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Zarqawi group threatens to kill US, British hostages
Reuters ^
Posted on 09/18/2004 8:22:55 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
Saturday September 18, 8:28 PM
Zarqawi group threatens to kill US, British hostages
 Photo: AFP
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DOHA (AFP) - Suspected Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi's group has threatened to execute two Americans and a Briton it is holding unless Iraqi women prisoners are freed within 48 hours, according to a video aired by Al-Jazeera television which showed the captives blindfolded.
"The Tawhid wal Jihad (Unification and Holy War) group has set a 48-hour deadline for the release of Iraqi women prisoners from the prisons of Abu Ghraib (outside Baghdad) and Um al-Qasr (in the south) in exchange for the release of a Briton and two Americans it abducted in Baghdad on Thursday," Al-Jazeera said.
"The group added in a video received by Al-Jazeera that it would execute the captives if its demand is not met within the set deadline," it added.
The Qatar-based news channel showed footage of the three captives blindfolded, with a hooded gunman behind them pointing a machinegun at their heads.
Another hooded man was seen holding a paper, but was not heard reading the statement containing the ultimatum.
US nationals Jack Hensley and Eugene "Jack" Armstrong and British engineer Kenneth Bigley were abducted by gunmen early Thursday from their house in Baghdad's upscale Mansour district.
The kidnapping of the three men, which had hitherto not been claimed, was the latest in a string of high profile abductions of Westerners in Iraq.
Two French journalists were abducted almost a month ago and two Italian aid workers, along with two of their Iraqi colleagues, were grabbed from their offices on September 7.
TOPICS: Front Page News; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaedairaq; hostages; iraq; islam; rop; ropma; zarqawi
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One word - annihilate.
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posted on
09/18/2004 8:22:56 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
To: Happy2BMe
Bastards. I know it's terrible to say, but those three are probably already dead.
2
posted on
09/18/2004 8:24:10 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Kerry lied while courageous veterans died.)
To: COBOL2Java; dennisw; SJackson; MeekOneGOP; TrueBeliever9; Geist Krieger; JohnHuang2; Salem; ...
Onward Muslim Soldiers - ping.
(More Americans held hostage by the Religion of Peace)
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posted on
09/18/2004 8:26:45 AM PDT
by
Happy2BMe
(47 days until November 2nd)
To: Happy2BMe
And the treacherous MSM feeding them their excuses with Abu Graib.
I don't think the media even yet realizes what they are dealing with.
To: squarebarb
I wish a reputable polling organization would run a poll on the true feelings that American have towards Muslims.
Except for a few people in the blogosphere and most of the MSM who have their heads in their a$$e$, I haven't met a single individual who believes that Islam is a religion of peace.
5
posted on
09/18/2004 8:32:55 AM PDT
by
ArmedNReady
(Islam is what Islam does.)
To: Happy2BMe
I pray they find Zarqawi soon and display any surviving remains to his buddies.
6
posted on
09/18/2004 8:35:43 AM PDT
by
manic4organic
(Go. Fight. Win.)
To: Happy2BMe
Muslims just practicing their religion---kidnapping, beheading, murdering--all in a day's praise of Allah.
365 days a year.
7
posted on
09/18/2004 8:45:57 AM PDT
by
jolie560
To: manic4organic
There has got to a way of finding these monsters and putting an end to them. Much as I hate to say it, why get someone kidnapped as bait and put a bug somewhere in his body. That way we can track these monsters and exterminate them once and for all.
8
posted on
09/18/2004 8:48:47 AM PDT
by
pctech
To: pctech
I think we should start using NUKES.
9
posted on
09/18/2004 8:52:32 AM PDT
by
stockpirate
(Kerry; supported by, financed by, trained by, guided by, revered by, in favor of, Communists.)
To: pctech
I think we should start using NUKES.
10
posted on
09/18/2004 8:52:32 AM PDT
by
stockpirate
(Kerry; supported by, financed by, trained by, guided by, revered by, in favor of, Communists.)
