[vbmoneyspender]

In the past, haven't some of these leftists allowed themselves to be taken hostage in order to funnel the ransom money to the terrorists. I know that sounds paranoid, but that I think something along those lines has happened before in Iraq.

[CondorFlight]

Odd that these "peace teams" seem to be always on the side of the insurgents, and anti-western apologists.

Odder still that now they are 'kidnapped' by their own side.

(May be a public-relations event. . . )

[mewzilla]

You're not paranoid.

[VOA]

In the past, haven't some of these leftists allowed themselves to be
taken hostage in order to funnel the ransom money to the terrorists.

Makes perfect sense as it's a two-fer for the terrorists.
They get:
1. ransom money to use as operating capital (or to fund their retirement
in some Eurabian santuary country)
2. publicity when the released "hostages" get hours of coverage on CNN, etc.
to explain how misunderstood the murderous terrorists are.
And how the Coalition troops are "the real enemy".

[VOA]

In the past, haven't some of these leftists allowed themselves to be
taken hostage in order to funnel the ransom money to the terrorists.

Makes perfect sense as it's a two-fer for the terrorists.
They get:
1. ransom money to use as operating capital (or to fund their retirement
in some Eurabian santuary country)
2. publicity when the released "hostages" get hours of coverage on CNN, etc.
to explain how misunderstood the murderous terrorists are.
And how the Coalition troops are "the real enemy".