 The Palestinian militants who kidnapped Australian man Brian Ambrosio last month say they are sorry they took him hostage. It appears the kidnappers from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine are unlikely to be brought to justice.
| In Paleostine? Fuhgeddaboudit. |
The militants abducted Mr Ambrosio and a Dutch colleague when the foreigners were on their way to work at the American School in Gaza. The militants have told the ABC they made a mistake after planning the kidnapping for a month. After discovering that the men were not US citizens, the kidnappers released them unharmed on the same day they were taken hostage. "Their nationality was the main reason they were released - because they were not the nationalities we were after," one of the militants told the ABC.
| Wanted to get their hands on some Great Satans, huh? Well, there are plenty of them running around. Doesn't matter that they're on the Paleos' side... |
| Heh. Not many Merkin neocons running 'round Gaza right now. There may actually be a neocon Paleo or two, who would like to live in peace -n- harmony, but they know enuff to keep their yaps shut. |
While he was held hostage, Mr Ambrosio was forced to make a video calling for the release of the group's leader, who is in a Palestinian jail under American and British supervision. The militants say the Palestinian Authority is now spying on them. But a Palestinian Interior Ministry spokesman says the deteriorating security situation in Gaza means it is too hard to move against the kidnappers right now. |