Posted on 09/23/2004 3:25:15 PM PDT by rang1995
French hostages to be freed A previously unheard-of Damascus-based Iraqi opposition group say two French journalists held hostage in Iraq for more than a month will be released soon, Al-Arabiya television reported.
"I announce ... good news regarding the release soon of the two French journalists," Fadhel al-Rabii, a spokesman for the Iraqi National Forces, told the Dubai-based television station from Damascus.
"I affirm that the two journalists will be freed in the course of the next three days," Mr Rabii said, adding that his group had played a positive role in negotiations to secure their liberty
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i meant,back on..i dont want to be crass,good if they are not dead,but it figures...
Syrian Ba'athists...another unknown "Iraqi resistance group"...I smell another fabrication. Doesn't matter, the French obviously surrendered anyway.
how much did they pay?
They couldn't afford the Kleenex.
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What a coincidence:
France rules out troops for Iraq
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1225133/posts
Plus we haven't heard how many Euros crossed palms.
In related news france is now called AlaFrahimia
Last I heard, the terrorist kidnappers and the craven Frogs were haggling over the $5M ransom.
It has been three days. Where are the afforementioned journalists?
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