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Thirty Journalists Reported To Be Held Hostage By Afghans
Guardian UK ^
| 10/22/2001
Posted on 10/22/2001 8:28:55 AM PDT by Merovingian
Thirty foreign journalists are reportedly being held hostage by Afghan tribesmen.
Reports say they entered the country and crossed over to Taliban lines where they were captured north of Kabul.
The group is believed to include British reporters.
The unconfirmed report comes from the Pakistan Observer. The Foreign Office says it has no reports of any British nationals missing in Afghanistan.
The group secretly entered Afghanistan from Uzbekistan to cover the military action by the US, the paper says.
It says they were captured by the tribesmen at Ostana village.
It says the journalists are from India, US, Britain, Germany, Russia, Bulgaria, France and West Asia.
The tribesmen are demanding one thousand dollars as ransom to release them.
A large number of journalists are covering the war from areas controlled by the Northern Alliance.
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To: Merovingian
Liberals would call it "diversity training">
To: Merovingian
"schadenfreude"
scha·den·freu·de (shädn-froid
) n. Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. [German : Schaden, damage (from Middle High German schade, from Old High German scado) + Freude, joy (from Middle High German vreude, from Old High German frewida, from fr½, happy).]
A lovely word.
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posted on
10/22/2001 10:44:50 AM PDT
by
garyhope
To: garyhope
Thanks! Freude...That word I know, just had not seen "fruede"..probably just mis-spelled..
To: Merovingian
Capturing any available westerner for ransom has been S.O.P within the Muslim cult for over 500 years....The Barbary Coast pirates were the previous group and the Taliban the most recent.....Nothing new here.
It is sanctioned by their ghastly religion.
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posted on
10/22/2001 11:19:53 AM PDT
by
rmvh
To: The_Media_never_lie
Thank God! I've been wondering how we could rid the U.S. of some of these maggots. The Afghans have done it for us. Thanks! We'll try to send you more.
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posted on
10/22/2001 12:16:26 PM PDT
by
jokemoke
To: Merovingian
Subtitle should read: 30 Journalists Receive Crash Course Education on True Barbaric Nature of Taliban!
To: Southflanknorthpawsis
Maybe someone could persuade "Gunga-" Dan Rather to get out his bathroom rug again ?
To: Merovingian
No relation to Sigmund.
68
posted on
10/22/2001 1:16:44 PM PDT
by
garyhope
To: Merovingian
...and if Al Jazeer broadcast these journalists being tortured, the response in this forum would be..???
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posted on
10/22/2001 1:57:01 PM PDT
by
SGCOS
To: airedale
if these jorunalists went into to report on the activities of US and Bristish troops I only hope they get hung by their nipples and are covered with fire ants. A$$h*les.
To: airedale
if these jorunalists went into report on the activities of US and Bristish troops I only hope they get hung by their nipples and are covered with fire ants. A$$h*les.
To: Merovingian
Are they going to take Christiane Amanpoobah hostage ? PLEASE ????
CNN is going to lose some reporters before this is over.
To: Merovingian
The tribesmen are demanding one thousand dollars as ransom to release them. Tell them we will pay $10,000, but they have to keep the journalists til the war is over.
To: Merovingian
One THOUSAND dollars? Shades of Dr. Evil...
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posted on
10/22/2001 3:08:03 PM PDT
by
SarahW
To: Merovingian
Too bad. Am I supposed to freak out or something?
75
posted on
10/22/2001 3:10:09 PM PDT
by
nagdt
To: Merovingian
MB>Thirty Journalists Reported To Be Held Hostage By Afghans That's a good start.
To: Merovingian
They knew the risks.
77
posted on
10/22/2001 3:49:25 PM PDT
by
dr_who
To: Galtoid
"Please, oh please let one of them be Christine Amanpour!"
That is a sick post as is are a lot of them on this thread.
Look, these journalists are trying to make a freekin living. They have to take chances, they know it. But, we don't have to poke fun when they are in trouble. I am indeed, disgusted with these posts.
To: AGreatPer
Lighten up, Francis.
79
posted on
10/22/2001 4:04:10 PM PDT
by
The Man
To: Merovingian
If they're stupid enough to take a camera to a gun fight, they can stay where they are.
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posted on
10/22/2001 4:12:41 PM PDT
by
Havoc
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