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| Russia's Iraq staff 'kidnapped' |
| 2006-06-03 |
 Can Russia afford the standard ransom?A number of Russian diplomats have been abducted by gunmen in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, an Iraqi interior ministry official has said. Some reports said that one Russian had been killed in the attack in the west of the capital, but this has not been officially confirmed. Police have given conflicting reports of the number of embassy workers taken but the official said it was four. The Russian embassy in Baghdad has declined to comment yet on the case. |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #6 Looks like the Radics/Spetzies are still trying to force an expoansion of the local into the Regional and beyond. Where the Russians are concerned, Russian diploms are traditionally very heavily guarded and watched, even outside of their normal-official duties, and by all accounts had remained so despite the fall of the USSR. A fishy article at best. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-06-03 20:47 |
| #5 (^8 |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-03 09:42 |
| #4 I still think the Russians made an error by not using one of their strengths early. That is, wetwork. In an effort complementary to the West, which is squeamish about offing "holy men", the Russians would have been superb in reducing the number of radical Imams in the world. Not obvious sanction, though. That could be counter-productive. Just make it seem that being a radical Imam, anywhere in the world, just made you very, very unlucky. The #1 priority of priests of all varieties is not getting themselves killed, even while stimulating their flock to selflessly sacrifice themselves. So they are very keen on keeping up with the news when priest mortality rates start to increase. And changing the tone of their sermons from hate and violence to peace, love, and brotherhood. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-06-03 09:11 |
| #3 If you sleep with dogs, you'll probably get fleas. |
| Posted by: Slains Jeretle4727 2006-06-03 08:40 |
| #2 Oh my. Oh my. This is a really bad idea. We know it's not the same as the old days but kidnapping the Mafia's folks when that Mafia actually runs a nation state is a really stupid idea. Trust me on this Ahab, OK?. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-03 07:48 |
| #1 Pooti won't pay. Wetworks coming. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-06-03 07:46 |