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Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by anythingoes23: 3:20pm On Aug 15, 2025
You said you believed the man was extracted, my question now is, how would they extract him without spinning a Hollywood story of NASA and night vision technology as you mentioned, when the operation was in the dead of the night?
aribisala0:
You remember therefore it happened ?.?


All this suff you are claiming is hear say
You are not a witness
Either you read it or you were told
That does not mean it happened the way it was narrated
However you are not the only one that remembers

The difference is I remember what we were told at the time
I will not say it is true or false
I do not know I was not there and neither were you

You say our government only knew till after

HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS.? What is the source of this claim?
What we were told is that the government of Niger and Niger cooperated with them
The only thing that I believe is that the man was extracted
All this reconstruction trying to spin a Hollywood story of NASA and night vision technology is for gullible people
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by meobizy(m): 3:24pm On Aug 15, 2025
The American military is overrated. They have all the weapons and zero mental strength. They cannot face a force ready to die. Their MO is to reduce casualties as much as possible. That is their greatest weakness and the greatest strength of “terrorists”.
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by aribisala0(m): 3:31pm On Aug 15, 2025
anythingoes23:
You said you believed the man was extracted, my question now is, how would they extract him without spinning a Hollywood story of NASA and night vision technology as you mentioned, when the operation was in the dead of the night?
I believe he was extracted because we saw him
Extract is a simple English word
How he was extracted?
I don't know . I was not there
When you don't know you don't know full stop
They told us a story.
Okay
But it is a story I don't know if it is true
You don't either so stop asking me silly questions
Maybe they paid a ransom who knows. Do you know if they paid a ransom?
Bottom line you can choose to believe their story I can choose not to
There us no need for fruit less. Argument I have no concern what you believe so leave me with mine
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by MrGerald(m): 3:59pm On Aug 15, 2025
aribisala0:
Niger is not Nigeria
When you get billions of dollars you need to spin all manner of stories to justify your pay day

My take
Why should I believe this yarn?

Some people are very credulous. They believe anything without asking questions especially when it involves Americans

I am not so credulous
Sounds like a Hollywood story
Notice how there is no mention of any input from the government of Niger or Nigeria

It is funny how colonisation has affected the capacity to reason
You're talking as if it was a moonlight story, didn't know you when this happened?
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by jamafa: 4:09pm On Aug 15, 2025
franchasofficia:
The greatest country on earth.


How I wished we had Biafra, we will sacrifice everything possible to replicate America and all the great things they do. The focus would have been on acquiring indigenous technology, zero tolerance to leadership corruption and marginalization of any part of Biafra in order to make all Biafrans feel loved and cherished to bring out the best in them. When someone knows that his or her country truly care for him and ready to do anything for him to live a fulfilled life, he or she will be ready to sacrifice his life and all to make the country proud at all times. You don't expect patriotism from someone you despise and oppress at every given opportunity.

Biafra would have been the pride of the black race cry
Enu po o 😂

Biafra wey Eboyin person can't govern Anambra or Enugu people vise versa 😂
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by cococandy(f): 4:15pm On Aug 15, 2025
This bit in bold is untrue. You might mean well but Pls don’t promote republican propaganda.

The rest of what you said is on point

whirlwind7:
Ahhhh.... wishful thinking grin

Why would America want to do this?
That is the billion dollar question.

There's no reason, motivation or any gain for US to send forces, either as direct combatants or for training or any form of military assistance, into Nigeria.

Yes, USAID has been shown to be culpable in sponsoring terror in the country, but the current US President has done his bit by ending it.
The rest is up to Nigeria (which, by the way, IS NOT READY, OR WILLING to do anything about it)
Few days ago, there was incursion into a remote village in Kwara State bu terrorists. Same location got hit again yesterday, with multiple deaths and kidnappings. FG said zilch about it. In fact, Tinubu is preparing to go on another overseas junketing to Brazil and Japan 😁😁😁

Says a lot about the country, doesn't it?
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by anythingoes23: 4:23pm On Aug 15, 2025
https://combatoperators.com/notable/missions/rescue-of-philip-walton-seal-team-6-raid-nigeria/#google_vignette

