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Iraq
Jordanian's abductors want failed hotel bomber freed
2005-12-25
Abductors of a Jordanian embassy driver said they would kill him unless Jordan pulled its diplomats from Iraq and freed a failed woman suicide bomber held by in Jordan, Al Arabiya television said. A video issued by the little-known group Falcons Brigade showed a man identifying himself as Mahmoud Saedat, the driver kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday, as three masked militants stood behind him, holding rifles and a grenade launcher. One pointed a gun at Mr Saedat's head. The man appealed to Jordan to withdraw its diplomats from Iraq and free Sajida al-Rishawi, who said on Jordanian television last month that she had tried to blow herself up alongside her husband in hotel attacks in Amman.

A Jordanian Government spokesman told Reuters his country would not give in to the kidnappers' demands but that intensive efforts were under way to secure Mr Saedat's release. "Jordan will not succumb to extortion whatever its nature but will not spare any effort to save the life of a Jordanian citizen," Nasser Joudeh told Reuters. "We call on the kidnappers whoever they are to release this Jordanian citizen without any preconditions." Al Arabiya said the group set a three-day deadline for Rishawi's release.
Posted by:Fred

#2  You're right G...

Unless you're Filipino, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Belgian...
Posted by: .com   2005-12-25 15:53  

#1  It sucks to be Mahmoud Saedat, but you can't go trading hostages for prisoners - it only encourages the hostage takers/terrorists. This technique didn't work in the 60's, or 70's, or 80's ... A sure sign of insanity is continuing to do the same thing but expecting a different result.
Posted by: Glenmore   2005-12-25 00:21  

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