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New Doubts Arise About Former Hostage Susanne Osthoff
Reuters,UK ^ | 01/21/06 | vanity

Posted on 01/21/2006 4:21:41 PM PST by genefromjersey

BERLIN (Reuters) - Part of the ransom money alleged to have been paid by the German government to win the freedom of Iraq hostage Susanne Osthoff last month was found on Osthoff after her release, the German magazine Focus said on Saturday.

Without citing its sources, Focus said officials at the German embassy in Baghdad had found several thousand U.S. dollars in the 43-year-old German archaeologist's clothes when she took a shower at the embassy shortly after being freed.

The serial numbers on the bills matched those used by the government to pay off Osthoff's kidnappers, the magazine said.

(Excerpt) Read more at today.reuters.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: disclosures; german; hostage; hostages; iraq; ransom; susanneosthoff
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To: COEXERJ145
IIRC, several months ago Rush predicted stuff like this was going to happen.

Exactly!

He spoke about this on several different days, and about this specific kidnapping being a setup.

Once again, Rush is right!

21 posted on 01/21/2006 5:10:48 PM PST by StopGlobalWhining (Only 3 1/2-5% of atmospheric CO2 is the result of human activities. 95-96.5% is from natural sources)
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To: seppel

I think you hit the nail on the head. They're calling her a spy. Of course, the source is the UPI...: http://americanthinker.com/comments.php?comments_id=4143


22 posted on 01/21/2006 5:14:54 PM PST by melt (Someday, they'll wish their Jihad... Jihadn't.)
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To: livius

Actually,there MIGHT be more :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/04/20/wirq20.xml&sSheet=/portal/2003/04/20/ixportaltop.html


23 posted on 01/21/2006 5:18:37 PM PST by genefromjersey (So much to flame;so little time !)
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To: genefromjersey

this was the plot for a Magnum PI episode.


24 posted on 01/21/2006 5:20:58 PM PST by iPod Shuffle
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To: genefromjersey

Well, surprise, surprise, surprise! European journalist in league with the "insurgents"? Say it ain't so!


25 posted on 01/21/2006 5:42:40 PM PST by Another Thought
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To: genefromjersey

Very interesting post. I haven't heard (missed Rush a lot lately) or thought of the possibility. Thanks.


26 posted on 01/21/2006 6:38:18 PM PST by PGalt
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To: LSUfan
Wasn't this the same beotch that was traded for Robert Stethem's murderer?

Yep, released by that fat bitch Merkel, who then told us to shutter Gitmo.

27 posted on 01/21/2006 9:15:55 PM PST by montag813
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