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Norman Kember is free
BillieTheBot
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Finally, some good news to report from Iraq. Norman Kember, a peace campaigner from North London has been freed along with James Loney and Harmeet Singh Sooden, two Canadian peace campaigners. >> Details >>
I'm absolutely delighted to see they have been freed, but one question remains. Why did these maniacs take these people, who were against the Iraq war, who are damning of Blair & Bush's illegal invasion, as hostages?
I'm absolutely delighted to see they have been freed, but one question remains. Why did these maniacs take these people, who were against the Iraq war, who are damning of Blair & Bush's illegal invasion, as hostages?
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Do you really think they gave a fuck if they were against the war?
Apparently Kember had said before going to Iraq that if he were to be kidnapped he did not want to be freed in a military operation.
Ungrateful bastard eh?
But bet he wasn't complaining at the time.
Best one though is Bruce Kent on the BBChttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4836438.stm
which includes this quote
(my emphasis)
Who does Bruce Kent think rescued him? - Santa Claus?
ungrateful bastards.
I actually think his mission was a good success, and actually would have been an even bigger success if he had been killed (not of course that I wanted that).
The fact that they kidnapped an old man, obviously there to help Iraqi's to show them that people cared about them showed the kidnappers as low, heartless and worthy of contempt.
:yes: Totally agree!
hardly justified though.
No, it is definately not justified.
Good.
Yes so they claim. Independent evidence is somewhat lacking - and if we're talking torture which would you rather have happen to you sleep deprivation and a few slaps or having electrodes attached to your genitals and your finger nails ripped out as happened under Saddam.
You're not the only one who can make comparisons you know...
* which doesn't mean individual soldiers haven't done so without orders
Ungrateful bastard.
However it appears one of the ground rules for the operation was that it would be expected to avoid conflict, under those conditions it does become possible to thank those involved.