US hostage dead after rescue attempt by US forces

[clippedgull]

Not many details at present...

BBC:

Edited:

A US journalist held by al-Qaeda militants in Yemen has died after a military operation to rescue him, US media reports say.

Luke Somers was shot by his captors during a raid and later died, a US official told the New York Times.

His sister, Lucy Somers, told the Associated Press that she had been notified by the FBI of his death.

UK-born Mr Somers, who was kidnapped in Yemen in 2013, had appeared in a video appealing for help.

 

[Hillian1]

I seem to recall the last time they tried it the hostage died too.

Didn't they lob a grenade in or something.

 

[spence]

Yeah a female Brit got killed. Bit of a cover up that one because it was embarrassing for US special forces.

To be fair it an't easy rescuing hostages

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I'd rather be shot during a rescue attempt than having my swede lopped off with a breadkife by some failed DJ on YouTube.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

I'd rather be shot during a rescue attempt than having my swede lopped off with a breadkife by some failed DJ on YouTube.

Poll to follow?

 

[Paskman]

Poll to follow?

Why shouldn't I be laughing at that[emoji15]

 

[RexCathedra]

You have to look at this with an eye towards US domestic politics.

Hostage attempt fails, hostage dies -- Obama sucks!
No hostage attempt, hostage languishes -- Obama sucks!
Hostage attempt fails, hostage lives -- Obama sucks! God bless our troops!!
Hostage attempt succeeds, hostage lives -- God bless our troops! Obama sucks!

 

[jonny.rainbow]

I'd rather be shot during a rescue attempt than having my swede lopped off with a breadkife by some failed DJ on YouTube.

Except he was held by al-Qaeda not ISIS.