Crisis in Algeria: More ‘Arab Spring’ Consequences; U.S. Hostages Seized

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Over the weekend, I mentioned the al-Qaeda-backed rebellion in Mali, and now there’s more Islamic trouble in neighboring Algeria:

Six hostages, 8 kidnappers killed
in Algeria siege; 7 still held
— Reuters

US confirms Americans among hostages
taken by militants in Algeria
— The Hill

Militants Grab U.S. Hostages
— Wall Street Journal

Militants: 35 hostages dead
in Algerian copter attack
— CBS News

The facts of this emerging crisis are not entirely clear, but it looks a lot like further evidence of the bankruptcy of Obama’s foreign policy:

Donald Douglas at American Power is aggregating developments, including this confession of impotence from the White House:

 

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  3. Aggressive condemnation sent? Check!
    The only way to stop people like that is to hunt them down and kill them, their family, their pets, their livestock, and everyone that ever heard of them. Then make sure the rest see the bodies and make them understand they’re next if they get out of line.
    Our POTUS, however, is weak, and Islamists smell weakness.

  5. Besides their excellent propaganda machines, a major cause of unrest in the poorer countries of North African is the effect of food inflation. We had a bad year for corn and still are mandated to use over 30% of it for fueling our cars rather than feeding people. This is a sin.

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