Obama’s State Department (run by Hillary Clinton) has contacted the family of al-Qaeda propagandist and recruiter Samir Khan to “express its condolences” to his family. Samir Khan a right hand man to Anwar al-Awlaki, was killed along with his jihadist buddy in an air strike in Yemen that took place on September 30.
A Khan family spokesman even went so far as to say he felt State was not only apologetic for killing Khan, a terrorist enemy of America, but for not giving its condolences sooner. By way of background, Khan was an American citizen who maintained an anti-American web site while he lived in Charlotte, North Carolina. Two years ago, he left for Yemen to help produce Inspire, an English language blog. In an early introductory essay, Khan described himself as “proud to be a traitor to America.” He was also the author of Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom.
This man was a self identified enemy of America whose death should be celebrated, not apologized for.
If the family denounced their son's actions, then condolences are appropriate for the loss of their son. In the same way that a governor can express his condolences to a condemned man's family... They lost a family member. It hurts, no matter how ignorant or insane that family member was. It shows class to express sympathy for their loss.
Note: there was nothing in that about an apology or regret - just symapthy.
The state department apologized for not contacting the family sooner. They were correct to do that. the family should have learned of their traitorous son's death from the State department first. And yes, there should have been condolences in that message. If it was delivered soon after the attack, there would have been no need for any apologies at all.
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