[Merovingian]

FYI

[San Jacinto]

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.

[SarahW]

One THOUSAND dollars? Shades of Dr. Evil...

[nagdt]

Too bad. Am I supposed to freak out or something?

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

MB>Thirty Journalists Reported To Be Held Hostage By Afghans

That's a good start.

[dr_who]

They knew the risks.

[Havoc]

If they're stupid enough to take a camera to a gun fight, they can stay where they are.

[anniegetyourgun]

How 'bout we just trade 'em for the Berkeley City Council?

[Cuttnhorse]

I suspect that after a few days of listening to a bunch of whiney, pain-in-the-patootie journalists, the Afghans will toss them back over the border.

[100%FEDUP]

Members of the media FREELY and WILLINGLY put themselves into these positions all the time and for what, more face time on camera, a better gig down the road or to forward an agenda? It certainly isn't to seek the truth, because they haven't done that for the last 8 years!

A good friend of mine is a reporter and I asked him if he would go if asked.
His answer was, "In a heartbeat!"
As good of a friend as he is to me, I see ABSOLUTELY NO reason to put yourself in harm's way for a story.

As much as I hate to say this, if you choose to play russian roulette I have no pity for you.

What really gets me is most media people are asked to do this by higher-ups who are safely out of the line of fire. And will NEVER EVER put THEMSELVES into these situations, but they know they have fools who will do it "in a heartbeat!"
It is usually blind ambition that drives journalists to make irrational decisions for the sake of "getting the big scoop!"

Let's face it the idea of journalists who are compelled to seek out the TRUTH will serve a better service to humanity doing so at home. Maybe then days like 9/11 could be avoided!

[jackbill]

The tribesmen are demanding one thousand dollars as ransom to release them.

Is that $1,000 for the whole bunch? That's a bit steep for these media scum.

Perhaps someone should tell these tribesmen that Usama bin Laden is worth $5 million. They could buy the whole country for that.

[Hank Rearden]

Is one of them Shepard Smith? Hoping, hoping, hoping . . . . . .

They'd be welcome to keep him, to pass around to the Tali boys.

[mostlyundecided]

Gasp!!! Chelsea just happened to be taking a walk north of Kabul!!! Do you think she was one of the ones captured?

[SurferDoc]

And this is a problem because...?