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2005-10-19 Iraq

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Posted by Howard UK 2005-10-19 10:01|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 not to worry, just another terrorist fund-raising or money laundering event.

Posted by 2b 2005-10-19 10:10|| 2005-10-19 10:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Hopefully, the Guardian will ask itself why it is so hated. For the sake of the children.

Posted by dushan 2005-10-19 10:11|| 2005-10-19 10:11|| Front Page Top

#3 A sympathetic infidel is still an infidel.

Posted by flash91 2005-10-19 10:36|| 2005-10-19 10:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Tragic Freindly fire incident.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2005-10-19 10:44|| 2005-10-19 10:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe you can reason with them..... I'm sure they are nice guys....

Posted by Mark E. 2005-10-19 11:24|| 2005-10-19 11:24|| Front Page Top

#6 He's probably conducting a bomb making seminar.

Posted by RWV 2005-10-19 11:35|| 2005-10-19 11:35|| Front Page Top

Poor bugger, I don't wish that on anyone. I seriously doubt this will affect Guardian position on terrorist.

Posted by Claimp Thrineter1588 2005-10-19 11:58|| 2005-10-19 11:58|| Front Page Top

#8 When a grauniad staffer was murdered by Islamoterrorism on the tube network they got a sassy pro-terrorist in to write a comment.

For the Grauniad, nothing.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2005-10-19 12:42|| 2005-10-19 12:42|| Front Page Top

#9 Could they kidnap some more Guardian employees?

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-10-19 12:47|| 2005-10-19 12:47|| Front Page Top

#10 Excellent point BP.

I certainly wouldn't wish this on anyone either... pray he's fine.

Just hope this makes someone at The Guardian think on a bit.. hopefully it will not come to the worst.

Posted by Howard UK 2005-10-19 13:16|| 2005-10-19 13:16|| Front Page Top

#11 I'm waiting for the headline at al-guardian:

Why We Deserve To Be Kidnapped

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2005-10-19 14:04|| 2005-10-19 14:04|| Front Page Top

#12 Wrong one morons. No dough.

Posted by George S 2005-10-19 15:53|| 2005-10-19 15:53|| Front Page Top

#13 I actually have a subscription to the Guardian Weekly, courtesy of an English friend, an ex-pat in Greece, who was my next-door neighbor. I think kindly on her good intentions, even though it has become increasingly an excercise in masochism to read the damn thing. So, one of their hacks is missing, presumed kidnapped... my heart f**king well bleeds.
I do hope they can get him back alive, however... without trading any cash or favors to the "brave insurgents", that will come back to kill Iraqis or Americans. Any bets on that happening, oh cruel and cynical Rantburgers?

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2005-10-19 19:57|| www.sgtstryker.com]">[www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-10-19 19:57|| Front Page Top

#14 Leeave him be. Whatever happens to him, happens to him.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-10-19 20:48|| 2005-10-19 20:48|| Front Page Top

#15 We cannot exclude the possbility that pro-government vigilantes, rather than insurgent head-choppers, are behind this. Iraqis can see the same internet sites we do. Many of them are acutely aware of the constant barrage of pro-terrorist propaganda emanating from fifth column outlets like Al Guardian. Iraq is a rough place with no tradition of a free press. It should not surprise us if someone, perhaps relatives or clansmen of a head-chopping victim, have decided to take direct action against the real enemy.

It is noteworthy that there were three Iraqis with Carroll, but only a driver was taken and he was released unharmed shortly afterward. This is completely atypical for the head-choppers, who regard Iraqis who work for foreigners as infidels and traitors and treat them accordingly.

The Guardian itself has very good contacts among the insurgents. The lack of any word from these contacts on insurgent involvement may have led the Guardianistas to suspect that a new player has entered the game. They may even be right.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-10-19 22:43|| 2005-10-19 22:43|| Front Page Top

#16 This is similar to when a French "journalist(s)" are taken, or that sympathetic Italian "lady." Like a lovers quarrels. Only these lovers are swine; enemies of my country. Their propaganda gives strength to those who kill American civilians and soldiers. England is a cipher and would ally with with EU if they were stronger now. I do not love my enemies. Ask the dead's families. The Guardian is a foul Lord Haw Haw rag.

Posted by Bardo 2005-10-19 23:02|| 2005-10-19 23:02|| Front Page Top

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