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Iraqi militants demand $5m for release of French journalists
Guardian ^
| 09/07/04
| Luke Harding
Posted on 09/06/2004 6:56:27 PM PDT by Pikamax
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:56:27 PM PDT
by
Pikamax
To: Pikamax
Wait 'til the next markdown...
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:57:52 PM PDT
by
RS
(The Truth may be slimy, but it is never slime)
To: Pikamax
want these guys to get home safe. what in the heck are they doing in the first place? anti-american coverage?
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:58:11 PM PDT
by
rineaux
(hardcore for W04)
To: Pikamax
Iraqi militants demand $5m for release of French journalists. Nothing more than common thugs.
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:00:17 PM PDT
by
Mike Darancette
(Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.)
To: RS
Wait 'til the next markdown...
Yep. Next week the kidnappers will be offering to pay to get rid of them. Considering they are French and reporters, I would think it would take more than $5 million for anyone to take them off of their hands.
To: Pikamax
I think the terrorists are enjoying the importance France has given them.
France's opposition to us was based on corrupt dealings with Saddam, but the level to which they opposed us was in attempts to rival us as a power. They failed and in so doing have become less of a world power than a few murderers lining the Arab street.
To: Mike Darancette
It's not about the money, it's about the principal of the thing.
To: Pikamax
You know your foreign policy is weak when the terrorist start giving your government multiple choice demands.
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:06:18 PM PDT
by
Popman
To: RS
The Frogs will hold out for $3.5M.
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:10:08 PM PDT
by
AF68
To: Pikamax
What the ZELL are any French doing in any where a combat zone. Handing out white flags? Screw the Frogs and their lousy whine. Besides, if the YellowStripes paid the ransom, it'd totally bankrupt their economy (that's not saying much, I know).
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:10:41 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Babes should wear Bullet Bras - www.BulletBras.net)
To: Mike Darancette; Pikamax
>> Iraqi militants demand $5m for release of French journalists.
> Nothing more than common thugs.
That's one possibility.
Another is that the Iraqi dead-enders are running
out of funds. The capture of al Douri probably
seriously impaired the trickle-down.
bin Laden wants to negotiate?
Cutthroat cultists now want money?
Progress is being made.
To: Boundless
$5 million is a good down payment, Frenchy. Wait til they get down to negotations.
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:20:29 PM PDT
by
encm(ss)
(There are two kinds of ships. Submarines and Targets.)
To: Cobra64
i agree, leave em, they're french, what they now want our help????? after the humiliation they and other panzy countries tried to put us through?
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:21:29 PM PDT
by
raging
To: Boundless
"Cutthroat cultists now want money?
Progress is being made."
EXACTLY ! They are reduced to common criminals - we have to start showing " The Untouchables " on the satellite channels they get over there....
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:23:17 PM PDT
by
RS
(The Truth may be slimy, but it is never slime)
To: self_evident
The way the auction goes is the terrorists mutilate the hostages, which actually drives the ransom price up. Of course you could argue that it will drive the ransom down, the "goods" now being damaged. An ugly business.
The thing about French diplomacy is that it works without a net. When it fails, there is no fallback. My guess is they'll find some third party to pay the ransom and pretend they didn't cave.
To: Popman; Admin Moderator
You know your foreign policy is weak when the terrorist start giving your government multiple choice demands. LOL!!!!!
Hereby nominated for QOTD!!!
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:27:06 PM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(I want to die in my sleep like Gramps -- not yelling and screaming like those in his car)
To: Pikamax
An impressive diplomatic offensive by Paris has since resulted in expressions of support from numerous Arab countries and several Islamist groups.Now the craven Frogs are down to haggling with the terrorist kidnappers over the ransom price. Pathetic.
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:31:49 PM PDT
by
AF68
To: freedumb2003
"You know your foreign policy is weak when the terrorist start giving your government multiple choice demands."
Actually it's just the opposite - France did NOT bow to the demand.. ( as hard as that is to believe ) so the kidnappers did a markdown.
Now..IF... the reporters were sympathizers and made a deal with their "kidnappers" a markdown makes sense - they never expected France to have any balls...
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:39:16 PM PDT
by
RS
(The Truth may be slimy, but it is never slime)
To: Pikamax
They want money this time? Are these a**holes the same ones perpetrating all the beheadings or are these another group? Well, with spineless Chirac in charge, he'll pay.
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posted on
09/06/2004 7:39:37 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: AF68
You know France will pay up. They've paid off muslim terrorists before. In the 70's France paid a yearly tribute to the Lebanese muslims so French citizens would never be kidnapped.
Now, the French will be prime targets for kidnappings everywhere...the French always pay.
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