Philippines military says U.S. hostage Gracia Burnham very ill, on stretcher

Agence France-Presse ^ | 12:48 PM (Manila Time) | May 21, 2002

[happygrl]

Our military's hands may be tied, but the Holy Spirit is not.

Pray that these heathens will have an encounter with the Holy One which will cause them do what is right.

[maestro]

Amen,.........More Grace and Mercy,..........In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!

[Mahone]

Unfortunately, they chose to practise their good work in a country that hates the US.

Missionaries don't 'choose' their field, it is chosen for them.

[cake_crumb]

"Why don't these kidnappers just leave them somewhere and notify the military?"

Because they're cold hearted, thieving, murdering cowards who prefer to attack under cover of darkness or in decisively superios numbers. They enjoy rape and pilliage. They enjoy murder and mutiliation. They have no human compassion. They care for nothing but keeping their own hides intact and as rich as possible. They are mindless zealots who believe their religion justifies their lifestyles of choice.

The Philippine publc hates the terrorists with a passion. When villiagers come upon a lone terrorist, they happily rip him to shreds, using their bare hands if necessary.

[anniegetyourgun]

And every member of the Body is a minister with a calling.

[cake_crumb]

"It looks to me that it's Martin, not Gracia, who's being carried around on the stretcher"

I tend to agree. In the videotaped interview of the the Burnhams, Martin looked awful. He looked like a concentration camp victim. He was chained to trees at night. He probably wasn't turning the other cheeck quite as much as the cowardists had hoped.

On the other hand, Martin had somehow convinced the cowardists not to chain Gracia, and to give her relative freedom. On the video, Gracia cried for the deprived terrorist teenagers, and said she wished she "could give them things" or something like that.

Islamic fundimentlists believe women are weak, stupid, childlike and in need of constant supervision by men, whereas MEN are considered strong, intelligent, honorable, etc. Therefore terrorist cowards probably assume that the West would feel more strongly toward a deathly ill woman than we would toward a deathly ill man - because men are strong and better able to take care of themselves.

[homeschool mama]

ping

[mombonn]

More prayer on the way.

[maestro]

BTTT

Amen,........ More Grace and Mercy,........In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!

[princess leah]

So while we sit here and worry about how illegal aliens would feel if we deported them, we are unable to go elsewhere in the world and help our own people be freed? It is very hard to justify open borders when the rest of the world is treating us no better than horse manure!

[Frances_Marion]

Send over a few thousand troops with the latests weapons and kill each and every one of the Abu Sayyeff scum...take no prisoners. Put a bounty of $100,000 for every Abu Sayyeff corpse. That's personally what I think should happen...

[Frances_Marion]

"Aleo said the three hostages were being held by Abu Sayyaf militants who were receiving assistance from local Muslim communities in Basilan"

Even better....make a nice demilitarization zone between the southern portion of the Phillipines and northern portion by turning Basilan and surrounding islands into Bikini Atolls...

[maestro]

Don't ever vote for a Democrat!

[desertcry]

I don't understand why Filipinos living there is so against us being involve The reason for this is it is in the Philippine constitution which does not allow foreign goverment to conduct war against any filipino citizen(yes, some of these moslem terrorists are filipino citizens). I think I can understand this. Think, if an American islamist would kidnap a British citizen, and England sends a force here to go after the US terrorist, do you think the US Goverment will allow it?

[desertcry]

.... acountry that hates the US. The Filipinos hates the US? I don't think so, but the Filipino islamists does. Heck US islamist, and islamists throughout the world hates, the USA.

[HAL9000]

It looks to me that it's Martin, not Gracia, who's being carried around on the stretcher.

You're right. I'm sorry for the error in the headline.

I did post an article a few days ago that stated Gracia is suffering health problems too. - Philippines - Military checking reports Abu Sayyaf will free ill American hostage (Gracia Burnham)

[maestro]

Philippines military says U.S. hostage Gracia Burnham very ill, on stretcher

Prayer for ALL the Burnham Family and FRiends!

Amen,........More Graca and Mercy,.........In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!

[maestro]

Please,........BUMP this thread this weekend!!!
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[maestro]

Philippines military says U.S. hostage Burnham very ill, on stretcher

Prayer for ALL the Burnham Family and FRiends!

Amen,........More Graca and Mercy,.........In Jesus' Precious Name, Amen!!!

[maestro]

BTTT