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Death toll climbs past 80 at Saharan refinery; Algeria says militants were going to blow it up
foxnews.com ^ | January 20, 2013 | Associated Press

Posted on 01/20/2013 1:33:07 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

ALGIERS, Algeria – The death toll from the terrorist siege at a natural gas plant in the Sahara climbed to at least 81 on Sunday as Algerian forces searching the refinery for explosives found dozens more bodies, many so badly disfigured it was unclear whether they were hostages or militants, a security official said.

Algerian special forces stormed the plant on Saturday to end the four-day siege, moving in to thwart what government officials said was a plot by the Islamist militants to blow up the complex and kill all their hostages with mines sown throughout the site.

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1 posted on 01/20/2013 1:33:18 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Could someone explain why we haven’t/didn’t done anything to rescue the Americans??

CIC my a$$. Impeach “That Guy”!


2 posted on 01/20/2013 1:49:04 PM PST by TNoldman (AN AMERICAN FOR A MUSLIM/BHO FREE AMERICA.)
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To: TNoldman

Didn’t do anything. Well past tense on this.

The hostages don’t mean anything to this administration. Why, because they got re-elected and won’t be held accountable again.


3 posted on 01/20/2013 1:55:31 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (zerogottago)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie
Obambi is busy looking at Youtube seeing if he can find another inflammatory video to blame this rampage on.
4 posted on 01/20/2013 2:01:33 PM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: TNoldman

Algeria didn’t want us in there and I can’t really say I blame them after the mess we made of Libya.


5 posted on 01/20/2013 2:05:24 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: TNoldman

Obama:

“I am still waiting to gain a fuller understanding. What do you think, a pitching wedge or a 9 iron for this shot?”


6 posted on 01/20/2013 2:09:17 PM PST by Gabrial (The nightmare will continue as long as the nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Right or wrong, there are consequences for our decisions and actions. Go to work with Muslims in a foreign country,...


7 posted on 01/20/2013 5:43:26 PM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

This may generate a huge problem for the Islamic countries in trying to secure foreign personnel to work in their facilities.

Bad supplier relations can close your operation.


8 posted on 01/21/2013 7:49:42 AM PST by buffaloguy
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