Posted on 12/06/2005 4:54:57 PM PST by Hadean
http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=1387
"British hostage Norman Kember urges Blair to withdraw
British troops from Iraq ... his captors threatened to
kill him and three other hostages Thursday, Dec. 8,
unless all detainees are released in Iraq. ... Seven
Western hostages are now held by a group identified
as Abu Musab al Zarqawi’s Iraq branch of al Qaeda ..."
So these peace-at-any-price activists are being held
by devout members of the Cutthroat Cult, and not by
commercial kidnappers.
Whether this is a stunt or not, I wouldn't care to bet
one way or the other on the outcome. Z-man must have
some minimal awareness that killing these fools risks
turning off a large number of their otherwise useful
idiot fellow travelers.
Terrorists kidnap traitors. This poses a major dilemma. For me, it's like watching the Army Navy game. My son's in the Navy, and Hubby retired from the Army. Who should I root for? And more importantly, how many bags of popcorn will I need?
It is a dilemma. :)
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