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Britain
Iraq Hostage's Brother Urges Support for Anti-War Demo
2004-10-08
The brother of British hostage Ken Bigley urged people today to take part in a demonstration against the war in Iraq. Paul Bigley, who lives in Amsterdam, called on the public to join the march in London later this month as a show of support for his brother. He was speaking as he prepared to address a rally of the Stop the War Coalition in Liverpool this Friday. He said: "For Ken's sake and for the sake of everyone in Iraq, I ask you to make your feelings known to our Government, to protest and to join the demonstration in London. The more people raise their voices, the safer we will all be."
Fred: I think we need another graphic. Something about Quislings.
Kinda like this one? Or is this not subtle enough...
Paul Bigley will address the meeting via a telephone link and will be joined by Rose Gentle, mother of Gordon Gentle, a teenage soldier killed on duty in Iraq earlier this year and Azmat Begg, father of the Guantanamo Bay prisoner Moazzam Begg. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has told Ken Bigley's hostage takers that the British Government would listen carefully to any message. At a press conference on a long-planned visit to Iraq, Mr Straw said: "We can't enter into negotiations, but obviously if the hostage takers have a message for us we will listen carefully to that message."

He vowed that terrorists would not stop Iraq's first democratic elections. "The fight against terrorism is a fight for all of us and that is why it is crucial that the Iraqi people, with our support, are able to defeat this terrorism here in Iraq. "It is absolutely fundamental that we do defeat it. You have to defeat terrorism wherever it occurs, because terrorism involves the most fundamental denial of human rights. "Terrorism is profoundly anti-democratic. These terrorists are trying to stop the elections — that is their aim." On Iraq's elections, which are due to be held in January, he said: "I have been impressed and encouraged by the progress that is being made. The technical progress is impressive." The visit to Iraq is the Foreign Secretary's first since handover of power to the Iraqi Interim Government in June.
Posted by:Destro

#7  I was basing my comments on the fact that I thought it odd that he had not yet been killed - as I do not believe that the AQ/Zarqawi group would have released him. It's not their m.o. In their minds, beheadings show their strength and control.

There were speculations about him being held by Baathists with connections to the Italian women- and I was just commenting that I thought it all very odd....especially since he remained alive.

I wish I had been right. Perhaps Mr. Bigley would still be alive today if, instead of Zarqawi, it had been Baathists looking for money that held him. And clearly, I was wrong, dead wrong, that Mr. Bigley had any connection to the Italian women or the Japanese women. And I'm glad. Because, in order for that to have been true, it would had to have meant that he set up his other two co-workers who were already viciously murdered...and...I just couldn't believe that could be true.

May he rest in peace. My sympathies to his family.
Posted by: 2b   2004-10-08 1:34:37 PM  

#6  bad-I understand. I am addressing 2b's suspicion.
Posted by: jules 187   2004-10-08 11:58:59 AM  

#5  Jule:

You got me wrong. I was referring to a completely different story that took place two years ago involving a couple of American women in Lebanon and the silly smug smirk they wore of their faces. I wasn't referring to the two recent Italian bints at all.
Posted by: badanov   2004-10-08 11:52:53 AM  

#4  I am not going to accuse a poor man who has been executed by jihadis as being in cahoots with two Italian whores who sold out their government's stance in the WoT to jihadi blackmailers. What does that mean, "he was with the Italian women hostage takers"? Nothing more than that they were in the same room or something? I don't see smirking or smugness in his face-I see a bile-choked man realizing what is going to happen to him.
Posted by: jules 187   2004-10-08 11:48:29 AM  

#3  what's he saying now that the Islamic Heroes™ hacked his brother's head off?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-08 11:34:14 AM  

#2  A couple of years back right after Rachel Corrie died there was a story about a couple of young women who were demonstrating against Israel or USA , a kind of peace demonstrator, It took place in Lebanon, of all places...

Anyways, the story accompanied a picture of these two woman one of which had a look of such utter stupidity, as if to say 'Hey Mom, I'm a good girl protesting against these bad guys... uhm no the Israelis and Americans."

I recall the photo because the expression this one young woman had on her fact was soo emblematic of the sickness of the left. It was a risible display of self importance and arrogance, accompanied by her self-satisfied smirk. Something like that should be used.
Posted by: badanov   2004-10-08 9:45:24 AM  

#1  I think we need a stinky fish graphic - or a "hinky-meter", as my friend calls it.

This Ken Bigley story has stunk from the beginning. Me beginning to think he was never a hostage at all. We now know he was with the Italian women hostage takers. Any connections faimily, work, friends with them or the Japanese girls? What's ol' Ken's background anyway?

Hinky-meter's way off the chart on Ken's story.
Posted by: 2b   2004-10-08 9:20:13 AM  

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