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One American dead in Algeria, more still missing

Survivors of one of the largest hostage crises in recent memory recounted harrowing tales of their ordeal, as Algerian security forces attempted late Friday to negotiate an end to the standoff at a natural gas facility in the Sahara Desert.

Some workers described being forced to strap on explosives-filled belts when Islamist militants stormed the site Wednesday. Others were shot on the spot.

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Islamist terrorists are the scourge of this planet.  As Ruth Wisse, Harvard professor, has pointed out, they hate liberal values of personal freedom, gender equality, religious diversity and civil liberties:

 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324235104578243540292889364.html?mod=ITP_opinion_0

 

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The lowest form of human life.

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