Guardian journalist kidnapped in Iraq (anti-American propagandist Rory Carroll)

Agence France Presse via Yahoo ^ | 10-19-05 | Staff

[atomic conspiracy]

On September 12, this selfsame "journalist" filed an article accusing American troops of deliberately targeting journalists and of being "out of control." Maybe he told his father it was "not as dangerous as people think" because he was on good terms with the terrorists.

[soycd]

I hope the long knife is as dull as the liberal traitor.

[ClearCase_guy]

You just know he's pleading with his captors, "Guys, I'm on your side!" And his captors are smiling, and nodding, and thinking, "I'm going to saw your head off."

[soycd]

I hope the long knife is as dull as the liberal traitor.

[badpacifist]

A moment of silence... before I say something I would regret.

[garyhope]

The Guardian,...anti-American, left-wing fishwrap.

Quite frankly, the more "journalists" dead,....I don't think I care.

"Journalist" = anti-American, liar, commie, traitor, leftist, socialist scum.

[hang 'em]

This operation has Karl Rove's name written all over it (/onion)

[mmercier]

>> The driver was released about 20 minutes later," it added...

All the better to deliver the message.

Pay them nothing, if they want to kill him so be it. Deal not with these bastards especially when they take their allies for faux ransom. If the Guardian pays ransom then they are simply using this incident to cover a direct cash payment to a terrorist organization and should be appropriately sanctioned.

This is a sign of desperation, we have them down and out.

We been through this before.

[Pikamax]

1) 50/50 chance he is in a heap of trouble that I wouldn't wish on anyone.

2)70/30 chance they google his name and find out he is on their "side" and let him go with him telling a tale of how misunderstood they really are.

[finnman69]

staged propaganda?

[Doctor Raoul]

On September 12, this selfsame "journalist" filed an article accusing American troops of deliberately targeting journalists and of being "out of control."

Let Walter Cronkite save him. Our soldiers lives are too precious to risk going out to collect trash the terrorists will put out at the curb soon enough.

[rineaux]

possible set up. we know he is befriending these guys and bashing W and GI's most likely giving them intelligence.

he will be made a hero by the idiot box.

[TexasTransplant]

>>>"Journalist" = anti-American, liar, commie, traitor, leftist, socialist scum.<<<

Cheerleaders

[DMinus]

didn't that commie italian wench say the same thing? and it turns out that maybe she never was kidnapped; but was a ploy to deliver dollars into the hands of anyone who will kill americans. i won't hold my breath in anticipation of the guardian coughing up money to give to these savages in exchange for their reporter's "safe return."

[steel_resolve]

he's a very good, straight journalist whose only concern is to report fairly and truthfully about the country.

YOU KNOW, LIKE HONEST TO GOD, DO THESE PEOPLE EVEN BELIEVE THE GARBAGE THAT COME OUT OF THEIR MOUTHS?!? Fair? BBC? FEH!

[Chode]

HA ha...

[magslinger]

I can't see any reason why the terrorists would think that kidnapping a guy who is basically a propagandist for them would help them unless the kidnapping was staged to allow him to be embedded with the terrorists for a while without being accused of working with them.

If he shows up shortly and writes a few stories showing the terrorists in a favorable light, I won't be the least surprised.

[McGavin999]

possible set up. we know he is befriending these guys and bashing W and GI's most likely giving them intelligence.

That was my thinking too. Either that, or it's a way for the Guardian to get some money to their terrorists. After all, we've been cutting off most of their sources.

[mystery-ak]

Rory....are you waiting for US troops to rescue you?......hmmmmmmmm!

[rineaux]

money to their terrorists.

BINGO! great point!!