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U.S. won't negotiate with al Qaeda on American hostage Warren Weinstein
cbs.com ^ | 5/7/12 | AP

Posted on 05/07/2012 2:01:56 PM PDT by ColdOne

AP) WASHINGTON - The White House says the Obama administration does not and will not negotiate with al Qaeda even though it is concerned about the safety and well-being of a 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan nine months ago.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said the administration condemns the kidnapping of Warren Weinstein and called for his immediate release.

In a video released by al Qaeda, Weinstein said he would be killed unless President Barack Obama agrees to the group's demands.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 201205; alqaeda; columbiau; hostage; hostagevideo; warrenweinstein; weinstein

1 posted on 05/07/2012 2:02:04 PM PDT by ColdOne
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To: ColdOne

Why couldn’t they have kidnapped Sharpton or Jackson?


2 posted on 05/07/2012 2:17:38 PM PDT by liberalh8ter (If Barack has a memory like a steel trap, why can't he remember what the Constitution says?)
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To: ColdOne

why wasn’t Weinstein working in the USA to enhance its leather industry?

To me, Weinstein is a traitor. Greed got him where he is. He has no business asking obama to negotiate.


3 posted on 05/07/2012 2:29:16 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: ColdOne
other than their tag, is there a difference between Afghan insurgents and Al-Qaida? The obozo is releasing enemy combatants aka Afghan insurgents in hopes they will in turn not kill American troops. But Carney said the obozo won't negotiate with Al-Qaida! Does it matter what a group calls itself if their goal is to kill Americans? What ever happened to just killing the enemy for victory? Somebody please convince me this war on terror is not about somebody making sh$t loads of money.
4 posted on 05/07/2012 2:30:40 PM PDT by drypowder
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To: ColdOne

Obama and Holder, “The US doesn’t negotiate with terrorists. PS: Tough break, Jewboy.”


5 posted on 05/07/2012 3:12:54 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: ColdOne

Meanwhile, the US secretly releases Taliban as barganing chips...


6 posted on 05/07/2012 3:15:06 PM PDT by ColdSteelTalon (Light is fading to shadow, and casting its shroud over all we have known...)
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

why do they call him an “ aid “ worker...?
he was a business consultant.


8 posted on 05/07/2012 4:09:05 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (NEWT in 2012)
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To: Yehuda

Ok, you make a good point.


9 posted on 05/07/2012 4:10:13 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (NEWT in 2012)
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To: ColdOne

U.S. won’t negotiate with al Qaeda on American hostage Warren Weinstein


But they’ll negotiate with the Taliban.


10 posted on 05/07/2012 4:11:19 PM PDT by OwenKellogg (Charter Member of the Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List)
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To: ColdOne
But wait! Aren't we negotiating with terrorists by secretly releasing Taliban and Al Qeada prisoners in order to appease the Muslim Brotherhood?
11 posted on 05/07/2012 4:39:51 PM PDT by Baynative (Please check this out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFIcZkEzc8I)
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To: ColdOne

Wonder what Team six is doing these days?


12 posted on 05/07/2012 4:58:05 PM PDT by navyblue (<u>)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

oBAMA: “Not in this lifetime, baby. You’re a Jew. Hmmmm...wait a minute...uh-hu...on second thought, Warren....can I call you ‘Warren’?...you do up a $20 million bundle thing for my campaign and I’ll have you out of there by sundown. If you fail.....picture this: You’re tied over a barrel....pants off, butt up and Abdul let’s a horny camel into the pen with you...... kike.”


13 posted on 05/07/2012 5:00:53 PM PDT by jmax (Ahhhh...life is so frigging good in the obama nation.)
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To: Shady

Does not look well for your friend.

Sad.


14 posted on 05/07/2012 6:21:52 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (The best is the enemy of the good!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I know. Bastards.


15 posted on 05/07/2012 7:09:10 PM PDT by Shady (The undeniable truth of the Obama Administration...The numbers do not lie.)
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To: ColdOne
The White House says the Obama administration does not and will not negotiate with al Qaeda even though it is concerned about the safety and well-being of a 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan nine months ago.

Poor Mr. Weinstein... Obama only negotiates for the release of deserters.

16 posted on 04/23/2015 7:10:33 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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