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Taliban Tortured South Korean Hostages as Punishment for Refusing to Convert to Islam
Yonhap News ^

Posted on 09/02/2007 8:43:33 PM PDT by camerakid400

ANYANG, South Korea, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- A pastor at the South Korean church whose volunteers were held hostage for six weeks by Afghanistan's Taliban said some of the captives were "severely beaten" by the insurgents when they refused to convert to Islam.

The 19 former hostages, freed in stages last week under a deal between the South Korean government and the Taliban, arrived on a flight from Dubai on Sunday morning. Earlier, the Islamic militants had killed two male hostages but freed two females.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: christians; religionofpeace; tortured; women
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To: camerakid400

Has Anyone welcomed you to Free Republic? Been here since 8/12/07or would that be 12/8/07 ? Lots of Posts! ;)


21 posted on 09/02/2007 10:07:10 PM PDT by tajgirvan
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To: tajgirvan

Yes, thank you. I joined on 8/12. I am a former “Kossack” who switched to your side after being alienated by Iran sympathizers, troop haters, anti-war marxist nuts, israel-haters, bushitler complex nuts, etc, etc.


22 posted on 09/02/2007 10:16:46 PM PDT by camerakid400
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To: camerakid400

I can’t wait until Tuesday when all the whiners and democrats (redundancy alert) will come forward and condemn this torture. Amnesty International must be preparing a statement as we speak.


23 posted on 09/02/2007 10:18:36 PM PDT by pierstroll
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To: camerakid400

Wow, What did They do ? Not Nosy, Just Curious. Hope you don’t mind. I have a childhood friend who is a Kossack and is in need of a cure so we can talk again!


24 posted on 09/02/2007 10:42:40 PM PDT by tajgirvan
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To: John Williams

But I thought it was a peace loving religion. What gives ? /sarcasm


25 posted on 09/02/2007 10:47:07 PM PDT by stratboy
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To: pierstroll
I can’t wait until Tuesday when all the whiners and democrats (redundancy alert) will come forward and condemn this torture. Amnesty International must be preparing a statement as we speak.

Who cares about them? I want to see the reaction of the ROK Marines. But not up too close.

26 posted on 09/02/2007 10:54:20 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato
I want to see the reaction of the ROK Marines

You'll be waiting an awful long time - SK gave money to these scum.......Not platoons of ROK Marines, as they should have...

The proper response by SK should have been to send a thousand ROK Marines to help in the hunt for these scum come hell or high water....

27 posted on 09/02/2007 10:58:19 PM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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To: pierstroll

I’m sure Brian De Palma will be starting production on a movie about the islamics raping, murdering, and forcing islamic conversions on the SK missionaries.


28 posted on 09/03/2007 2:06:38 AM 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: flowerplough

“Could not this whole mess be seen as the chance, symbiotic meshing of Christian martyr masochists and avenging Islamic sadists? These Korean women were led by the Lord to undertake such a showy, risky mission?

If I’m understanding things correctly, the Korean group was not too much different from some of the Mt. Everest tourists whose souls wafted up “Into Thin Air” in May, 1996, as documented by Jon Krakauer. Short-term Missionaries, or Christian adventure tourists- what would you call ‘em?”

You can see into their hearts and minds? Why demean and mock their motives? Risky? Yes, but putting feet to your beliefs is always risky. They apparently were willing to pay the ultimate price for their decision to go into a high risk area so what are you complaining about? It didn’t cost you anything. Showy? I don’t think so. Had this not gotten into the news you would never have known about it.

Many Christians cannot serve in full time foreign mission work, but are able and willing to give of their own time and money for a couple of months, 6 months, or a couple of years to assist and serve with local Christians in many different countries. Just because they are not career missionaries does not diminish their commitment or the value of their work.

It’s possible that they didn’t understand the full risk involved - but I doubt it. I thank God that most of them are home safe and sound. I hope and pray that the Muslim people in the area they were serving remember their willingness to put their lives on the line for what they believed - not to blow themselves up to kill those who disagree with them, but to share the love of Christ and to endure death and persecution at the hands of those they came to serve.

Rather than impune their mission and their motives why not rejoice that they are back home safe?


29 posted on 09/03/2007 2:24:52 AM PDT by Nevadan (nevadan)
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To: camerakid400

Well, I’m shocked.


30 posted on 09/03/2007 2:43:09 AM PDT by null and void (I hate to suggest something this radical, but why not let the policy follow the facts? ~ReignOfError)
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To: Nevadan

Amen, spoken like someone who has a heart for the lost of this dying world. <><


31 posted on 09/03/2007 7:27:00 AM PDT by tajgirvan
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To: Nevadan

No, Nevadan, I cannot see into the travellers’ hearts and minds, but I have known quite a few Korean (protestant) Christians, both in Korea and over here, and I stand behind my words. These Korean missionaries, and especially the trip organizers and backers, remind me of the idiocy of the Children’s Crusades of 1212, who blithely led tens of thousands of little French and German boys and girls into abuse, exploitation, starvation, slavery, and death.


32 posted on 09/03/2007 12:36:50 PM PDT by flowerplough (Oh, Marge, trying is just the first step toward failure...)
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To: flowerplough
oops... "remind me of the idiocy of the Children’s Crusaders" ...
33 posted on 09/03/2007 12:39:39 PM PDT by flowerplough (Oh, Marge, trying is just the first step toward failure...)
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To: Nevadan

Nevadan, please also see: South Koreans turn anger at freed hostages
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890454/posts
By JAE-SOON CHANG

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea’s relief at the release of 19 countrymen held hostage by the Taliban gave way Friday to anger at the victims themselves, members of a Christian church who are being criticized for ignoring warnings against travel to Afghanistan.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2007/08/31/4461590-ap.html


34 posted on 09/03/2007 1:12:21 PM PDT by flowerplough (Oh, Marge, trying is just the first step toward failure...)
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To: Rembrandt
"Getting the South Koreans severely angered could be a major problem for the Taliban - there’s nothing more dangerous than a really mad ROK Marine!"

I've heard the same thing from every soldier I ever talked to who had seen them in action. They are unanimous that the ROKs are supertough bunch of marines who were always welcomed to join them in any fight.

35 posted on 09/03/2007 1:16:18 PM PDT by joebuck
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