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Group Holding BBC Correspondent Threatens to Kill Him
Fox News ^ | Sunday, June 17, 2007 | AP

Posted on 06/17/2007 12:56:57 PM PDT by Cinnamon

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A shadowy group holding a British correspondent for three months threatened on Sunday to kill him, in a video broadcast by the Al-Jazeera satellite TV channel.

A spokesman for The Army of Islam, identified as Abu Khattab, told Al-Jazeera that there was no deal to release British Broadcasting Corp. correspondent Alan Johnston, and " if the situation gets more complicated concerning us and our group, then we will ingratiate ourselves to Allah by slaying this journalist."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bbc; fatah; palestinians
Hey BBC still think carrying the water for Terrorists pays off?
1 posted on 06/17/2007 12:57:00 PM PDT by Cinnamon
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...then we will ingratiate ourselves to Allah by slaying this journalist

Pure evil.

2 posted on 06/17/2007 1:18:49 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Cinnamon

BBC could care less.

They consider this guy cannon fodder for the greater good of their liberal agenda. If they kill him, BBC will just run articles about how its all Bush and Israel’s fault.


3 posted on 06/17/2007 1:23:59 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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4 posted on 06/17/2007 1:26:30 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican (We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good. - Hillary Clinton)
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To: Cinnamon

The “Shadowy Group” is just another gang of street terrorists. They are not very bright. Their only hope of being noticed is to get their message out to the public.

The great friend of terrorists are the news agencies and wire services who send brave reporters into these nutty countries.


5 posted on 06/17/2007 3:44:49 PM PDT by R.W.Ratikal
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Their god demands human sacrifice just like their old god or was it just a name change?


6 posted on 06/17/2007 3:58:35 PM PDT by fella ( newspapers used habitually to poison the public opinion)
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