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2005-03-07 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Sobiesky 2005-03-07 2:34:20 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I agree with Sobiesky that money paid to kidnappers leads directly to terror against Iraqi civilians.

I presume Berlusconi realizes this too and I don't know why he would pay $6M of his own funds to free a commie reporter, whose paper opposes his govt.

Posted by mhw 2005-03-07 8:13:34 AM|| 2005-03-07 8:13:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 It was a set up from the beginning. If the commies directly passed money to the hate-America allies in Iraq they knew they could be picked up and hammered, in Italy or the US, for assisting the terrorists. However, they got one of their own to fake a hostage situation so funds would have a legit cover in transfer. Someone raised a point about this all being fishy back on a post many days back when the news id'd the lady as a reporter for the Italian communist paper.

Posted by Cleamp Ebbereling9442 2005-03-07 9:07:34 AM|| 2005-03-07 9:07:34 AM|| Front Page Top

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