French Hostages ‘Adjusted’ to Captors [from an Iraqi newspaper]

Institute for War and Peace Reporting ^ | 11/24/04

[saquin]

(Al-Sabah al-Jadeed) – Reliable sources informed the paper that the two French journalists kidnapped by armed groups a few months ago are west of Anbar province near the borders. The sources added that the journalists and their kidnappers move freely, and it seems the journalists have adjusted themselves with their kidnappers. The source, which is close to the so-called “Muhammad’s Army”, said the journalists wear local clothes and sometimes film military operations conducted by gunmen.

(Al-Sabah al-Jadeed is an independent daily paper.)

[Dog]

said the journalists wear local clothes and sometimes film military operations conducted by gunmen.

So the Frenchies have gone insurgent..

[The Flying Dutchman]

"Adjusted"??!!??

Sounds more like "collaborators", to me!

[CzarNicky]

They would.

[Wonderama]

If they weren't French, I would say they had that syndrome. Can't think of the name, but a Freeper will know. The syndrome happens to people who have been kidnapped and start identifying with their captors.

But again these guys are French and probably just figured "what the heck?"

[Semi Civil Servant]

[BenLurkin]

[Keith]

...so I guess we are saying the frogs have gone "Stockholm" on us...

[Cutterjohnmhb]

Well, they are French, I'm not surprised.

[Starboard]

The French have a long history of accommodating, adjusting, and adapting to the forces of evil.

[tiamat]

You're thinking of Stockholm Syndrome.

[paudio]

In the light of so many new genes found, I'm wondering if the French have so called Stockholm Syndrome gene...

[oldbrowser]

Of course, what would you expect from
Cheese eating surrender monkeys. They
have made surrendering into an art form.

[Ginifer]

Stockholm syndrome.

[TheScoop]

"If they weren't French, I would say they had that syndrome. Can't think of the name, but a Freeper will know. The syndrome happens to people who have been kidnapped and start identifying with their captors."

That would be the Helsinki Syndrome.

[Trepz]

... two French journalists kidnapped by armed groups a few months ago ...

... two frog terrorist sypathizers joined a terrorist group a few months ago with the intent of providing a false image of the terrorists ...

[iso]

They join terrorists ?

[Tacis]

I am sure that "adjusted" has something to do with froggie lewinskis.