White House: American, Italian hostages killed in US counterterror operation

Ap via Fox ^

[don-o]

The White House says U.S. counterterrorism operations killed American and Italian hostages held by Al Qaeda, as well as two Americans who were working with the terror organization.

It says the U.S. recently concluded that American Warren Weinstein and Italian national Giovanni Lo Porto, hostages held by Al Qaeda, were killed in a January operation in a border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The White House says it also believes two other Americans were recently killed in a counterterrorism operation in the same region.

[Red_Devil 232]

Yep! And our POS will be giving a presser about this, this morning “sometime”.

[knarf]

Each soul, no longer here, entered the condition that killed them voluntarilly and was counselled about the potential and possible repercussions ... and did it anyway, and communicated to anyone they loved that, they knew what they were doing and that if anything happens to me ....

[don-o]

Obama statement scheduled for 10am - I'm guessing we're in for at least a 30 minute delay— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) April 23, 2015

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

The most important thing in this story will be if all of our special forces teams are up to date in their sensitivity training, especially the classes covering gays and transvestites.

[ErnBatavia]

Ping from the other running thread.......

[hadaclueonce]

This happened in January. They must be really trying to hide something big.

[don-o]

Yes - the timing.

[advertising guy]

yet he said he just spoke to the families.....damn what a lie

[advertising guy]

he is takin not an ounce of blame

[don-o]

actually, he did.

[don-o]

He did but pleaded fog of war, etc....

[advertising guy]

he said the operational procedure was tight,legal,and per instruction

that exempts blame

[Pollster1]

Our priority should be to kill terrorists, including American terrorists on the battlefield. Rescue Americans if we can, but if some American hostages die instead, that is a cost of war. We should never permit terrorists to profit from taking hostages.

[sheikdetailfeather]

Pentagon says Obama did not order this specific strike per Bret Baier. (Of course he didn’t.)

[norwaypinesavage]

It appears to me that the Obama “Drone Policy” is working about as well as the Obama “Yemen Policy”.

[molson209]

Why announce this now ,what are they trying to DISTRACT from ?

[DCBryan1]

Obama will need a lot of makeup to cover up the swelled up eyes and sadness at the death of Adam Gahdan. I bet President Val had to take a valium to keep her anguish unseen.

[advertising guy]

The whole story is a lie

[JayAr36]

If this information comes from inside the beltway it is certainly 80% a lie. If it comes from the White Mosque then you can be assured it is all lies.