Posted on 06/20/2004 1:24:48 PM PDT by nwctwx
I haven't seen any updates ... what has happened to the South Korean hostage?
always happy to serve ... did you see post #40?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1156960/posts?page=40#40
I understand fully.
Welcome to FR, joohee.
They've extended the deadline. Didn't say how long though.
I wish God would bring down instant justice upon those who murdered Pearl, Berg, and Johnson.
~~SEOUL (Reuters) - Muslim militants holding a South Korean businessman have dropped their demand that Seoul pull its troops out of Iraq and not send more, a security company president was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
The JoongAng Ilbo newspaper's Web Site quoted Choi Seung-gap as telling South Korean reporters the abductors of 33-year-old Kim Sun-il had made other demands that were acceptable, but he declined to elaborate for fear of jeopardizing the negotiations.
The militants kidnapped Kim and threatened on Monday to behead him within 24 hours if South Korea did not withdraw the 670 military medics and engineers it has in Iraq and ditch plans to send another 3,000 troops. Seoul rejected the demand.
A mediator told Reuters in Baghdad the militants had agreed to give more time for talks on his fate.
"It is highly likely we will see a resolution because in Iraq they have a good impression about South Korea," said Choi, president of the NKTS security company that provides bodyguards to Jordan's royal family and has an office in Iraq.
It was Choi's colleague in Baghdad, Mohamed al Obedi, who mediated with the militants.
South Korean reporters asked Choi what the militants' conditions were. "If they are revealed it could jeopardize his safety but previously we agreed to drop the condition on the pullout of troops and the deployment of more troops in our negotiations," he said.
Choi said Obedi had told him Kim was safe and there was no evidence he had been tortured or hit.
The company president said he would leave for Iraq on Wednesday to help in the negotiations.~~
this is the latest news on Reuters.
we don't like it when any of our friends are being held by terrorists ... be they American, British, Russian, Italian, South Korean, Spanish or even French ...
Those animals have done it again. Al-jazeera reports that the SK hostage has been slain.
"Chun-Man-Ae-Yo."
This IS a place where conservatives from all nations and races can voice their opinions and will be heard by many other like minded people. And yes, we all care about the life of others. You don't need to thank me, jooheeyang, but you are welcome.
I learned of the sad news this afternoon about Mr. Kim who yearned to be a missionary in the Arab world. My hope is that the ROK Army unit will remember what happened today to one of their young, and that when they go over to Iraq, their commanders will turn a blind eye and let the soldiers do whatever is necessary to get the job done without worrying about the politics.
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