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| Iraqi Blogger: Chirac's Gov Pays $75 Million for release of Journalist |
| 2005-06-14 |
| The French TV Channel 5 stated today that a ransom of 75 millions US Dollars was paid to Haiyat Ulama Moslemen of Hareth Al-Thari to release the French journalist Florence Aubenas. The TV stated that this ransom was paid to save Jacque Chirac in the next election. FA was kidnapped in Jan 2005 by one of the terrorists group which has a link with Al-Thari group. Althari is like the God-father for the terrorists groups and the outside negotiations with the kidnappers always occur through him and his group. Today the Iraqi forces and US forces raid his house and found arms but he was not there. Many times this man and his son and his group stated that they got strong link with the terrorists groups and they pay a great respect and support for Zarqawi. |
| Posted by:RG |
| #9 Just when it seems the Phrench couldn't be more contemptible, they manage to sink even lower. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2005-06-14 20:34 |
| #8 Reporter without borders reported that the kidnappers had asked for a 15 millions dollars ransom, this seems more believable. Note that money is not important here, the main concessions were probably political and done in favor of the syrian power and/or Hezbollah (you can expect France to oppose to the Hezbollah's disarment even more than before...). |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2005-06-14 18:16 |
| #7 WHAT THE F***! Yeah lets give money to the terrorists to fund their cause. And to encourage them to kidnap MORE folks. How stupid is that. GEEEEEZZZZZ. Is this for real? This only reinforces how glad I'm American and not French. |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-06-14 17:53 |
| #6 Maybe 75 million francs? What'd that be - about $1.98? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2005-06-14 17:31 |
| #5 Agree... some money probably exchanged hands but certainly not 75 million. You might not think much of the French press but this would be out there and it would NOT be good for Chirac. And whatever, Chirac as no chance to be elected again... he's as lame as a duck can be. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2005-06-14 17:22 |
| #4 I don't trust the French any farther than I can throw them (and with my bad back that's not too far) but $75 million is too large a ransom to believe. This sounds bogus. |
| Posted by: Captain Pedantic 2005-06-14 16:43 |
| #3 Yup, them's our friends, the French... |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-06-14 16:32 |
| #2 More from Yahoo news: n a news conference often interrupted by laughter over her ironic account, Aubenas said her kidnappers made her wear a T-shirt reading "Titanic" and asked her for the email address of French President Jacques Chirac. Aubenas said she could not comment on the conditions leading up to her rescue but only talk about her time in captivity. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-06-14 16:31 |
| #1 Chirac gives Al Qaeda $75,000,000.00. Lets invade France... |
| Posted by: RG 2005-06-14 16:31 |