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2007-03-08 Afghanistan

Taliban charge hostage Italian journalist with spying

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Posted by Fred 2007-03-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mastrogiacomo is not a spy, but a journalist

Translation: He's on your side, morons.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-03-08 05:15|| 2007-03-08 05:15|| Front Page Top

#2 they know - they want the ransom, then he returns and denounces us and praises his kidnappers....it's a sequel, not a novel idea

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-08 06:58|| 2007-03-08 06:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Suggest the Italians get on the stick about this.
We're...kinda busy.

Posted by tu3031 2007-03-08 09:09|| 2007-03-08 09:09|| Front Page Top

#4 He better make sure his driver stops at the checkpoint after the ransom is paid.

Posted by treo 2007-03-08 10:16|| 2007-03-08 10:16|| Front Page Top

#5 LOL Frank! the sequal

Posted by RD 2007-03-08 10:31|| 2007-03-08 10:31|| Front Page Top

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