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Arctic Dave

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35. Ummmm.

Reply to Amonester (Reply #33)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 05:18 PM

Jan 2013

Yeah, thanks for the commentary.

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Algeria crisis: 'Captors and hostages die in assault' [View all] muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 OP

Report: 7 hostages killed as Algerian forces launch new assault Coyotl Jan 2013 #1

Algeria hostage crisis: UK ambassador to fly to plant dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #2

A brutal way to go about it but it will make al Qaeda think twice UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #3

I would doubt that. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #5

Right. If anything they will be happy to promote their "martyrs" who died in this attack. n/t totodeinhere Jan 2013 #24

Thats the way it goes dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #28

Everybody brandishes "al Qaeda" the same way they used to say "Communist". Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #6

Sounds more like this group is motivated more by money. Archae Jan 2013 #7

It's like Jamal al-Fadl... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #11

This guy had them all going. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #18

Speaking of,.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #22

He looks as stylish with that as John Lennon did with his 1958 Rickenbacker 325. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #23

At least the mob used violin cases.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #30

Pediatricians like him Turbineguy Jan 2013 #32

Sounds like al Qaeda to me. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #8

Actually, it sounds like a bunch of nutcases.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #10

I couldn't agree more. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #12

We still have "Hunt for Red October" war games being fought by our sub fleet... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #14

1) We have nuclear weapons. No one will invade us. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #15

"I've given up thinking it can be fixed." Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #16

But the politicians would have to do it. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #17

They used to call that "Graft". Now it's "the way it works". Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2013 #29

Algerian Hostages: Dead US Hostage Identified as Fred Buttaccio Coyotl Jan 2013 #4

AP: Algerian Assault Ends Crisis, 19 Hostages Dead Purveyor Jan 2013 #9

It's hard to know how this could have gone, otherwise. TwilightGardener Jan 2013 #13

Well, they could have tried negotiating. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2013 #20

Their stated policy is no negotiations with terrorists because all that does is enable them. totodeinhere Jan 2013 #25

Final death toll from Algeria attack. dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #19

Message: "Don't take hostages... it won't save you." OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #21

I've heard several different number of Americans present during the kidnapping Special Agent Oso Jan 2013 #26

People go John2 Jan 2013 #27

Interesting, not a single Algerian military casualty. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #31

Because these hostage takers were really just a bunch of cowards. Amonester Jan 2013 #33

Were you there? daleo Jan 2013 #34

Ummmm. Arctic Dave Jan 2013 #35

Are there any americans missing? Special Agent Oso Jan 2013 #36

Algeria siege toll climbs past 80 reorg Jan 2013 #37