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Obama decries 'barbaric murder' of US hostage in Yemen
The Hill ^ | December 6, 2014 | Rachel Huggins

Posted on 12/06/2014 4:31:48 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife

President Obama on Saturday condemned the "barbaric murder" by al Qaeda of U.S. hostage Luke Somers in Yemen during a rescue attempt by U.S. forces.

"On behalf of the American people, I offer my deepest condolences to Luke’s family and to his loved ones," he said in a statement. "As this and previous hostage rescue operations demonstrate, the United States will spare no effort to use all of its military, intelligence, and diplomatic capabilities to bring Americans home safely, wherever they are located. And terrorists who seek to harm our citizens will feel the long arm of American justice," he continued.

The president said he authorized a raid Friday to rescue Somers and other U.S. hostages held in the same location as the photojournalist, who was captured 15 months ago.

Luke was a photojournalist who sought through his images to convey the lives of Yemenis to the outside world, Obama said, who also thanking Yemen government for its support.

"He came to Yemen in peace and was held against his will and threatened by a despicable terrorist organization. The callous disregard for Luke’s life is more proof of the depths of AQAP’s depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seeking to defeat their evil ideology.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201412; aljazeera; alqaeda; drones; gwot; hostages; isis; islam; lukesomers; middleeast; obamasfault; somers; terrorism; yemen
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
"....the United States will spare no effort to use all of its military, intelligence, and diplomatic capabilities to bring Americans home safely, wherever they are located. And terrorists who seek to harm our citizens will feel the long arm of American justice...."

Where was this "policy" during the Benghazi tragedy? We didn't hear this from Obama then. What a bullshi**er.

21 posted on 12/06/2014 5:48:54 AM PST by HotHunt
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

What? No American troops killed?

ø is not going to like this at all.


22 posted on 12/06/2014 5:57:10 AM PST by onedoug
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

Did he read about it in the WAPO or just tune into MSNBC?


23 posted on 12/06/2014 5:57:53 AM PST by OpusatFR (I did make that. No one else did the work.)
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To: Cincinatus' Wife

In other news......

Hillary Clinton is taking heat for saying America should “empathize” and show “respect” for its enemies.

The former secretary of State, who is considered a likely 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, made the remarks during a speech Wednesday at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Touting an approach she calls “smart power,” Clinton urged America to use “every possible tool and partner” to advance peace.

This, she said, includes “leaving no one on the sidelines, showing respect even for one’s enemies, trying to understand and insofar as psychologically possible, empathize with their perspective and point of view.”

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/05/clinton-says-america-should-empathize-with-its-enemies/


24 posted on 12/06/2014 6:01:53 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Compared to obama, Jimmy Carter looks like Winston Churchill.)
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To: yldstrk

Thee needs to be an Obama beheading clock for beheaded American like there is a debt clock.


25 posted on 12/06/2014 6:02:59 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Compared to obama, Jimmy Carter looks like Winston Churchill.)
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To: Diogenesis

I suspect you are right.


26 posted on 12/06/2014 8:01:47 AM PST by Bigg Red (Congress, do your duty and repo his pen and his phone.)
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To: onedoug

What? No American troops killed?

ø is not going to like this at all.

(((
It’s not over. I am sure he is waiting for the best time to deliver a ‘copter full of special forces to his muzzie pals.


27 posted on 12/06/2014 8:08:12 AM PST by Bigg Red (Congress, do your duty and repo his pen and his phone.)
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28 posted on 12/06/2014 11:48:04 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Celebrate the Polls, Ignore the Trolls)
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To: Sacajaweau

Given:

A) These are very high risk missions in the first place.

B) If the Yemenis are to be believed, all the terrorists at the site were killed.

C) Evidently, Mr. Korkie was about to be ransomed - a terrible precedent.

Failure to rescue the two hostages is tragic, but I do not consider the mission a failure, and I agree with the order to “go”.


29 posted on 12/07/2014 1:54:43 AM PST by Paul R. (Leftists desire to control everything; In the end they invariably control nothing worth a damn.)
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