[piasa]

I haven't been all the way through this thread yet, so just in case you haven't either, you might want to have a look at this since it relates to those curious little Japanese liberals American-in-Tokyo referenced once before:

Hamid, who once lived in Boulder for several years and attended the University of Colorado, went back to Iraq in early April. On his way to Baghdad from Amman, Jordan, he became wrapped up with the so-called Saraya al-Mujahedin, or Mujahedin Brigades, a name previously unfamiliar to the world—that is, until they kidnapped Japanese civilians (reportedly two humanitarian volunteers and a photojournalist) and threatened to burn them alive if Japan didn’t withdraw its 550 troops from Iraq. As of press time, various reports had confirmed those hostages were still being held, and seven Chinese citizens were taken captive on April 11.

My what a small, small world...

[Cindy]

That's really interesting Piasa.
Thank you.