Biden: Killing of US hostage in Yemen 'despicable'

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday the U.S. will be "relentless" in its efforts to bring the killers of an American photojournalist to justice.

The death of Luke Somers was a "despicable crime," Biden said during his address to a conference on U.S.-Israeli relations.

President Barack Obama said in a written statement earlier Saturday that Somers was killed by al-Qaida-linked terrorists who had been holding him hostage in Yemen during a U.S. military rescue operation.

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Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the Saban Forum in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Biden says the U.S. will be "relentless" in its efforts to bring the killers of an American photojournalist to justice. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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[leftymon]

1. Let's not get all Cowboy tho

[bemildred]

2. Killing hostages is always a low class thing to do. nt

[NobodyHere]

3. Not to mention

the taking of hostages in the first place.

[bemildred]

6. Seems sort of obvious you have to take them to kill them.

And generally, I think better of kidnappers that don't kill them. Such distinctions save lives.

[Helen Borg]

5. Why do people waste time saying the obvious?

[jakeXT]

7. Drone strikes kill nine in Yemen

A suspected US drone strike in Yemen killed nine alleged al-Qaida militants early on Saturday, a security official said, as authorities continue their search for an American photojournalist held by the extremists.

The drone struck at dawn in Yemen’s southern Shabwa province, hitting a suspected militant hideout, the official said. The official did not elaborate and spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to brief journalists.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/06/drone-strikes-kill-nine-in-yemen