That seems a little harsh. I thought the news was a bit confusing myself. Of course, I hadn't had my morning coffee....
susie
They're reporters and they want to continue to report. Antagonizing the palis isn't the best way to get back in to report.
I'm sure the keyboard heroes will have all kinds of solutions to what they would do if only they had been so lucky as to be held hostage.
From what I've read, islamic hostage takers use some particularly nasty psychological torture methods. One second they'll treat you like a best friend only to hold a knife to your throat in the next second, then gently hand feed you a second after that.