Posted on 03/04/2015 3:18:41 PM PST by kristinn
U.S. envoy to Seoul Mark Lippert was seriously injured Thursday morning after being attacked by an armed assailant, official sources said.
The envoy was on his way to attend a morning lecture in central Seoul when the attack took place.
Lippert, bleeding heavily, was rushed to a nearby hospital, the sources said, adding that the suspect was immediately arrested although his or her identity is still not known.
bttt
Prayers for Ambassador Lippert.
Obama has all of the Ambassadors under fire.....
Is it the Norks?
Appears to be defensive wounds to the hand/wrist, possible knife attack, maybe a Ginsu knock-off.
CNN reporting assailant is a 60 year old man who used a razor blade to attack the ambassador.
Thank goodness the world understands us now.
The White House is “monitoring the situation.”
That makes me feel a whole lot better.
Outside of being outrageous, it is a terrible image being projected around the world and may inspire copycats. A weak America. That is generally the image these days abroad out here.
The progressives will kill us all.
Thanks for the post and info.
0bama’s foreign policy is and has been a disaster with both allies and adversaries.
Prayers for a swift and full recovery for our ambassador.
Is this Ambassador one of Obama’s bundlers?
Teeny bit from Wiki, for what it’s worth.
Lippert was also commissioned into the Navy Reserve in 2005 through the Navy’s direct commission officer program as an intelligence officer. From August 2007 until June 2008, he served about a year[3] in what had been scheduled as a nine-month tour of duty in Iraq as an intelligence officer with the Navy SEALs. He received a Bronze Star Medal for his service in Iraq.[4]
After he returned from Iraq, Lippert served as a senior foreign policy advisor to then-Senator Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign.[4] He was responsible for briefing Obama on emerging foreign policy issues throughout the campaign.[5] He helped prepare Obama on foreign policy for the presidential debates.[6] Lippert later served as deputy director for foreign policy for the Obama–Biden Transition Project.[4]
Throughout his time in the Senate and during the presidential campaign, Lippert was noted for having a close relationship with then Senator Obama.[3] He is credited for helping Obama develop his views on defense and foreign policy, particularly his support for a withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, which was completed under President Obama in December 2011 as well as Obama’s emphasis on transnational security issues, such as genocide and weapons of mass destruction.[2]
Was he unemployed?
Another victory for Obama Admin / State Dept. security.
Well, the attacker certainly didn’t look Korean.
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