The Wallace Index

Research source NBO01

Statement on the deaths of Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto

Author / issuing institution: Barack Obama
Publisher: Archived Obama White House
Original publication date: 2015-04-23
Type: speech
Date accessed: 2026-10-17
Language: en
Factual summary: Obama accepted responsibility for counterterrorism operations, apologised to the families and described review of the operation that killed the hostages.
Reliability, relevance and limitations: An acknowledgement of grave harm is relevant; it does not erase harm, prove the adequacy of safeguards or establish full accountability for every operation.
Passage reference: Statement paragraphs on responsibility, apology and review
Archival reference: Not available
Original publication: https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2015/04/23/statement-president-deaths-warren-weinstein-and-giovanni-lo-porto

Barack Obama
People · NBO01-C1: Obama accepted responsibility for counterterrorism operations, apologised to the families and described review of the operation that killed the hostages. — Passage: Statement paragraphs on responsibility, apology and review
Crisis · NBO01-C1: Obama accepted responsibility for counterterrorism operations, apologised to the families and described review of the operation that killed the hostages. — Passage: Statement paragraphs on responsibility, apology and review
Humility · NBO01-C1: Obama accepted responsibility for counterterrorism operations, apologised to the families and described review of the operation that killed the hostages. — Passage: Statement paragraphs on responsibility, apology and review
Service · NBO01-C1: Obama accepted responsibility for counterterrorism operations, apologised to the families and described review of the operation that killed the hostages. — Passage: Statement paragraphs on responsibility, apology and review