Posted on 12/07/2014 3:49:29 AM PST by Bettyprob
A British-born U.S. photojournalist and a South African aid worker held hostage in Yemen by al Qaeda militants have been 'murdered' in a failed rescue attempt.
American citizen Luke Somers had been held hostage since September 2013 in Yemen's capital Sana'a having moved to the country two years earlier.
The 33-year-old was reportedly shot by his captors as Navy SEAL Team six, made up of around 40 men, carried out a dramatic rescue bid in the Wadi Abdan region of the southern Shabwa province late on Friday night. It is the second attempted extraction by special forces in as many months.
Another hostage, South African aid worker Pierre Korkie, was also killed during the operation - a day before he was due to be released.
They were only 100 yards away from the compound when the terrorists reportedly heard a dog bark - prompting the militants to shoot the pair dead.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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They should have brought a cop. Cops know how to deal with dogs.
Moral might be: get a dog as defense
Just waiting on Holder & the DOJ to say they are investigating the SEALs and plan on bring charges.
ABC news last night said one of the guards went outside “to relieve himself” and spotted the SEALS.
Time to reissue the De Lisle carbine again! A silenced .45ACP Based on the Enfield action in WWII. Great for guard dogs!
“Wait! I thought Muslims didn’t own dogs.. unclean or something...”
You don’t have to ‘like’ dogs to make use of them in this manner. I remember seeing a Salvadoran infantry lieutenant giving a talk on anti-insurgency tactics. He said that when his platoon went into the bush hunting communists, who had a much better knowledge of the local terraiin, dogs helped mitigate that disadvantage. The first thing the patrol would do is feed their left over rations to the local strays. This would keep them ‘hanging around’ the patrol, and so they could utilize the dogs’ acute senses to alert them when somebody was creeping up on their hide.
I can’t believe all the “expert” Monday morning QBs on this thread.
I can’t believe anyone would take something they read from such a source seriously enough to comment! I guess we’re all intel officers now.
Yep.
Always kill the dog first or any other critter that can make noise.
That’s why I think the story is completely made up.
You should read all of the posts——I didn’t know Muslims allowed dogs either.
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Since when did the Bedouins join Al Qaeda?
I am struck by the foolishness of many of the comments on this thread. This story comes from two journalists who were clearly not on the scene. What is the source of their information, especially the unnamed source concerning the barking dog. Is someone trying to do damage control, or are they just speculating from the safety and comfort of some Washington situation room? This report may be correct, or may be wildly off the mark. I’ll wait for more information.
As for the wannabe’s who are so quick to pronounce judgment on the execution of this operation, I’d love to hear the tales of their dramatic deeds of derring do.
God bless our brave men.
Beautiful dogs.
Me, either. It’s disgusting.
I just wasted over an hour of my life, time that I will never get back, examining posting histories for some of these military geniuses. Suffice to say that you have never bumped into any of them on your way to, from, and during a gunfight.
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