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Iraq
French engineer 'seized in Iraq'
2005-12-05
A French water treatment engineer has been kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraqi police have said. Witnesses said seven gunmen in two cars stopped the man outside his home in Baghdad's western district of Mansour. The French foreign ministry has confirmed that a French national is missing, naming him as Bernard Planche. Baghdad's relatively affluent western district of Mansour has seen a steady stream of kidnappings in recent years. Western contractors and many Iraqi officials live in the area. Two French journalists were kidnapped in Iraq in 2004 and eventually freed after weeks in captivity. France's government has subsequently tried to dissuade its nationals from travelling to Iraq.
Posted by:Steve

#9  I'm figuring the clash of cultures in gastronomic as well as hygiene....
Posted by: Frank G   2005-12-05 22:15  

#8  Frank - They're Arabs! Ever heard of olfactory fatigue?
Posted by: Bobby   2005-12-05 21:24  

#7  the smell will eventually force his release
Posted by: Frank G   2005-12-05 20:44  

#6  French engineer 'seized in Iraq'

So Alec Baldwin did go to France after the last election, and started a new occupation...

Posted by: BigEd   2005-12-05 19:43  

#5  French engineer 'seized in Iraq'

Have they tried WD40?

No worries. Chances are good that all these Europeans will be released. After all, their respective governments invested heavily to make sure that they're seen as opponents to everything that the US does. The recent fad appears to be the CIA flights.
Posted by: Rafael   2005-12-05 15:42  

#4  When I read the headline my immediate thought was he was seized by the Good Guys on a raid of Bad Guys.

The reality sounds like a revenue enhancement operation to me.
Posted by: Xbalanke   2005-12-05 11:24  

#3  French Government to do study:

"Islamic terrorists may be behind this kidnapping"
Posted by: The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen   2005-12-05 10:14  

#2  And big ransom payments from the dhimmis are really really Islamic.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-12-05 10:05  

#1  Clean water is unislamic.
Posted by: ed   2005-12-05 09:47  

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