[Southack]

Just speculating, but if I wanted to gain a little bit more information and perhaps trick the kidnappers into making a mistake, I'd put out a report from another radical "group" that said the old boy was dead - in order to convince the real kidnappers to show proof that they have him alive.

But that's just little old me...

[Southack]

#84 is for you.

[cajungirl]

I hope you are right,,it makes sense to flush them out that way. I can't believe they would kill him, after that they have no power to do anything unless all they want to do is terrorize journalists and put the heat on Mousharref or cause trouble in Pakistan. I still don't get this kidnapping.

[Dog Gone]

Entirely possible.

I think announcing his murder by email is odd in itself. I've never heard of that before.

Usually the body is dumped along the road where it can be found.