https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2013/01/13/expired-guarantees/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 23:45:04 -0400<![CDATA[News sources report that Islamist fighters knew a French rescue team was coming for an intelligence agent being held prisoner in a southern Somali town. &#8220;Sources in lawless Somalia suggested the reason Saturday&#8217;s raid had failed was that the al-Qaeda-linked Shebab group holding the hostage had received advance warning.&#8221;  Reports suggested that the team had been detected on arrival by civilians and further implied that civilians may have been killed by the attacking team as they approached the target area.]]>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:10:11 -0500<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2013/01/13/expired-guarantees-n192359