To: Happy2BMe
I have a M-DIV in Religion and this country needs to understand something about RADICAL Islam and we need to ALL understand it before it is too late. Islam can be broken down into really 2 groups, first, the largest are those who faithfully follow their faith and love their children, and just want to live in peace, just like the rest of us and then there is RADICAL Islam, which has evolved over the centuries into what we have today. This group is smaller but is extremely dangerous not only to us but even more so to the rest of Islam, who they kill more than anyone else, *see Iraq*. They believe that it is their duty to bring about a Islamic world and to use all means at their disposal to do so. They believe that it is ok to kill all those who disagree with them and to die in that cause is the greatest honor of all. They look at the world and at all things much different than we do. Kindness is viewed as weakness, hear this liberals, being nice to them, will only get us killed. The only way to stop this plague on society is to destroy them, but we, as Westerners can't do it alone. Those in Islam, who are of the first group that I mentioned must be involved and in the largest way. They are the ones that are being killed in the greatest numbers. They can't go around blaming Americans or Westerners for these murders when they know that it is these Terrorist that are doing it. If they rise up, and take authority and work with those in the West that want to help, then they and us will illiminate these murders from the face of the earth, and not until then. We also have to promote Democracy in the Middle East, a lot of the hate in the area is caused by these regimes that abuse and keep down their own populations. We need to use our power, particularly our buying power to force these regimes to reform and to help their people not oppress them.
Hopefully, someday this might happen, but who knows, but unless it does, we are going to be fighting a long, long, time.
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posted on
09/18/2004 8:53:35 AM PDT
by
DSBull
To: stockpirate
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posted on
09/18/2004 8:54:17 AM PDT
by
pctech
To: Happy2BMe
Once Zarqawi is taken, he should be flensed with his bones then dressed in pigskin and put on permanent display in the National Museum in Baghdad.
His meat, lightly seared, should be thrown to the wild dogs in Sudan.
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posted on
09/18/2004 8:55:00 AM PDT
by
muawiyah
To: pctech
It also will remove all those dull brown buildings.
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posted on
09/18/2004 8:58:47 AM PDT
by
stockpirate
(Kerry; supported by, financed by, trained by, guided by, revered by, in favor of, Communists.)
To: DSBull
Absolutely correct.
There are TWO groups of Islam. If we don't continue to recognize that, we will be in major trouble in the world.
Fortunately, we now have a President and an administration that do recognize that. It is good that some of those on FR do not represent that administration.
/
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posted on
09/18/2004 8:59:32 AM PDT
by
AFPhys
((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
To: Happy2BMe
THANKS FOR THE PING
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posted on
09/18/2004 9:12:06 AM PDT
by
Smartass
(BUSH & CHENEY 2004 Si vis pacem, para bellum - Por el dedo de Dios se escribió)
To: AFPhys
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posted on
09/18/2004 9:13:40 AM PDT
by
DSBull
To: DSBull
i'm an american living in an african muslim country where virtually everyone is from group one. the folks here really are kind people. there's little crime, sincere religious tolerance, devotion to democratic principles, etc. it's a nice place. but here's the thing: muslims here just don't accept that obl and his ilk actually share their faith. they just disavow them completely, saying the koran states very clearly that you can't attack people who haven't attacked you first (ie, new yorkers and pentagon workers on sept. 11, truck drivers in iraq). so when you point out that something is really rotten in islam, that people are slaughtering civilians in their name, they say that it's terrible but has nothing to do with them. sadly, i see little likelihood that the vast majority of muslims who are average, moderate people will rise up and rid themselves (all of us) of this radical scourge anytime soon. it's a pity.
To: squarebarb
I don't think the media even yet realizes what they are dealing with. Not until their own heads are on the chopping block.
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posted on
09/18/2004 9:18:32 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: viewfromafar
You are correct, and that is the shame of it. Unfortunately, what will happen is that terrorist will have to hurt those people before they see the need to do something, and I hate that, but I guess that is human nature. In a way, we did the same thing, until after 9/11. I hope that that moderate religious leaders will take up the cause and begin to teach that this scourge not only on Islam but the world must be dealt with. I hope that it happens soon before anymore innocent people have to die, but again I am afraid you are probably right.
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posted on
09/18/2004 9:20:35 AM PDT
by
DSBull
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