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For more than 40 years the Historic Documents series has made primary source research easy by presenting full primary documents and excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the world. Each volume includes approximately 70 events with well over 100 documents from the previous year, from official or other influential reports and surveys, to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony, and much more.
Historic Documents is renowned for the well-written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the year's events in context, and each document or group of documents is preceded by a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the event. Full-source citations are provided. Readers have easy access to material through a detailed, thematic table of contents and a cumulative five-year index that directs them to related material in earlier volumes.
Al Qaeda Operative Captured in Tripoli: October 8, 2013
Al Qaeda Operative Captured in Tripoli: October 8, 2013
On October 5, 2013, U.S. Special Forces successfully captured a high-level al Qaeda leader in Tripoli, Libya. In a departure from the Obama administration's liberal use of drone strikes in pursing terrorists abroad, the use of U.S. Special Forces has gained appeal for its ability to obtain actionable intelligence from suspected terrorists and to deliver these suspects for civilian trials in the United States, though the legality of such military actions has been questioned. However, instability in the Middle East has continued to plague diplomatic efforts to pursue such suspects.
Two Missions, Two Results
On the morning of October 5, 2013, U.S. Special Forces attempted simultaneous strikes against alleged terrorists ...
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