Released Hostages 'Refuse To Help Their Rescuers'

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 3-25-2006 | Oliver Poole

[blam]

"He was allowed a telephone call to warn his henchmen to leave the kidnap house. When the troops moved in and found the prisoners alive, they also let him go as promised."

Huh?

[calljack]

I guess the most important thing was to get the people out.
Who knew we were rescuing turncoats.

[Gordongekko909]

"We make clear that if we are kidnapped we do not want there to be force or any form of violence used to release us."

I see no reason whatsoever not to grant this wish. No need to put good soldiers' lives at risk to save these pieces of trash.

[PittsburghAfterDark]

This is a Faustian decision to make IMHO.

Do you let terrorists kill those who do not wish to be rescued?

Do you rescue them to try and show the increased capabilites of international forces and discourage further hostage taking.

These people are lower than dirt and there is a special place in hell for them.

[AD from SpringBay]

The SAS who risked their lives for these idiots need to take these 'peace activists' back where they found them and leave them on the side of the road. Their ordeal is starting to smell.

[spanalot]

send them back

[popdonnelly]

To put it bluntly, they and their group can stay the Hell out of Iraq.

[BenLurkin]

Hopefully with a tiny GPS tracker stuck in his .... tooth.

[secret garden]

Quickly.

[pctech]

Send them back

Amen

[rocksblues]

[the invisib1e hand]

well, if they don't look like a couple of peace-lovers. [smirk]

[KingKenrod]

These fools were suffering from Stockholm syndrome before they ever got kidnapped.

[conservativeharleyguy]

"He was allowed a telephone call to warn his henchmen to leave the kidnap house. When the troops moved in and found the prisoners alive, they also let him go as promised......"

That conversation probably went something like "The SAS has me by the balls. Leave the building and don't harm our captives or they will slowly rip them off, burn the stump, then find you and shove them down YOUR throats".

[Echo Talon]

A deal had been struck with a man detained the previous night who was one of the leaders of the kidnappers. He was allowed a telephone call to warn his henchmen to leave the kidnap house. When the troops moved in and found the prisoners alive, they also let him go as promised.

Ransom?

[goldstategop]

Lefty Peaceniks: Dumb and Dumberer

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[paul51]

send them back

I agree. I hope the military reconsiders putting troops at risk to help slime like this. Practically speaking, it would be better to let the criminals kill them and blame it on the insurgents.

[SlowBoat407]

They have chosen the route of their martyrdom. As long as they are not taking anyone down with them, why should we get in their way?

[mystery-ak]

Ditto to everything you said.....I'm just so happy that no one was hurt *rescuing* these human debris...

[chris1]

They look like a bunch of F$%^^.