It's about time we told those assholes that we intend to behead every Iraqi soldier we have in prison in 72 hours. That way no more bargaining chips are on the table!
FRIGGIN BASTARDS!!
Posted on 07/21/2004 7:54:43 AM PDT by propertius
URGENT Militants threaten to behead six new hostages
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A militant group said Wednesday it had taken two Kenyans, three Indians and an Egyptian hostage and would behead them if their countries did not announce their intention to withdraw their troops from Iraq immediately.
However, none of those countries were part of the 160,000 member coalition force in the country.
Is this a joke?
This proves that not being part of the US coalition does not protect you.
At the risk of sounding crass, it appears like they are using affirmative action.
The damn jihadist are now kidnapping innocent bystanders. It is amusing if one's head is not about to be cut off. Sort of like kidnapping a poor kid for ransom.
This has to be a joke or they have to be the stupidest 'militants' ever.
sounds like one doesn't it. Busy last hour:
Four killed as bomb explodes in Ramadi
Two killed as a rocket strikes a Baghdad hospital
Another car bomb kills four elsewhere in Baghdad
Exactly. I was wondering how I would feel if I were the freed Filipino hostage. Happy to be free and alive, but guilty knowing others would die because my country submitted to the terrorists' demands.
It's about time we told those assholes that we intend to behead every Iraqi soldier we have in prison in 72 hours. That way no more bargaining chips are on the table!
FRIGGIN BASTARDS!!
Maybe we should counter with the womans panties as a head scarf thing again. That seemed to get their attention.
From the Untouchables.. "If they put one of yours in the hospital you put ten of their in the morgue."
Who said the French are no good at anything!
I've always thought with these guys that Bullets + Pig Blood = Victory
If only they would take a few Iranians, Jordanians, and Syrians hostage and demand the removal of their forces.
OK AP clarifying...
URGENT
Militants threaten to behead six new hostages
Eds: CLARIFIES demand that countries pull out their citizens as well. ADDS background on hostage taking
AP Photos
By TAREK EL-TABLAWY, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A militant group said Wednesday it had taken two Kenyans, three Indians and an Egyptian hostage and would behead them if their countries did not announce their intention to withdraw their troops and citizens from Iraq immediately.
None of those countries were part of the 160,000-member coalition force in Iraq.
In a statement given to The Associated Press, the group, calling itself "The Holders of the Black Banners," said they had taken the six truckers hostage and would behead one of them every 72 hours if their nations did not pull out of Iraq and the company they work for did not close its branch here. The deadline starts from 8 p.m. Wednesday, it said.
"We have warned all the countries, companies, businessmen and truck drivers that those who deal with American cowboy occupiers will be targeted by the fires of the Mujahedeen," the statement said. "Here you are once again transporting, goods, weapons and military equipment that backs the U.S. Army."
The statement came a day after militants released Filipino hostage Angelo dela Cruz after his country gave in to their demand and pulled its 51-member force out of Iraq.
Iraqi and U.S. officials expressed concerns that pullout would embolden militants to take more hostages in an effort to drive a wedge between coalition countries and force trucking companies and other contractors to leave Iraq.
More than 60 foreigners have been taken hostage in Iraq in recent months.
In photos provided to AP with the statement, six of the hostages are shown standing behind three seated, masked gunmen. One of the hostages holds a paper with the typed names of seven men — presumably six of them were the hostages — their nationalities, passport numbers and the registration numbers of the trucks they were driving. The paper is stamped July 20 and the words "Universal Services" were handwritten on top.
The names on the paper were Ibrahim Khamis, from Kenya, Salm Faiz Khamis, from Kenya, Jalal Awadh, from Kenya, Antaryami, from India, Tilak Raj, from India, Sukdev Singh, from India, and Mohammed Ali Sanad, from Egypt. It was not clear which of the Kenyans listed on the paper was not among the hostages.
From the statement, the trucking company that employed the men appeared to be based in Kuwait.
For the hostages sakes Ihope the terrorists will allow a little extra time for these countries to put troops into Iraq to withdraw.
This is more of that jihad stuff, isn't it - waging war against the infidels.
So is Iraq in the Dar-al-Islam or the Dar-al-Harb?
I get all confused about Islamic geography.
Thank you Philippines!
beat me.
Thanks a lot, Philippines.
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