Afghan 'Resistance' Threatens to Behead Aid Workers
An Afghan doctor and his chauffer, who work for a Dutch NGO helping provide medical care to the war-torn country, have been kidnapped by the Afghan 'resistance' who are demanding a $100k ransom. If their demands are not met, the 'resistance fighters' have threatened to behead the two aid workers.
The two Afghans work for Healthnet TPO. According to the website, their core mission in Afghanistan is to fight malaria, give neonatal aid, develop sustainable health care by training doctors and nurses, and training mental health workers.
And for this, Taliban militias threaten to behead their hostages? Yet some wish to equivocate between us and them.
A ransom demand for 100,000 U.S. dollars was later received by telephone. The kidnappers are threatening to behead the two men if the ransom is not paid, Radio Netherlands said.
The abduction happened in the troubled Nangahar province, where the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and U.S. forces are operating against Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters.
Just another day in the life of the Islamist 'resistance' movement.
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That's why it is legitimate to call this a war on terror. If Terror was "just a tactic" then ultimately, anything you might do to hurt the enemy is a "tactic" and we might as well take the gloves off and dip our blades in poison. Tha IS the whole point of trying to be 'better'. There are lines we don't casually cross, but our enemies have no trouble doing so when it suits them. We feel bad for civilians caight in a crossfire, and they relish it! They seek out civilians as victims for thier video-human-sacrifice. USA, all the way!
Posted by: Michael Weaver at June 15, 2007 05:35 PM (2OHpj)
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AT least they are not doing it in God's name this time. Proof of what I've believed for a long time. They are professional terrorists. This is how they make their living. The cause really doesn't matter. They have nothing else to do. No trade, nothing. They have been fighting and terrorizing for so long they consider it a living. Killing them is the only solution.
Posted by: greyrooster at June 15, 2007 05:41 PM (fNvh1)
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I thought the word was "insurgents". Did the marketing/PR departments of CNN or NBC rebrand these creatures while I was in the can? Man, that always happens.
Posted by: Saul Wall at June 15, 2007 09:59 PM (hgX7d)
