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2004-12-21 Europe

Talks to free French hostages 'bogged down'

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Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-21 10:11:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Surely, no one believes that these two are being held against their will. You could write a script off this stuff. Malbrunot is âa pro-Arab extremist." Hell, he probably was wearing his "I (heart) Palestine" T-shirt when he and Chesnot disappeared. Allegedly, they "disappeared" right outside the US Camp...and a little while later were given a camera supplied by French State TV (supposedly confirmed on 9/18 by an IAI Com.).

All the verbal support from varying perverted sources that rarely agree on anything (Qaradawi; Sheikh Mahdi al Soumaydai; etc) leads one to believe that it is orchestrated to give these two Francos cover for when they take their shot at the pulizer and the Academy Award in the name of supporting the cause of terrorists.

The side bet is how they will get a nice 3 by 5 cell if it comes out that they are complicit in the ransom process as a way of compensating their Bruddahs in Arms...

Cheers
IR

Posted by IR 2004-12-21 10:56:27 AM|| [http://incessantrant.blogspot.com] 2004-12-21 10:56:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 DEBKA is reporting they have been released:
Two French journalists kidnapped by Islamic Army of Iraq four months ago released Tuesday afternoon. Christian Chesnot of RTL and Gerges Malbrunot of Le Figaro were handed over to French embassy.

Posted by Steve 2004-12-21 12:15:01 PM|| 2004-12-21 12:15:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 AP confirms: PARIS (AP) - Two French reporters held hostage for four months in Iraq were released Tuesday and handed over to French authorities. "I have a profound joy in announcing to you that Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot have just been freed by the Islamic Army," Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told the Senate, which erupted with applause.
Chesnot's brother, Thierry, said the two men were in good health. "It's the best Christmas present we could get," he said of the release. Foreign Ministry spokesman Herve Ladsous said the two men were expected in France on Wednesday. They were handed over to French authorities in the Iraqi capital, he said.

Posted by Steve 2004-12-21 12:53:33 PM|| 2004-12-21 12:53:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Sounds like the price for French to terrorist ass kissing has gone down, deflation if you will.

Obviously, with the French flooding the ME market with terrorist smooches, it has become nothing more than a cheap commodity.

Posted by Capt America 2004-12-21 1:02:58 PM|| 2004-12-21 1:02:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Prolly a dispute over whether the fellatio will be done using strawberry flavored condoms or bareback with strawberry flavored oil.

Posted by .com 2004-12-21 4:01:45 PM|| 2004-12-21 4:01:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 #5 Prolly a dispute over whether the fellatio will be done using strawberry flavored condoms or bareback with strawberry flavored oil.

thought they used baguettes and garlic and goose fat :P

Posted by MacNails 2004-12-21 8:51:42 PM|| 2004-12-21 8:51:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Urk. Gack. Thanks for that mental picture, MacNails...

Posted by Seafarious 2004-12-21 9:01:54 PM|| 2004-12-21 9:01:54 PM|| Front Page Top

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