U.S. forces strike in Libya, capture al Qaeda operative

[J.E.D]

U.S. forces strike in Libya, capture al Qaeda operative

In two operations in Africa nearly 3,000 miles apart, U.S. military forces went after two high-value targets over the weekend.

One operation took place early Saturday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, when members of the elite U.S. Army Delta Force captured Abu Anas al Libi, an al Qaeda operative wanted for his alleged role in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Let me know when they capture AQ new leader, Val Jarrett

 

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right - tell Kerry to tell Libya to blow it out dey's ear...

Kerry: Capture of Terror Suspect in Libya Legal
October 7, 2013 ~U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday defended the capture of a terrorism suspect by American forces in Libya, saying complaints about the operation from Libya and others are unfounded.

Kerry said the weekend seizure in Tripoli of the suspected al-Qaida operative Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai complied with U.S. law. He said the suspect was a "legal and appropriate target" for the U.S. military and will face justice in a court of law. Kerry added it was important not to "sympathize" with wanted terrorists. "I hope the perception is in the world that people who commit acts of terror and who have been appropriately indicted by courts of law, by the legal process, will know that United States of America is going to do anything in its power that is legal and appropriate in order to enforce the law and to protect our security," Kerry told reporters after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific economic conference.

"I think it's important for people in the world not to sympathize with alleged terrorists but to underscore the importance of the rule of law," he added, when asked about the Libyan government's complaint that the seizure amounted to kidnapping. Libya has asked Washington to explain and clarify its actions. Al-Ruqai, known by his alias Abu Anas al-Libi, was seized on the streets of the Libyan capital on Saturday. He is accused by the U.S. of involvement in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, which killed more than 220 people. He has been on the FBI's most wanted terrorists list since it was introduced shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 attack, with a $5 million bounty on his head.

Kerry, a former prosecutor, noted that al-Libi has been indicted by a U.S. court and will have a chance to defend himself. "An indictment is an accusation," Kerry said. "In our legal system the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty, but he will now have an opportunity to defend himself and to be appropriately brought to justice in a court of law."

Kerry: Capture of Terror Suspect in Libya Legal - ABC News

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Kerry defends US capture of Libya 'Al-Qaeda operative'
7 Oct.`13Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) - Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday insisted the capture of an alleged Al-Qaeda operative in Libya in a US raid was legal, after Tripoli demanded answers about the "kidnap".

Abu Anas al-Libi, who was indicted in connection with the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and has a $5 million FBI bounty on his head, was captured on Saturday. It was one of two US raids at the weekend, with US Navy Seals also storming a Shebab stronghold in the southern Somali port of Barawe, although the success of that assault was unclear. The operation to capture Libi drew fury from the Libyan government, which said it was unauthorised and described it as a "kidnap".

But Kerry on Monday defended the operation as within the law. "With respect to Abu Anas al-Libi, he is a key Al-Qaeda figure, and he is a legal and an appropriate target for the US military," Kerry told reporters on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Indonesia. He added that Libi had committed "acts of terror" and had been "appropriately indicted by courts of law, by the legal process". "The United States of America is going to do everything in its power that is legal and appropriate in order to enforce the law and protect our security," he said.

But when asked whether the United States had informed Libya before the raid, Kerry refused to say. "We don't get into the specifics of our communications with a foreign government on any kind of operation of this kind," he said. His defence of the operation came after Libya on Sunday demanded an explanation from Washington for the "kidnap". "The Libyan government has been following the reports of the kidnap of one of the Libyan citizens wanted by the authorities in the United States," a government statement said. "As soon as it heard the reports, the Libyan government contacted the US authorities to demand an explanation."

Libi was taken to a US Navy warship in the region after the raid and was being questioned there, a US official said. Libi, 49, had been indicted in the US federal court in New York for allegedly playing a key role in the east Africa bombings -- which left more than 200 dead -- and plots to attack US forces. The Tripoli operation ended a 13-year manhunt for Libi, whose given name is Nazih Abdul Hamed al-Raghie. FBI and CIA agents assisted US troops in the raid, US media reported. His arrest paves the way for his extradition to New York to face trial. Citing surveillance camera footage, Libi's son, Abdullah al-Raghie, said his father had been seized by masked gunmen armed with pistols, and that some of them were Libyans.

He claimed that the Libyan government was implicated in his father's disappearance, a claim Tripoli vehemently denies. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday the operations sent "a strong message to the world that the United States will spare no effort to hold terrorists accountable". "We will continue to maintain relentless pressure on terrorist groups that threaten our people or our interests, and we will conduct direct action against them, if necessary, that is consistent with our laws and our values," he added.

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[Old Rocks]

"From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli."

Terrorist best remember that we have a history of taking a legitimate fight to the source of the problem.

 

[Stephanie]

wow, now they are singing over killing and war

Obama brings out the war-mongers in them

 

[AceRothstein]

wow, now they are singing over killing and war

Obama brings out the war-mongers in them

Why do you side with the terrorists? You're either with us or against us.

 

[Stephanie]

wow, now they are singing over killing and war

Obama brings out the war-mongers in them

Why do you side with the terrorists? You're either with us or against us.

oh the people singing now under Obama, were saying back then that all it did was CREATE more terrorist

but that was under Bush...you see Obama is THE ONE so it's DIFFERENT NOW

 

[J.E.D]

wow, now they are singing over killing and war

Obama brings out the war-mongers in them

Why do you side with the terrorists? You're either with us or against us.

oh the people singing now under Obama, were saying back then that all it did was CREATE more terrorist

but that was under Bush...you see Obama is THE ONE so it's DIFFERENT NOW

We said that invading Iraq - a country which had no involvement in 9/11 - would breed more terrorists. And it did. That is entirely different than targeted missions that kill or capture known terrorists and enemies of the USA. Wanna try again?

 

[Yurt]

we have the best military in the world. and thank goodness it operates efficiently and deadly no matter who sits in the white house.

 

[SteadyMercury]

wow, now they are singing over killing and war

Obama brings out the war-mongers in them

Why do you side with the terrorists? You're either with us or against us.

Because Stephanie is a hyperpartisan pinhead.

If her political team was in office she'd be cheering, but since it isn't any and all actions/events are bad news that must be frowned on.

She is about as deep as a puddle.

 

[Trajan]

U.S. forces strike in Libya, capture al Qaeda operative

In two operations in Africa nearly 3,000 miles apart, U.S. military forces went after two high-value targets over the weekend.

One operation took place early Saturday in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, when members of the elite U.S. Army Delta Force captured Abu Anas al Libi, an al Qaeda operative wanted for his alleged role in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.

I am glad they got him, but, wheres the outrage? Rendition...hello?

hes being held on a ship offshore and interrogated....did he get mirandized? I am thinking, no....