Obama Takes 'Full Responsibilty' for Death of Hostages
President Barack Obama said Thursday he takes full responsibility for a counterterrorism operation against al-Qaeda in Pakistan that unintentionally killed two hostages: an American and an Italian.
A U.S. drone strike near the Pakistan-Afghan border in January killed long-time hostages Warren Weinstein, an American aid worker, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian aid worker. President Obama said the strike is now in full review.
"As president and commander-in-chief, I take full responsibility for all our counterterrorism operation – including the one that inadvertently took the lives of Warren and Giovanni," said Obama. "I profoundly regret what happened. On behalf of the United States government offer our deepest apologies to the families."...