[Dec31,1999]

If true, I'm glad that the terrorists' demands were not given into. It's a personal tragedy for him and his family, but we know that if their demands had been met, we could only expect many more sequesterings of the same kind. May God bless his soul and keep his precious wife and son well.

After all, His captors were only being good Muslims.

"Prophet make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home." (Surah 9:73)

[Dec31,1999]

"Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]...until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (Surah 9:29)