Friends of murdered US hostage urge no retribution

Reuters ^ | March 11 2006

[jmc1969]

Friends of U.S. peace activist Tom Fox, who was kidnapped and killed in Iraq, cited his stance against retribution on Saturday and called for the remembrance of all victims of violence around the world.

Members of the Langley Hill Friends Meeting, a peace group in northern Virginia to which Fox belonged, read a statement he co-wrote in October 2004 in which he shunned violence, even to rescue him should he ever be kidnapped.

"We reject violence to punish anyone who harms us," said Doug Smith, quoting Fox, in a statement read to reporters at the group's headquarters in McLean, Virginia.

"We forgive those who consider us their enemies," Fox's statement continued

[ScreamingFist]

"We reject violence to punish anyone who harms us," said Doug Smith, quoting Fox, in a statement read to reporters at the group's headquarters in McLean, Virginia.

That's why he is dead. If Doug Smith had said "We'll kill 50 innocent muslims for each of our own", Fox would have walked away......but no!

[silver charm]

They urge no retribution?????

I didn't hear anyone talking about retribution........did you?

In-fact I was thinking we really should send them some more aging peaceniks. What the heck, why be cheap..........send them Alec Baldwin, Susan Saradon, Sean Penn............I could go on and on.

[silver charm]

"Go up to a peace activist. Let him explain to you about how responding to violence is wrong, and peace is the best policy. While he is explaining his belief, punch him in the face. Hard. When he gets up he will be angry and ready to fight. Calmly and rationally explain to him that responding to violence in kind is always wrong and peace is the best answer."

You're on track up to that point..........but he will not calm down he will run to his cohorts, crying and bleeding begging that they sing Kumbaya to him and hang prayer flags and burn incense for him.........and play their recorders........

You will hear from the local police during the recorder recital as they arrest you on assualt charges becuase one of them will have called the police to come and hopefully do violence on you.

After all if your not a mooslem headchopper your not covered by that policy. These people count on the very government they hate so much to do violence to you so they don't have to compromise their lofty ideals.

I know, I was forced as a defenseless child to be around these cretens for many years.

[silver charm]

"They murdered an American and need to executed for that."

I thought he was Canadian...............oh, oops your right. Just the group thats Canadian.

Quakers Canadians whatever all = idiot dhimmis

[angelsonmyside]

"The Adopt-a-Detainee Letter-Writing Campaign, beginning in March 2004, matched individual detainees with congregations, mosques, synagogues, and peace groups in North America and around the world. These groups wrote letters to U.S., Iraqi and other relevant officials on the detainees' behalf."

Good grief, I had no idea they were doing this too! These people are nuts.

[Marine_Uncle]

I'll just say if he went to spread the Gospels, he was following a commission set out for him. Perhaps one can look at it like an Marine attempting to accomplish his MO, perhaps now His Lord has told him, mission acccomplished, well done my faithfull servant.

[Ptarmigan]

Does that mean Canada will wake up and realize there is an enemy to fight, which is radical Islam?

[sheik yerbouty]

For sure..

[Larry Lucido]

Can you imagine what it would be like to live inside the distorted brain of one of these so-called peace activists even if only for a twenty-four hour period?

Not even Jack Bauer could handle that.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Any word from the "kidnapped" Jill Carrol? Or can't they figure out how best to play that scam out?

[justshutupandtakeit]

see #50.

[fish hawk]

I think that they are MY enemy but I see that I am forgiven now.

[fish hawk]

And while he is laying there on the ground, explain to him why that is better than having his head cut off. LOL

[Emmet Fitzhume]

Rock on!

[Shaun_MD]

Sad but unfortunately true. There is hope though that you might open the peacenik's eyes before you get arrested. Look at it like this, it could be the best thing you ever did for him.

[TAdams8591]

If I was killed in that way, I would hope my friends would promote vengeance for my death.

[GW and Twins Pawpaw]

No.

[righttackle44]

Believe me, I see NO reason to retaliate against ANYONE for taking out this guy who was stupid enough to try to understand cutthroats and assassins.

[ArmstedFragg]

Exactly. The thought of exactly how a bunch of peaceniks would go about seeking retribution creates some inadvertantly funny images. Maybe a "Crawford-style" camp-out in front of insurgent headquarters....... Or a 'we shall overcome' songfest while ducking RPG's.

[HardStarboard]

>>>"We reject violence to punish anyone who harms us,..." <<<

Human shields....winning the Darwin Award, every day.