Libya rescue squad ran into fierce, accurate ambush

CNBC ^ | 9/12/12 | Alastair Macdonald; Editing by Andrew Osborn

[Kartographer]

A squad of U.S. troops dispatched by helicopter across the Libyan desert to rescue besieged diplomats from Benghazi on Wednesday ran into a fierce overnight ambush that left a further two Americans dead, Libyan officials told Reuters.

Accounts of the mayhem at the U.S. consulate, where the ambassador and a fourth American died after a chaotic protest over a film insulting to Islam, remain patchy. But two Libyan officials, including the commander of a security force which escorted the U.S. rescuers, said a later assault on a supposedly safe refuge for the diplomats appeared professionally executed.

[LibLieSlayer]

Drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip, drip. This is the sound of obama’s future bleeding out. He cannot walk back the lies that he and his SoS spewed today. People are starting to realize just how inept and unprepared our government is compared to 4 years ago. They can never again say that we are safer or better off... and if they do... it will drive even more away from them.

LLS

[Timber Rattler]

Sounds like SEALs rather than Marines.

[stylin19a]

Captain Fathi al-Obeidi, whose special operations unit was ordered by Libya's authorities to meet an eight-man force at Benghazi airport, said that after his men and the U.S. squad had found the American survivors who had evacuated the blazing consulate, the ostensibly secret location in an isolated villa came under an intense and highly accurate mortar barrage.

. Secret location ? guess not.

[LibLieSlayer]

This isn't Bush's government. I miss a President that starts his day at 4AM and works until midnight or later. I miss a President that would have already prepared for this because he received several security briefings a day... or more if needed. sparky hasn't attended a Security meeting in months.

LLS

[hummingbird]

"...what is going on over there?" The more I read the article, the angrier I got.

Another question: what is going on over HERE?

[hummingbird]

Agree with everything you posted.

All we need now is the 12th Mahdi...

[NoLibZone]

[hummingbird]

"President Carter announces to the nation, and the world, that eight American servicemen are dead and several others are seriously injured, after a super-secret hostage rescue mission failed."

That's just what I was telling Mr. hummingbird. It is deja vu all over again.

Will there be another NIGHTLINE-style program counting days of chaos?

[The_Media_never_lie]

The Islamic world hates us -- so why bother playing nice? Just send the message: you don't want to eff with us. We don't need boots on the ground, because we don't want to possess your land. We want to be left alone, and we will hurt you real bad if you don't leave us alone.

Kindness is weakness. They would understand the above.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Correction: Kindness is viewed as weakness in the Islamic world.

[LadyDoc]

, including the commander of a security force which escorted the U.S. rescuers,.

is that the guy who was reported taking photos an hour before the attack, according to Wired?

[JohnBovenmyer]

Plus a dozen or more Americans ‘hurt.’ This is the first I’ve heard of additional, non-fatal, casualties.

[SE Mom]

Inside information? OPSEC breach?

In a word:

Yes.

[tumblindice]

Clinton too—Somalia.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Kartographer.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Correction: Kindness is viewed as weakness in the Islamic world.

[norton]

FIOA request for Obama’s email, tweets, and texts?

[CaptainK]

You have to search for important information like this on the internet, but can’t avoid the media dump of Romney gaffe articles.

[SVTCobra03]

What a Charlie Foxtrot.

[Talisker]

It's a good thing I'm not president. My primary question would be. "How can we guarantee 10,000 dead Libyans by morning? More would be OK, but I'll be real upset if you can only give me 9,999 dead Libyans. What do we have in theater that can get that job done?"

The Islamic world hates us -- so why bother playing nice? Just send the message: you don't want to eff with us. We don't need boots on the ground, because we don't want to possess your land. We want to be left alone, and we will hurt you real bad if you don't leave us alone.

They aren't going to leave anyone alone.

For 1400 years, they've been telling the whole world that, while raping, butchering, slaughtering and murdering everyone they can reach, in every country in the world, to this very day, hour, minute and second.

You want to know what to do with Muslims?

Simple.

Take them at their word. Believe their history. Really let yourself GET it. Then no one will have to tell you anything.