Posted on 12/06/2005 10:09:20 PM PST by Jeff Head
I just watched an interview with the daughter of the American Peace Activist held hostage in Iraq.
While I can respect the strength of the man's convictions, I sharply and fundamentally disagree with them. He specifically stated that if taken hostage he did not want US or Iraqi forces to attempt his rescue with any use of force. Despite this, it is clear that he was there in direct opposition to US forces and was in fact abetting the very people our forces and the free Iraqis are fighting.
When asked by the host if there was anything that she would like to say to her father's captors, she stated the following (this is almost a word for word quote),
"I would like to say to them that my father was always very welcome by the Iraqis he was trying to help, that the work that he was there to do is the same work they would like to see done,"
Now I know she is distressed, but she was very straight forward in her comments and her opposition the US effort in Iraq. I take her at her word.
In essence, from this interview, it is clear that the so called, Christian, peace activist mission, is a mission to support the enemy.
Paying ransoms is appeasement, with all the attendant ills.
Thank God we have so many willing to stand in the breach to protect the innocent (which this guy is not) and the free who would otherwise be the prey of such criminals as the terrorists we fight against.
A living will if I ever saw one. By all means, respect it. After all Terri was never given half a chance to live.
But that payment would not have been made or facilitated by our government in any way. I have no doubts that Pearl's family would have done so.
Every day I am completely amazed at what our military will do for us. And I am so thanksful!
Amen.
That's not what I heard, but okay.
...and they are now finding this out. These Islamic terrorists will butcher them as readily as any other westerner...perhaps even more so.
Wow, I sincerely hope you heard wrong...I really do. To break our policy on this issue would be a tragedy in my estimation and lead to much, much more and worse.
I just remember thinking, when the whole thing was happening, how surprised I was that money was offered. But if you're saying the way it went is that the government allowed the money to be offered, which was privately raised, I could see that.
Interesting that you would say that.
Some have suggested that these folks are in cahoots with the captors. I'm sort of leaning toward the notion that maybe they WANTED this to happen.
Though I think it will have the opposite affect that they desired.
Honor his wishes and let him work things out with his captors since he is there to help them and oppose his own country. No need to risk American life to attempt his rescue. He said he didn't want bloodshed on his behalf. He understands the consequences and took the risk of having his head carried out in the basket.
If hundreds more of his kind venture over to Iraq are we to waste men, women, and resources to rescue them?
But I do not have personal knowledge in the Pearl case either way...just a strong opinion is all.
Just remember that certain people like Mike Gallager and I think also Savage made asses of themselves by saying they thought Daniel Pearl was faking his kidnapping.
I understand you sentiments, but also know, that if our forces gain intelligence that would make a rescue feasable, they will act on it. They are equally convicted to protect and defend US lives and liberty.
No kidding. Where did she get the idea the US govt got into the Italian appeasement game with kidnappers. Those people are not going to be saved by capitulation. They might serve a higher purpose though, should they be slaughtered. A lot of active XIANS and what I'll call heritage ethicists (not driven by a belief in God but rather a belief in the Judeo Christian ethic) are going to be seeing red, figuratively and literally.
I guess that is why he healed the high priest's ear after Peter hacked it off, right?
The "sword" Jesus refers to is not a sword that draws bloodshed, but rather divides the sheep from the goats..those that will convert from love (Christianity) and those that will convert through violence (Islam).
I can't believe people are buying this at face value. There is good circumstantial reason to think that THE WHOLE THING IS A FARCE.
(Did I miss some piece of news proving it's real?)
Thye are just completely liberally idealistic and convicted to bad sense...and yes, it will have the opposite effect that they intended. Thepr captors do not and will not "like", or "appreciate" their help. These poor fools are only now learning that these people simply want to kill us all, including them, and it will lead to their deaths, and it will bring down, and justifiably so, more ordinance on the terrorists heads.
In that sense too...it will have the opposite effect on the terrorists. Good.
In case anyone has any doubts about what intentions these "peace" activists have, read these quotes by their leader:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1533488/posts
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