US and British military officials are talking up the prospect of military action in the face of the Algerian hostage standoff, with Britain reporting that their special forces are on “standby” to intervene and the US vowing revenge.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta insisted the US would work tirelessly to pursue anyone linked to the attack, insisting there is “no justification” and that the US is completely disinterested in the motivation of the attackers. They also confirmed sending trainers.
The State Department has also issued a statement insisting that the US is working “around the clock” to ensure the safety of the hostages, and will do anything it takes, as long as that anything involves military action, because they won’t under any circumstances negotiate with the hostage-takers.
It is believed that 12 British hostages remain in the custody of the militants, while the US has insisted it doesn’t have any specific information on how many of its hostages may still be alive after yesterday’s Algerian military attack on them.
Attention Algerian people.., attention Algerian people the French militarism establishing itself on your border…, that means that Americans are on their way so is rest of NATO militarism regime.., you are next on their list of invasion.., they will fabricate, if they haven't yet, to attack Algeria.
If Islamic militants didn't exist The War Department would have to invent them.
Just like the Hussein's supposed WMDs which were used as an excuse to invade Iraq, these hostages are just an excuse for the US to invade Algeria in order to set up bases for Africom. The US is intent on sealing off Africa from peaceful (i.e. trade) Chinese influence.
Is is curious that the UK, which has dropped out of the world's top 10 economies can afford wars but not to look after its citizens.
Curious that the US can afford wars but not to look after its citizens.
The elite don't care what happens to the citizenry. In every almost every Western country, there is money for war, (which is profitable to the elite) and tax giveaways for them while jobs, social programs and infrastructure are left to rot. Unemployed hungry people are much easier to control.
It is more than curious, Yonatan. The U.K. is one of America's predator Allies, the group that keeps war going. The U.S. and the U.K. and France arm everyone then encourage hostilities.
If we don't stop this cycle, we'll end up in a nuclear holocaust!
@klyde,
They DO invent them that is the point. Anyone who is being subjugated and lashes out against their oppressor is immediately classified as an Al Queda linked group so we now can feign a moral obligation To strike them.
When the car horns in Paris start sounding, there may be another ally in the mix. "Al-gerie, Al-gerie…" That's what the French thought the horns said back in 1958.
Ain't the GWOT great or what?
When an oil company calls, the US Government comes running. Spending your tax dollars of course. One can't expect the richest companies in the world to pay for their own security after all.
Negotiate? — Only the weak negotiate
Since our nuclear slaughter of the innocent in Japan, Empire USA has been a nuclear terrorist, not so much a physically brutal terrorist, but an all-out verbal terrorist that just has to speak the words “All options are on the table,” and nations do quiver and shake at our awesome ability to destroy.
Negotiate? — Only the weak negotiate
Since our nuclear slaughter of the innocent in Japan, Empire USA has been a nuclear terrorist, not so much a physically brutal terrorist, but an all-out verbal terrorist that just has to speak the words “All options are on the table,” and nations do quiver and shake at our awesome ability to destroy.
"Safety of the hostages", huh?
Algerian forces don't faff around.