One of the two most successful
secret ops "known" of the last
decade did not happen during
any republican rule.
Today this blog reports on the
second successful such missions,
taking place during Obama´s
rule as President.
Two foreign aid workers
kidnapped in Somalia three
months ago have been freed
in a rare US military raid.
US officials have confirmed
that elite US Navy Seals were
dropped into Somalia to carry
out the overnight operation
which resulted in a shoot out.
The two hostages were freed
uninjured, although nine of
their captors are said to have
been killed.
The hostages , a US woman
and a Danish man ,were seized
on 25 October 2011.
No casualties have been
reported among US forces.
The unit involved was the elite
Seal Team Six, which killed
Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan
last May, although the same
personnel were not
necessarily involved.
Washington said the first hint
of the successful operation
appeared to come from
President Obama himself,
as he prepared to give the
State of the Union address,
he turned to his Defence
Secretary Leon Panetta
and said "Good job tonight."
In contradiction to former
President Bush, who loved
to publicly talk of capturing
OBL this president delivered
without much talk.
Chapeau as well for the
green light to save the aid
workers held in Somalia out
of one who was a EU Citizen
from Denmark.
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