No doubt we'll be seeing more of this; I figure it demonstrates the deperation which has overtaken the insurgency. The only battleground on which the insurgents have any traction is The Media. Unable to militarily inconvenience the Coalition, the thugs seek ever more spectacular ways to engage The Media, which bends over backwards to accomodate them in their outrages. Impractical, unethical, and immoral, yeah, but wouldn't it be great, the next time these thugs pull a stunt like this, to simply begin executing, say, oh ... one-per-hour, and very publically, like on broadcast TV, an already-incarcerated compatriot of theirs, continuing untill the threateners release their hostage and turn themselves over to the proper authorities or are turned over by their panic-stricken fellows?
Don't forget the Democrats.
Amen to that!