Please take a look at this website. I understand that in Nigeria, our tendency to pay ransoms to kidnappers and to be slow to believe information has been a major issue, and we can thank our government for that. However, note that the United States does not negotiate with terrorists under any circumstances, especially when the person involved is American.
aribisala0:
I believe he was extracted because we saw him
Extract is a simple English word
How he was extracted?
I don't know . I was not there
When you don't know you don't know full stop
They told us a story.
Okay
But it is a story I don't know if it is true
You don't either so stop asking me silly questions
Maybe they paid a ransom who knows. Do you know if they paid a ransom?
Bottom line you can choose to believe their story I can choose not to
There us no need for fruit less. Argument I have no concern what you believe so leave me with mine
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by aribisala0(m): 4:35pm On Aug 15, 2025
anythingoes23:
https://combatoperators.com/notable/missions/rescue-of-philip-walton-seal-team-6-raid-nigeria/#google_vignette

Please take a look at this website. I understand that in Nigeria, our tendency to pay ransoms to kidnappers and to be slow to believe information has been a major issue, and we can thank our government for that. However, note that the United States does not negotiate with terrorists under any circumstances, especially when the person involved is American.
I will not look at it
That the US does not negotiate with terrorist under any circumstances is not something you know personally
You don't know that
You cannot know that
You are just repeating what you heard or were told or read from Google
The United States government uses contractors to do things it wishes to deny or not be publicly associated with.
At the end of the day The Federal Reserve of the United States will not send a wire transfer but ransoms have been paid for US citizens so many times to Somali pirate's, for Ransomware when websites have been hijacked and in other instances
They negotiated repeatedly with the Taliban and others releasing prisoners in exchange for their people and sometimes paying cash


Coming out to assert with so much authority and confidence tells me more about you that those claims you are making
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by Konquest: 5:17pm On Aug 15, 2025
Jakumo:
A couple of years ago, an American missionary working as a volunteer with his wife in Niger, West Africa, was kidnapped, and taken across the border into northern Nigeria. This brilliantly reenacted video clip chronicles the preparation and execution of a highly choreographed hostage rescue mission that kicked off when special forces operatives breathing from oxygen tanks jumped out of an aircraft cruising 25 thousand feet up in the night sky, and silently steered their parachutes to within striking range of the encampment where the American citizen was being held by armed terrorists.

With American military assistance, Nigeria's terrorist problem would be consigned to the history books in a matter of months as drones operating with AI target acquisition capability would be launched to neutralize kidnap/herder/bandit gangs with surgical precision from the air, until there are no further targets left to annihilate.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQOQt4vdGJg
The message is CLEAR! "This airspace belongs to the United States Air Force."

Navy Seal Team 6... The ONLY easy day was yesterday.


https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/10/31/us-forces-rescue-american-hostage-in-nigeria/

https://combatoperators.com/notable/missions/rescue-of-philip-walton-seal-team-6-raid-nigeria/#google_vignette

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Nigeria_hostage_rescue
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by Osanoghodua1: 5:39pm On Aug 15, 2025
Softmirror:
Nigeria also have remarkable records of rescuing hostages. But I think this Americans should go and rescue the hostages Hamas has been holding. 😁
You're the one crying that Israel is killing Hamas but now you what US in?
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by Nteogwuija(m): 5:45pm On Aug 15, 2025
aribisala0:
I block you sha
This response sha pain u. I no fit laff.
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by aribisala0(m): 6:01pm On Aug 15, 2025
Nteogwuija:
This response sha pain u. I no fit laff.
Still blocked
We know which is pained
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by faith147(m): 6:04pm On Aug 15, 2025
America is cray
Jakumo:
A couple of years ago, an American missionary working as a volunteer with his wife in Niger, West Africa, was kidnapped, and taken across the border into northern Nigeria. This brilliantly reenacted video clip chronicles the preparation and execution of a highly choreographed hostage rescue mission that kicked off when special forces operatives breathing from oxygen tanks jumped out of an aircraft cruising 25 thousand feet up in the night sky, and silently steered their parachutes to within striking range of the encampment where the American citizen was being held by armed terrorists.

With American military assistance, Nigeria's terrorist problem would be consigned to the history books in a matter of months as drones operating with AI target acquisition capability would be launched to neutralize kidnap/herder/bandit gangs with surgical precision from the air, until there are no further targets left to annihilate.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQOQt4vdGJg
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by faith147(m): 6:04pm On Aug 15, 2025
America is crazy
Jakumo:
A couple of years ago, an American missionary working as a volunteer with his wife in Niger, West Africa, was kidnapped, and taken across the border into northern Nigeria. This brilliantly reenacted video clip chronicles the preparation and execution of a highly choreographed hostage rescue mission that kicked off when special forces operatives breathing from oxygen tanks jumped out of an aircraft cruising 25 thousand feet up in the night sky, and silently steered their parachutes to within striking range of the encampment where the American citizen was being held by armed terrorists.

