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| Iraq |
| Learned Elders of Islam™ call for release of hostages |
| 2005-11-30 |
| Extremely heavily EFL A group of influential Sunni clerics called Wednesday for the release of five Westerners taken hostage last week in a wave of kidnappings, saying they should be granted their freedom as a humanitarian gesture. And so the dance begins. Insert minuet graphic here ---> The Association of Muslim Scholars, believed to have contacts with some Sunni insurgent groups, has helped mediate the release of other Western captives in Iraq. The association said releasing [German archaeologist Susanne] Osthoff would recognize Germany's "positive" stand toward Iraq. Germany strongly opposed the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. The statement also noted that Osthoff is married to an Iraqi Muslim, "who is a member of the Shammar tribe from Mosul and she works as an archaeologist." The Shammar tribe is one of the largest in Iraq and includes Shiites as well as Sunni clans. Vice President Ghazi al-Yawer is a senior figure in the tribe. The Association of Muslim Scholars said the release of the Christian aid workers would recognize their "good efforts in helping those in need." And in other Ummah news: In Ramallah, in the West Bank, Mufti Ikrema Sabri, the Palestinians' top Muslim clergyman, also called for their release. "These aid workers have stood beside (the) Palestinian people and it's our duty now to stand beside them," he said. Palestinians in several towns said they had worked with the activists and asked Sabri to issue the appeal. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #2 The Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) was founded by Mennonites. they are also heavily involved in Gaza and the West Bank (guess which side) and have called the September 11 atrocity as "chickens comming home to roost" for US support of Israel. Funny how they can read Al Qaeda's mind when even bin Laden made no mention of that until well after Al Qaeda in Afghanistan was destroyed and he needed some quick support in the Arab world. CPT also adopts terrorist prisoners and agitates on their behalf. They are not "Peacemakers", but mass murdering dicator and terrorist sponsors. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-11-30 22:46 |
| #1 ...Osthoff is married to an Iraqi Muslim, "who is a member of the Shammar tribe from Mosul... So it really is a tribal issue. No reason for it even to be an international incident. With these clowns, tribes is enough. My childhood (and adult) obsession with everything fact and fiction about the American mob is paying off. I think I 'get' Middle East Politics. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2005-11-30 21:38 |