Posted on 10/31/2020 2:36:44 PM PDT by Kaslin
SEAL Team Six rescued an American citizen who was abducted in Niger last week during a high-risk military raid in nearby Nigeria on Friday night.
ABC News reports that Philip Walton, 27, was captured by abductors in Niger on Oct. 26, according to counterterrorism officials. Walton, his wife and a young daughter live in a small village close to the Nigerien border. Walton was reportedly kidnapped from his backyard on Monday after his assailants demanded he hand over money.
According to U.S. and Nigerian officials, the captors were believed to have belonged to an armed group from Nigeria. While the group is not believed to be connected to terrorism, many hostages are ultimately sold to terrorist groups.
During the rescue mission carried out by SEAL Team Six, all but one of Walton's seven captors were killed.
"They were all dead before they knew what happened," a counterterrorism source told ABC News.
President Trump celebrated the safe return of the American citizen and the courageousness of the soldier who brought him home.
Last night, our Country’s brave warriors rescued an American hostage in Nigeria. Our Nation salutes the courageous soldiers behind the daring nighttime rescue operation and celebrates the safe return of yet another American citizen!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2020
Many have heard about the elite SEAL Team Six following the successful raid in 2011 to take out terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. It was later revealed that then-Vice President Joe Biden opposed the raid, having told Obama "don't go." Biden similarly opposed the successful airstrike that killed Iranian terrorist Qassem Soleimani in 2019.
The Washington Post revealed in 2012 that unclassified documents recovered from bin Laden's compound outlined a plan the terrorist had considered to assassinate then-President Obama. After Obama's assassination, bin Laden believed, a "totally unprepared" Joe Biden would assume the presidency and plunge America "into a crisis."
Voters now have the chance on Tuesday to carry out bin Laden's plan by electing Joe Biden president.
Excellent news.
I hope Seal Team Six left twenty or more smoking sanddiggers bodies for the pigs to eat.
Obama would have left him there.
Any American takes an awful risk living anywhere in Nigeria.
I don’t know the circumstances of his residency or why the Seals where assigned to rescue him.
I tend to doubt they do this just because he’s American.
Anybody know who Walton is? Just an American that chose to live in a dangerous country and farm? I can’t find anything much on him.
I'm assuming he's a missionary. Bottom line: he's an American and because of that he should feel safe anywhere in the world.
Yes, he’s a white male missionary.
King Obama would have no interest in the matter.
Only 6 out of 7, but not a bad batting average.
Missionary
Seal Team 6. American Heroes!!! Only POTUS Donald Trump would send them in. O would’ve left him.
I just hate it when that happens /sarc.
I'm glad that one guy got away. He can tell the tale of what happens when you kidnap an American. OK, guys we are going to kidnap another American. Who wants to volunteer? Anyone? Anyone? Last chance guys.
I just hate it when that happens /sarc.
I'm glad that one guy got away. He can tell the tale of what happens when you kidnap an American. OK, guys we are going to kidnap another American. Who wants to volunteer? Anyone? Anyone? Last chance guys.
The closing sentence is very odd and doesn’t match the rest of article. An attempt at humor?
Wild guess: Whatever his cover story — missionary, import/export, do-gooder — he was probably also a CIA asset, hence the effort to free him.
God Bless our Seals.
They are the best!
Exactly. That seventh guy may have been allowed to escape for just that reason — to warn his pals not to tamper with Americans.
I hope the entire raid video is posted. I’ll pay to see it.
Obama would have left him there.
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