forces did not elaborate how the hostages were freed or if the extremists were in custody.
Some gunmen are reported to be currently holed up in a supermarket in the shopping mall complex.
The revelation that Americans could be involved in the terror atrocity came after a large explosion today rocked the upmarket mall where as many as 15 Islamic extremists had been holding the hostages a day after attacking it, killing at least 68 and injuring at least 175 people - including five Americans.
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> Also claimed UK, Canadian & other European citizens in the attacking band. Somalian immigrants apparently. Also see CNN.
Maybe it was staged by the UN for international gun control measures. We know how 0 and the rest of his kind think now...accomplish the hoal by whatever means necessary even if it includes deception or treason
>> this is weird
The Left working hard for diversification...
> Also claimed UK, Canadian & other European citizens in the attacking band. Somalian immigrants apparently. Also see CNN.
Maybe it was staged by the UN for international gun control measures. We know how 0 and the rest of his kind think now...accomplish the goal by whatever means necessary even if it includes deception or treason
Only 12 years since 9-11-01.
Not to pooh-pooh the possibility, but just point out that most of these Somali refugees were resettled by assignment of the United Nations.
The destination countries meekly complied and offered citizenship on the cheap. This is their thanks.
When I lived in Japan during the Yugoslav civil war, I was amazed by how easily the Japanese told the UN to pound sand. They received similar assignments and, I believe, ended up accepting a grand total of two. One was married to a Japanese national. The other was a single highly skilled engineer who had demonstrated proficiency in the Japanese language as well as a useful marketable skill. The UN applied a lot of heat on them to take more. But they used the excuse that it wouldn't be humanitarian to bring someone into Japan who wouldn't fit into Japanese society. After a little huffing and puffing and high minded lecturing, the UN finally accepted Japan's explanation and walked away. What else could they do? I think Japan is the number two contributor to UN funding after the United States.
As for Somali refugees, I don't believe Japan accepted a single UN assignment. Name me one good reason that the United States couldn't take a similar approach.
I had a lot of company in leaving. Some of my former colleagues joined the Missouri Synod. Others became Catholics, Mormons, Pentecostals or dropped religion altogether.
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