With American military assistance, Nigeria's terrorist problem would be consigned to the history books in a matter of months as drones operating with AI target acquisition capability would be launched to neutralize kidnap/herder/bandit gangs with surgical precision from the air, until there are no further targets left to annihilate.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQOQt4vdGJg
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by madridguy(m): 6:17pm On Aug 15, 2025
Impressive mission.
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by DeeGov123(m): 6:44pm On Aug 15, 2025
We have betrayals in this country bro, remember chibok girls kidnapped when Americans intervened, what happened someone called boko haram and immediately nose mask were found on their faces
Samakus:
Omo

This is so nice to watch

Wish Nigeria could ask US for help in dismantling these terrorists
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by Fearurcreeator: 7:49pm On Aug 15, 2025
franchasofficia:
The greatest country on earth.


How I wished we had Biafra, we will sacrifice everything possible to replicate America and all the great things they do. The focus would have been on acquiring indigenous technology, zero tolerance to leadership corruption and marginalization of any part of Biafra in order to make all Biafrans feel loved and cherished to bring out the best in them. When someone knows that his or her country truly care for him and ready to do anything for him to live a fulfilled life, he or she will be ready to sacrifice his life and all to make the country proud at all times. You don't expect patriotism from someone you despise and oppress at every given opportunity.

Biafra would have been the pride of the black race cry
Lolz
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by Desyree: 9:08pm On Aug 15, 2025
GEJ almost brought them in but the north cried saying he wanted to commit genocide in the north
Samakus:
Omo

This is so nice to watch

Wish Nigeria could ask US for help in dismantling these terrorists
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by lildush(m): 9:35pm On Aug 15, 2025
Samakus:
Omo

This is so nice to watch

Wish Nigeria could ask US for help in dismantling these terrorists
They can do it in 3days
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by WhizdomXX(m): 10:05pm On Aug 15, 2025
franchasofficia:
The greatest country on earth.


How I wished we had Biafra, we will sacrifice everything possible to replicate America and all the great things they do. The focus would have been on acquiring indigenous technology, zero tolerance to leadership corruption and marginalization of any part of Biafra in order to make all Biafrans feel loved and cherished to bring out the best in them. When someone knows that his or her country truly care for him and ready to do anything for him to live a fulfilled life, he or she will be ready to sacrifice his life and all to make the country proud at all times. You don't expect patriotism from someone you despise and oppress at every given opportunity.

Biafra would have been the pride of the black race cry
You can achieve Biafra in your State or zone through good leaders.
The irony of the issue is that kidnappers are praying 5 times daily.
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by WhizdomXX(m): 10:06pm On Aug 15, 2025
YoshiMaster:
”The Kidnappers pray 5 times a day”
This was what caught my attention.
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by Lordsammy57: 1:18am On Aug 16, 2025
GOD bless America
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by MyMouth(m): 6:35am On Aug 16, 2025
Emu4u2c2:
It happened. I still remember the event
Our government Only knew about it after the operation and it was kept top secret from even the government because of the fear of sabotage from the government
So the Americans were in control of the Nigerian airspace throughout that time and the Nigerian Air Force had no idea? Terrible! Embarrassing!
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by peculiar2233: 7:16am On Aug 16, 2025
aribisala0:
Niger is not Nigeria
When you get billions of dollars you need to spin all manner of stories to justify your pay day

My take
Why should I believe this yarn?

Some people are very credulous. They believe anything without asking questions especially when it involves Americans

I am not so credulous
Sounds like a Hollywood story
Notice how there is no mention of any input from the government of Niger or Nigeria

It is funny how colonisation has affected the capacity to reason
Local champion 😀
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by Emu4u2c2: 8:18am On Aug 16, 2025
MyMouth:
So the Americans were in control of the Nigerian airspace throughout that time and the Nigerian Air Force had no idea? Terrible! Embarrassing!
Bro na american o
Forget that we are trying to hype them to the heavens and make it look like some James bond movie but remember we get our military software and hardware from them
Nigeria na country before?
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by SoliBayNG: 1:15pm On Aug 16, 2025
Emu4u2c2:
It happened. I still remember the event
Our government Only knew about it after the operation and it was kept top secret from even the government because of the fear of sabotage from the government
You are very correct.
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by MyMouth(m): 7:13am On Aug 17, 2025
Emu4u2c2:
Bro na american o
Forget that we are trying to hype them to the heavens and make it look like some James bond movie but remember we get our military software and hardware from them
Nigeria na country before?
So unfortunate bro!
Re: US Special Forces Hostage Rescue In Nigeria. by orisa37: 6:38am On Aug 18, 2025
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