[Gritty]

In that case he's now with his friends, the so-called Palestinians.

Steve Centanni is not a "friend" of the Palestinians. He has always been an intelligent and fair reporter.

This remark is by his family trying to give a reason to these animals to let him go without killing him.

Steve is a decent man, not a jihadi sympathizer. His life hangs in the balance.

[veronica]

I know that. He is the victim of the moral relativism that has infected our body politic. Until we face what the enemy truly is, people like Steve Centanni will pay the price for the collective naivete that even the Bush administration sometimes exhibits. I certainly hope he is released soon and unharmed.