Special-ops hostage rescue in Somalia shows shape of US campaign to come

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/special-ops-hostage-rescue-in-somalia-shows-shape-of-us-campaign-to-come/2012/01/26/gIQANq9FSQ_story.html?tid=pm_politics_pop


The SEALs parachuted from U.S. Air Force special operations aircraft before moving on foot, apparently undetected, to the outdoor encampment, two officials said. They found American Jessica Buchanan, 32, and Poul Hagen Thisted, a 60-year-old Dane, who had been kidnapped in Somalia last fall.
The SEALs encountered little resistance from the kidnappers during the operation, which lasted about an hour to an hour and a half, two U.S. officials said. Only one of the attackers fired back and was quickly subdued, one official said. The rest were believed killed, though officials did not rule out the possibility of an escape, as aerial surveillance of the scene was hampered on the cloudy, dark night.

Killed in your sleep without firing a shot. Not a good end to a pirate.