re luke somers death, i speculate US was piggybacking on intel from negotiations to free fellow hostage, South African P. Korkie to plan op
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reason for speculation: that's what US did in assisting Colombia kill FARC leader Raul Reyes as he was negotiating for Betancourt release
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here's my detailed take on the Betancourt affair http://betancourtstory.blogspot.com/ Moral: not "negotiating" w/ terrorists has consequences
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Think the possibility that US is exploiting negotiation coms for non-US hostages to mount risky rescue ops should be considered.
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hostage takers aren't necessarily idiots, might suspect US listening as release negotiations get down to nitty gritty & prepare for trouble
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Maybe need some "why did covert op fail again" think pieces to bookend "valiant rescue op comes up just short" valedictions
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@chinahand And do we have really big CI problems with our partners in the neighborhood.
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