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Ex-hostage hires bounty hunters ( short but sweet)
theaustralian ^ | June 26, 2005 | Nate

Posted on 06/30/2005 4:15:53 AM PDT by Critical Bill

A HOSTAGE held alongside Australian Douglas Wood in Iraq has hired bounty hunters to track down his former captors, promising to eliminate them one by one.

Swede Ulf Hjertstrom, who was held for several weeks with Mr Wood in Baghdad, was released by his kidnappers on May 30.

Mr Hjertstrom has since claimed he shared information with US and Iraqi troops about Mr Wood which led to the release of the 63-year-old Australian engineers two weeks ago, after 47 days in captivity.

Now, he wants to find those responsible.

"I have now put some people to work to find these bastards," he told the Ten Network today.

"I invested about $50,000 so far and we will get them one by one."


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bountyhunter; exhostage; hostage; iraq
I love this guy!
1 posted on 06/30/2005 4:15:53 AM PDT by Critical Bill
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To: Critical Bill

I like his attitude!


2 posted on 06/30/2005 4:19:45 AM PDT by Cool Multiservice Soldier (Newer screen name. but same attitude, same service, same political incorrectness since 1999.)
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To: Critical Bill
Why doesn't GWB "Privatize" the War like this guy did?
3 posted on 06/30/2005 4:21:58 AM PDT by A.B.Normal (Craziness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result, ask Liberal.)
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To: Critical Bill
That's the most rational response by an ex-hostage I've heard yet.

Satisfying and productive.

4 posted on 06/30/2005 4:24:16 AM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave troops and their Commander in Chief)
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To: Critical Bill

" . . . we will get them one by one."

Sounds good to me.


5 posted on 06/30/2005 4:33:25 AM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: Cool Multiservice Soldier; Chieftain

Wow! This is great. Why not just pay people to help us find this SOB's?

I think there is a Reality show in there somewhere.
"The Iraqi Apprentice "


6 posted on 06/30/2005 4:43:41 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Everything I need to know about Islam I learned on 9-11!)
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To: Critical Bill

I wish more people had his attitude.


7 posted on 06/30/2005 4:43:44 AM PDT by SIDENET ("You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred")
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To: Critical Bill

Another previous post.


8 posted on 06/30/2005 4:43:57 AM PDT by em2vn
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To: Critical Bill

Don't you just love those Vigilanties!!?


9 posted on 06/30/2005 4:50:52 AM PDT by 26lemoncharlie ('Cuntas haereses tu sola interemisti in universo mundo!')
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To: A.B.Normal
Why doesn't GWB do a lot of things?..

..like close the borders...see that the filibuster of all nominees are history, see that govt spending is cut, stop being so politically correct, and wage a proper war on extreme islam...et al..

...The President is driving me nuts trying to win a war by talking our enemy to death....and negotating with people who have no honor.

10 posted on 06/30/2005 5:28:07 AM PDT by B.O. Plenty (Liberalism and islam are terminal.......)
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To: Critical Bill

Re-writing the Stockholm Syndrome.... I like it!


11 posted on 06/30/2005 5:34:13 AM PDT by Feckless
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To: B.O. Plenty

You are preaching to the choir. I emailed the White House yesterday with those basic complaints. I suggested that if he needs any additional COMMON SENSE recommendations that he telephone me!


12 posted on 06/30/2005 5:52:55 AM PDT by A.B.Normal (Craziness is doing the same thing and expecting a different result, ask Liberal.)
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To: Critical Bill
Just In! Dick Durban and Charlie Rangel asked the Justice Department to arrest Mr Hjertstrom for not letting Federal Law Enforcement Officials arrest the kidnappers. Mr Rangel said, "The kidnappers have constitutional rights and a warrant for their arrest should be issued, and we should wait for them to turn themselves in." The ACLU, also condemned Mr Hjertstrom for violating the civil rights of Muslim's, "How does the man know if he was kidnapped? This was freedom of expression by the oppressed Arab people."

(If you believe any of the above is true, I have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn. Just typing what I wouldn't put past these people to actually happen. Their mentality.

13 posted on 06/30/2005 5:54:17 AM PDT by StuLongIsland
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To: em2vn

To: Critical Bill
Another previous post
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1433725/posts?page=13#13

hi, can you show me the other post as I did a search and nothing came up. Just so I know what to look for in future.

Cheers


14 posted on 06/30/2005 10:02:33 PM PDT by Critical Bill ("Iraq is fighting for all the Arabs. Where are the Arab armies?" ... George Galloway MP)
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To: Critical Bill

Git-R-Done!


15 posted on 06/30/2005 10:03:32 PM PDT by Remember Ruby Ridge
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