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2014-12-07 Terror Networks

US should seek non-military options in hostage-takings

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Posted by Steve White 2014-12-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 How about not going to places where you end up as hostages and if you freely choose to do so, we just don't give a damn about the consequences you'll face?

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-07 00:15|| 2014-12-07 00:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Here's an idea, we will use whatever options we deem necessary for anyone except reporters.

For reporters, they're on their own.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-12-07 00:27|| 2014-12-07 00:27|| Front Page Top

#3 In other words, pay the ransoms and meet the demands of the cut throats is what MSM is implying.

Posted by Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2014-12-07 00:35|| 2014-12-07 00:35|| Front Page Top

#4 No matter what the cost.Ebbomesh. That is how the MSM, and too manyeople feel.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-12-07 01:28|| 2014-12-07 01:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Golly me, why have we not thought of this before?

Maybe it makes kidnapping more appealing. That is the number one trade in the world after-all. If you want to make it more lucrative,....

Posted by newc 2014-12-07 03:05|| 2014-12-07 03:05|| Front Page Top

#6 Those Danes gotta be paid.

Posted by AlanC 2014-12-07 07:32|| 2014-12-07 07:32|| Front Page Top

#7 Yep, if one of the minions of the MSM goes in harms way and gets captured or kidnapped for ransom, let the NYT or WaPo pay the ransom.

They knew the risks...or should have.

Personally I don't see the need for DoD to mount a multimillion dollared rescue effort for some scummy MSM water carrier who is probably spending all of their time trying to find some atrocity committed by the US to report.

Fuck em,

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-12-07 12:20|| 2014-12-07 12:20|| Front Page Top

#8 At the beginning we should of hung a couple of gitmo inmates at the first ransom note. We had every right to execute non-uniform enemy combatants (still do by the way). Would dropped the frequency of subsequent kidnappings. To be clear the hangings did not have to be real or of living detainees but it would be my preference they were live executions.

Posted by Airandee 2014-12-07 15:20|| 2014-12-07 15:20|| Front Page Top

#9 ..if you really want to be effective in that manner, you need to hunt down kidnappers' family members as well. It's a methodology they understand (and practice).

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-12-07 15:36|| 2014-12-07 15:36|| Front Page Top

#10 Damn right ^^^

Posted by chris 2014-12-07 16:31|| 2014-12-07 16:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Here's betting NSA has street addresses and family names in that vast monstrosity of a data base they gather.

Can't be any surprises left.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2014-12-07 17:13|| 2014-12-07 17:13|| Front Page Top

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