Ceasefire collapses, US hostage taken in Iraq

abc.net.au ^ | AM - Saturday, 10 April , 2004 08:00:58 | Peter Cave

[Destro]

U.S. Military Seeks Fallujah Cease-Fire

[Destro]

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[Tax Government]

Do democrats have stomach to take on Syria and Iran?

[Destro]

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[Destro]

One war at a time, please.

[Clint Williams]

Just tell them -- every dead hostage brings one of these:

Then deliver.

[Happy2BMe]

Iraqi Insurgents Threaten to Kill Foreign Hostages

[Mears]

There was a ceasefire? Guess I missed that.

[Clint Williams]

Do democrats have stomach to take on Syria and Iran?

Democrats are born with a broad yellow stripe down their back in lieu of a spine. Win this one and Syria and Iran will come begging...

[Destro]

The media links work. You can hear the audio report. It is time to switch from useless American news and read the Australian and other foreign press reports again.

[EternalVigilance]

Death is welcome

Imagine that.

I find myself in agreement with an Islamo-terrorist.

Yes, his death will be most welcome.

[Destro]

MOAB in a hostage situation?

[DoughtyOne]

With all due respect Destro, Iran and Syria are most likely already engaged. I'm not convinced that cleaning them out now is not a good idea. I'll defer to the President here, but this possibility certainly seem worthy of discussion.

[FairOpinion]

FoxNews just reported that Al Jazeera said that the Japanese hostages may be released within 24 hours.

Probably the US and Japan got word to the captors and told them, that for each killed hostage, they will drop a daisycutter on an Iraqi city, starting with Falluja.

[Travis McGee]

PETER CAVE: What's happened?
AMERICAN HOSTAGE: They attacked our convoy. That's all I'm going to say.
PETER CAVE: Okay.
PETER CAVE: Their hostage, being held by two more masked men in the car, was wounded in the arm, his blue jeans covered in blood. He had blonde hair and a moustache and appeared more defiant than scared as they roughly yanked his head across so we could see his face.
PETER CAVE: Do you want to give us your name?
AMERICAN HOSTAGE: Hamil (phonetic), Thomas.
(Audio of banging on car roof)
MASKED MAN: Go, go.
PETER CAVE: Okay, okay.


Pray for the bravely defiant Thomas Hamil....

[Lakeside]

Heck, they don't have the stomach for THIS war much less taking on any other at a later date. Pray for the reelection of President Bush. The alternative is unthinkable.

[Warlord David]

I quess i got my answers.

[Destro]

PETER CAVE: Their hostage, being held by two more masked men in the car, was wounded in the arm, his blue jeans covered in blood. He had blonde hair and a moustache and appeared more defiant than scared as they roughly yanked his head across so we could see his face.

(Audio excerpt recorded on scene)

PETER CAVE: Do you want to give us your name?

AMERICAN HOSTAGE: Hamil (phonetic), Thomas.

American (Southern accent) fighting spirit at its finest!!!!

[Feiny]

Here is an excerpt from an email I received today from a good friend who is over there fighting right now. He is an ex-marine who now works private security. He was in the first Persian Gulf War, Somalia, Bosnia and many other operations. I edited out personal info and curse words.

"Yesterday we encounterd heavy resistance and through the night as well. No casualties on our side, I can confirm 10 ememy KIA's there were several more through out the city with other units and operators. Amazing that no friendly casualites were sustained, I saw some of the heaviest fire fights I have ever seen yesterday and I am in amazement that there were only two injuires. I was behind a PKM all day don't know how many I sent down range, lost count at 600 rounds so we are hammering them through buildings and in the open. These savages have no concept of a "Better way of Life", so we will show them a nightmare of existence."

[ricks_place]

"I swear in the name of Allah", he says, "we don't care about
death or life, we're going to heaven. Death is welcome."

It is the duty of the USA to help these Mujahideen achieve their desired final end.