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I’ve been reading this website for several years. It is where I get most of my news. I cancelled the local newspaper years ago. I’ve never posted an article and have only responded occasionally to something someone else posted.

I’ve read all of the posts on this thread and am amazed at the people who are upset because Fox News isn’t saying anything about this situation.

What would be the purpose of Fox News Channel to give the captors the publicity they so obviously seek? They do things like this so they WILL make the news. If no one knows about it, it really doesn’t do them much good to keep doing it? Does it?

I’ve had the TV on since I got home from work at 4:00 today and still haven’t heard anything. But, you know what? That just means the captors are not getting the publicity they were seeking.

I think Fox is playing this out perfectly. I hope they don’t mention it. It doesn’t mean that they don’t care. They are, no doubt, working behind the scenes on this thing. We don’t need to know every little detail. It’s enough to know that one of our own is in danger. But, to publicize it would only give the “bad guys” what they want.

Keep the faith.

It's not a conspiracy, and it's not that everyone here is stupid for thinking about it. It's very uncharacteristic of FNC not to hype and flog a story endlessly all day and night, that's all. Plus what else are we going to talk about.

They do things like this so they WILL make the news.

Yes and no - in this instance, because of the location, chances are they are doing this for leverage against the Palestinian leadership - these little groups are so small-minded, they don't see much beyond their immediate area - they see a vehicle with TV written on the side, and they know immediately that the Palestinian leadership will freak out.

Chances are, based on what's happened in the past, the reporters will soon be let go, unharmed, and the captors will be bought off with jobs or money (or both) because the Palestinian leadership, as I said, even though they act like they have no control, can out of nowhere conjur up some control.

"Marci Persky Aug. 14, 2006 at 6:54PM Gaza, Aug. 14 (UPI) — Masked militants held the bodyguard for two Fox News employees at gunpoint in Gaza Monday and carted the journalists away to an unknown location. No Palestinian group has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings but a spokesman for Hamas condemned the action, al-Jazeera reported. The abductions were confirmed on the air by the Fox News Channel, but the names of the missing employees were not made public. They were believed to have been a producer from the United States and a cameraman from New Zealand. The Committee to Protect Journalists released a statement expressing concern over the situation and urging the immediate release of the hostages, CNN reported. "We are gravely concerned about our colleagues' safety and call for their immediate and unconditional release," CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said. "These are well-established journalists who are not participants in the conflict. They should be treated accordingly and freed." Road blocks were set up throughout Gaza in an effort to find the missing men.

(Excerpt) Read more at insider.washingtontimes.com ..."

I appreciate this reporting and would expect AS much from Fox.