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| Slain American NGO worker helped Mauritanian women |
| 2009-06-25 |
| [Maghrebia] Mauritanian authorities identified the American shot and killed by two young assailants during a botched kidnapping Tuesday (June 23rd) in Nouakchott as Christopher Leggett of Tennessee. ANI reported. "The American put up very strong resistance, forcing one of his attackers to the ground, who shot him in the head three times," AFP quoted a witness as saying. According to a statement from the Interior Ministry, the 48-year old taught classes in El Kasr and worked with Noura, a charitable organisation dedicated to supporting women's NGOs. The ministry said it "vehemently condemns and expresses its deep regret at this event [and] presents its deepest condolences to the family of the victim, his family, the people and Government of the United States". |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 I'd rather get head-capped than have my head slowly cut off and broadcast on Youtube. YMMV Gromky |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-06-25 20:19 |
| #2 That's certainly one lesson, gromky. But given the percentage of captives tortured and/or killed by their Muslim kidnappers around the Ummah, how much better is it to surrender immediately instead of attempting escape? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-06-25 19:59 |
| #1 The lesson: never fight your captors. Christopher Leggett of Tennessee will be remembered as an idiot who didn't value his own life, instead of a man who refused to surrender his liberty and instead preferred resistance. These are the forbidden tropes, those which must not be spoken. |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-06-25 14:49 |