https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/18/mark-steyn-screw-algerias-sovereignty-rescue-the-hostages/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:23:42 -0400<![CDATA[“I mean, ‘Algerian special forces’ is something of a contradiction in terms,” Steyn said. “I think when these things happen somewhere on the other side of the world, you hope that the highly trained elite forces will come to the rescue. And that belongs to a very select group of nations. I mean, if you remember that Russian theater siege for example, where the Russians went in and killed a bunch of people — I mean, even the Russians aren’t any good at that. There’s maybe half-a-dozen nations in the world capable of rescuing those guys without leaving a lot of blood on the floor.”]]>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:00:41 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/18/mark-steyn-screw-algerias-sovereignty-rescue-the-hostages-n99362