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| Sky News: REPORTS: HOSTAGE IS ALIVE |
| 2004-09-26 |
| British hostage Ken Bigley is still alive, according to a London-based Islamist activist. Yasser al-Serri, director of the Islamic Observation Centre, said the Iraqi militants behind the kidnapping had replied to his appeal for information. There has been no independent confirmation however and the Foreign Office is treating the news with extreme caution. Two negotiators from the Muslim Council of Britain are making efforts in Iraq to secure the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley. Dr Daud Abdullah and Dr Musharraf Hussain met religious leaders and other influential Iraqis in Baghdad. "We want to get a message to the abductors. Whoever is holding Mr Bigley we are endeavouring to get a message to those captors. The message is simple. It is a humanitarian one," said Dr Abdullah. Dr Musharraf Hussain added: "I think as fellow British citizens it is our responsibility to do what we can. I believe in the power of prayer." Meanwhile, Tony Blair says the government will do everything it can to secure Mr Bigley's release but warned against the raising of false hopes. Mr Blair and his wife Cherie joined churchgoers praying for the safe return of Mr Bigley. They were at St Peter's Church in Brighton for the traditional service before Labour's annual conference gets under way. In a TV interview, Mr Blair was asked about his feelings on viewing Mr Bigley's plea for help from the Prime Minister. "My first reaction is the reaction of anyone, which is real sympathy for him, anger at how he is being held by those people and an earnest hope that, despite all the difficulties, we can do something. "But I just don't know if we are able to or not". |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #10 It's just Boris the Serbo-Croat islamo-NAZI troll. Clean up on isle 5. Here is a story about what he did at school |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-26 10:26:46 PM |
| #9 Not working Troll, they have begged enough, but the terrs have no heart and no balls to fight like men. So sooner or later a city will have to turn "Glow In The Dark and Shine In The Sun" courtsey of atomic fission, if you dont like it you are free to beg, we will listen. |
| Posted by: Fawad 2004-09-26 10:21:02 PM |
| #8 Begging helps. |
| Posted by: Anonymous6671 2004-09-26 10:17:18 PM |
| #7 A whole city is *probably* a bit much - at the moment. But, in all honesty, once they detonate a bomb in a Western (or Russian) city, how long will it take before those boats do what they're designed to do? Can *anyone* get through to these shitforbrains that the reason the West hasn't gone medieval is because of the very thin veneer of civilisation we have managed to painstakingly put over a demon that really should not be released? Every event such as the beheadings, Beslan, airplanes being blown up in mid-air and of course, 9/11 just wears a little more of this veneer away. There is a horrible air of inevitability in all this... |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-09-26 7:38:29 PM |
| #6 Hmmm Just a wild thought Tony but if they hold a person hostage, you guys can hold a whole city hostage by using those myopic and extremely brutal V class boats you described. The only broblem is that Blair will have to shed his suit and put on Chain Mail. |
| Posted by: Fawad 2004-09-26 7:25:32 PM |
| #5 V is for vaporised! |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-09-26 7:16:44 PM |
| #4 Vulcan is out of service now Fawad. We do have some other toys that can ruin someones day. They're submarines, they keep very quiet, and all their names start with 'V', as in "Vigilant", "Vanguard", "Victorious", "Vigilant" and my favourite, "you're Vucked" Wishful thinking: if (when?) Mr Bigley is murdered by these animals, Blair goes on TV to say another 2500 troops are going to Iraq, and we give our SF guys over there the green light to go medieval... |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-09-26 7:14:31 PM |
| #3 If this Islamic "activist" in London is connected well enough to even possibly be right, why isn't he being interrogated by the authorities? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-09-26 7:13:39 PM |
| #2 Do Brits have any Big ass bombers like Vulcan left, I am sure they can reall be more effective in negotiation than people |
| Posted by: Fawad 2004-09-26 6:30:14 PM |
| #1 Probably more accurate to say "HOSTAGE ISN'T DEAD YET". |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-09-26 5:12:40 PM |