The 2 Simona are back home

[Saintaw]

PM to AQ: Please, someone kidnap GRUNHERZ, we will pay for you to keep him locked up!

[GRUNHERZ]

I always knew saw was an Al Qaeda fan.. How much did you pay them for 911?

[Saintaw]

Eh? I might be an arse at times, but that would be pushing. (did I realy put "arse" and "pushing" in the same sentence?)

[GRUNHERZ]

 Forgot the emoticon, sorry bout that.  But yes ur an prettythang.

[Staga]

Yeah but that's because of Grun

[Maverick]

I guess this must be ok. After all, they were "polite", militaristic in behaviour and acted in a business like manner only for money. There couldn't be anything negative about kidnapping and SELLING human beings to terrorist groups as long as your polite about it.

No there isn't ANY benefit to the terrorists by supplying them money, hostages, publicity and outright aid in their activities by legitimizing their operations and glossing it over as a regular practice of exchanging PEOPLE for money.... As long as they give the hostages cakes and are polite.

[Dago]

I am glad the girls are alive, but I agree that paying a ransom only encourages this to happen again.

It is apparent that any western civilians should be under armed guard in Iraq, certainly leaving two western women unguarded was stupid.

dago

[Angus]

Look close enough.
Would you have paid if the kidnapped was a loved one?
I'd think I'd pay, get my folks, then go hunting the SOB's....

[lazs2]

I am glad to see them safe also.   I also know the math.   70% of all westerners kidnapped are killed regardless of if the ransom is paid or not.   The more likely the ransom is to be paid the more it encourages kidnapping.   No easy solution.... especially for the families of the kidnap victim.

lazs

[Dago]

No easy solution.

My easy solution, pull out all westerners, nuke the place, no more problems.

Easy to see why I am not in public office.  


dago

[midnight Target]

Glad they are safe.

But it is turning into a big business over there.

Since April, militant groups in Iraq have seized more than 100 foreign hostages. Most have been released, but about 30 have been killed.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Naso

There have been reports of a 1 million € paid to the group.

 

I wonder what Allah would say about that?

[Saintaw]

cent patates, cent patates!!!

[bigsky]

i wonder if it was the presidents daughters who got kidnaped, would there be any negotiation and/or ransom paid.

[Hawklore]

Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
That 1 million euro payoff will teach the terrorists that kidnapping doesnt work!

Yeah, theres no way that they will kidnap again for that kinda money!