CNN Reporting Kidnapped Journalist Killed ...

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[RCW2001]

CNN reporting live that "New organizations have received Email claiming that kidnapped WSJ has been killed.

Searching for wirecopy confirmation.

[SuziQ]

Thanks so much for linking that article for me! Howlin had freep mailed me and told me how to do it, and I was going to go back, but now I don't need to!

[Publius6961]

It's time to go medieval on their a$$es.

Careful, now, that's mean-spirited.
I am waiting for the Clueless Contingent to arrive in full force repeating the mantra that we can't lower ourselves to their level, blah, blah, blah...
And they will repeat it all the way over the cliff.

Me? I want to engage those animals on whatever terms they define. End of story, and I will deal with my inner child or my femenine side later.

[Publius6961]

For some reason I didn't think they would do it.

Why? You still believe that horsepuckey about a religion of "love and tolerance"?
By definition, you need to be an ignorant savage to embrace that religion.
Ever hear of a Western physicist, Biologist or other scientist converting to Islam after being educated?

[crystalk]

That is just enemy rhetoric. It is what they want you to think.

Islam is not a religion in the sense of the many varieties of Judeo-Christianity that we in America are familiar with, nor of Oriental Buddhism or Hinduism.

Islam is a conspiracy to take over the world, and its founder was Satan. It is not sky-pilotry. It aims at taking over this world OF THE HERE AND NOW by force, as its rightful booty.

[goody2shooz]

Al Qaida would not have demanded military jets be sent to Pakistan as part of a ransom. They would have just murdered him and left his corpse to be found.

A counter terrorism expert on Fox News this afternoon opined that this sounded more like some renegade Pakistani intelligence service people. Opinions about this, anyone?

[Publius6961]

This guy took an UNBELIEVEABLY STUPID, breathtakingly naive risk.

You think?
For some, the dream of glory and international fame trumps an 8-month pregnant wife any day.
Even if it means going into the jaws of hell itself.
Makes you want to insist on having to get a license to procreate, doesn't it.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Somebody probably wisely advised her to do her best to stay calm because the kidnappers would draw strength and determination if she seemed about to go to pieces. They are more likely to let him go if they don't think everybody in the west is about to panic at the threats they have made.

Another possibility is the fear that they may be making him watch, in hopes that she'll go to pieces and make him feel even worse.

[monday]

"But that's ok....just send in a few GI's to take care of the situation, when they get killed or wounded you can comfort his parents by telling them that, that was his job.....better yet...you go or send your son, we'll be right behind you.....you are brave with other people's lives. I just love all these computer generals...."

sigh.... we have to get these guys right? Or perhaps you think we should just let them continue their kidnapping careers. How many Americans do they have to kill before its ok to go after them. My only point is since we want to get these guys anway, why not try to get them before they kill Pearl? You may not like Pearl, but he is a human being with a family that loves him, and will miss him terribly if he is killed.

[Publius6961]

This talk of blaming Daniel Pearl for being kidnapped is DISGUSTING!

You don't suppose we can get the Red Cross to go in there and check him out, do you?
Maybe confirm that he is being afforded all the protections spelled out in the Geneva Conventions.
I hear the Red Cross is really serious about prisoners' rights.

[monday]

"The reason he took these risks was for the big prize at the end of the tunnel if he got the "Big Story." What's the big prize? Pulitzer Prize, Cash Money, and Fame. Huge career boost that would pay massive dividends in the future. His desire for these items exceeded the danger of the situation in his mind and he went for it and lost."

and you know this how? If you have inside info you should give a source. The truth is every journalist in Pakistan and Afganistan is looking for a story, not sitting on their butts. How is Pearl any different?

[monday]

"'Negotiate' with terrorists? Never. These people don't have "diplomatic channels", you are giving them more credibility than they have. These people are nothing but maggots thriving on the cesspools of humanity."

Phantom lord is an appeaser. His strategy to deal w/ terrorists= All Americans should stay home and keep their heads down. Maybe they will leave us alone.

This is what the terrorists want of course, Americans backed into a corner, afraid to go about the ordinary business of living.

[rond]

Every terrorist act for the last twenty years - basically since the Iranian overthrow of the Shaw in the late 70's - has been committed by Muslims bar one.

Timothy McVeigh.

Barring that single abberation, every world-wide terrorist attack - on embassies, against airlines, against our business interests, against our citizens, and on Sept. 11 against our biggest city - has been perpetrated by Muslims.

So, I suppose the attacks against Protestants were done by a Muslim faction of the IRA? The attacks against logging interests were done by Muslim members of Greenpeace? Are members of Jesse Jackson's often-ugly protests all Muslims? Eric Rudolph is a Muslim?

I never knew ...

[Phantom Lord]

I think you should go back to the beginning of the thread and read my posts before you throw out an accusation.

[bluefish]

Yeah, but it was Marcellus that was gonna do the "Medieval Gettin" wasn't it?

[BunnySlippers]

Your title is wrong. CNN is reporting that an email was received that claimed Pearl was killed ... not that he was killed as you assert. Big difference.

[sneakypete]

Islam is a conspiracy to take over the world,

The ultimate goal of ALL religions is to take over and dominate the world. Organized religion is about wealth and power,not religion. ALL organized religions are evil.

and its founder was Satan.

Blah,Blah blah,Blah. Do you know him well,boyo?

[nocommies]

so are you calling for holy war, ignorant one? are you kidding? man, another proud atheist....LMAO, you'll learn.