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| Jihad Unspun Islamist Blogress Held for Ransom by Taliban |
| 2009-03-20 |
| A Canadian held hostage after she travelled to the lawless tribal belt of northern Pakistan says the Taliban will behead her by the end of the month if a ransom isn't paid. In a new video provided to The Globe and Mail, Beverly Giesbrecht Ms. Giesbrecht is also known as Khadija Abdul Qahar. She took this name shortly after Sept. 11, 2001 when she converted to Islam and began posting anti American, anti semitic and Islamist messages on Jihad Unspun expresses fear for her life if her captors aren't paid. "I have been advised and asked to make this video. We have very short time now and I am going to be killed, as you can see," she says, gesturing at the dagger on the wall behind her, pointed at her head. |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #12 I'm reminded of a phony Gaza kidnap/ransom from a couple of years back. My advice to Khadija is insist on a 50-50 split. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-03-20 20:49 |
| #11 I'll believe them when they show me her severed head. Then we'll talk ransom |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-03-20 19:50 |
| #10 Karma can be a Bitch. It's 7:30 EDT, do youo know where your Karma is? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-03-20 19:28 |
| #9 I feel sorry for her if she's really alone and scared for her life. But that's tempered by who she is and what she's done. Reality is a drag, isn't it Khadija ? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-03-20 19:04 |
| #8 Ummmm, Chuckles? It's schadenfreude, not freunde. As in "pity/joy" instead of "pity/friend." :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-03-20 19:04 |
| #7 you can forget the "freunde" part there, Para |
| Posted by: Chuckles Flaing7952 2009-03-20 18:33 |
| #6 Philosopher and sociologist Theodor Adorno defined schadenfreude as “largely unanticipated delight in the suffering of another which is cognized as trivial and/or appropriate. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-03-20 15:44 |
| #5 some possibility she's just doing some fundraising for her homies. Well, it's either that, or comedy that writes itself! |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2009-03-20 15:42 |
| #4 some possibility she's just doing some fundraising for her homies. |
| Posted by: Unaling Sproing4197 2009-03-20 15:31 |
| #3 You've been with your Islamic brothers since November, hon. Not enjoying their hospitality? Magic Eight Ball sez: Nobody cares... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-03-20 15:06 |
| #2 Good luck sellin' that, hon. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-03-20 14:54 |
| #1 Do they take Razbukniks? |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-03-20 14:41 |