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2004-04-18 China-Japan-Koreas

Islamic cleric says Tokyo would prefer hostages dead

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Posted by TS 2004-04-18 11:24:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Did not get the brownie points he was looking for?
Headline to read: Tokyo says Hostages would Prefer Islamic Clerics Dead
Maybe the Japanese government did not want those particular hostages back.

Posted by john 2004-04-18 11:45:20 AM|| 2004-04-18 11:45:20 AM|| Front Page Top

Tokyo says Hostages would Prefer Islamic Clerics Dead

I think most of us would.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-18 12:00:36 PM|| 2004-04-18 12:00:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Who says the hostages were hostages? All had links to the anti-war extremists... I don't believe them.

Posted by DANEgerus 2004-04-18 7:23:16 PM|| [http://www.danegerus.com/weblog] 2004-04-18 7:23:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds like Abdel Salem al-Kubaissi is the only one making any threats here. Always keep your guns pointed at the guy who's trying to harm you.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-18 7:59:47 PM|| 2004-04-18 7:59:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 He also criticized Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi for failing to credit the clerics associationâs contribution in gaining the release of three of the hostages.

Hard to credit the same people who ordered the hostages taken in the first place.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-04-18 8:00:39 PM|| 2004-04-18 8:00:39 PM|| Front Page Top

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