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| Hostage’s Saudi company to leave Iraq |
| 2004-07-15 |
| A Saudi firm whose Egyptian employee has been taken hostage in Iraq says it will bow to the kidnappers’ demands and stop working in the country. "We are prepared to pull out of Iraq to save the life of the hostage," the firm’s owner, Faisal al-Neheit, told Arabic TV channel al-Jazeera. Mohammed Gharabawi’s captors have reportedly threatened to kill him within the next 72 hours. "We ask them to release him immediately," Mr Neheit said. He added that the kidnappers had also demanded a $1m ransom for the driver, but said the company would not pay. On Sunday, the firm said it was prepared to pay the militants $15,000. |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #2 $15,000? It was an Egyptian. BTW last year from AP above... a meme is noted. Folks, you are witnessing the evolution of the English language right smack dab before your eyes. Think about going up to someone and saying "peshawar" while they are rambling on about nothing. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-07-15 11:30:37 AM |
| #1 Let's see here.... $1,000,000 demand $15,000 counter offer 66:1 dynamic range Will need to see some intense negotiations to close the gap. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-07-15 11:10:50 AM |