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2007-08-01 Afghanistan

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Posted by 3dc 2007-08-01 10:42|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top
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#1 Send 1000 soldiers for each hostage killed, and money to help block the border.

Posted by plainslow 2007-08-01 10:58|| 2007-08-01 10:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Given that 'e' stands for evolved:

Then Korean - e = Koran

Sad to see Koreans being ritually murdered by insufficiently evolved Afghani Allah worshipers. There's something about Islam that gives me the heebee jeebees.

Posted by jpal 2007-08-01 12:43|| 2007-08-01 12:43|| Front Page Top

#3 The plight of the Korean Christian Hostages is seeping into the public consciousness.

I attended a Mass of the Christian Burial today for an uncle - a distinguished WW2 vet - at an old and revered Catholic parish in my home town.

During the recitation of "Petitions" I was stunned - pleasantly - to hear the lector state: "We pray for the release and safe return of the Korean Christian Missionaries held captive by the Muslim Terrorists in Afghanistan"...:

Those assembled (best guess: some 60-80 people) responded in one voice: "Lord, hear our prayer".

Mind you...these were Catholics praying for the well being of complete stangers. That these stangers were Protestant did not matter. That these strangers were human beings bent on helping their fellow man did.

Anyone know of any muslims anywhere praying for the safe return of the remaining Korean missionaries?

Yeah. I thought not...

Posted by Mark Z">Mark Z 2007-08-01 15:27|| 2007-08-01 15:27|| Front Page Top

#4 NPR reported that medicines were delivered to the captives today, including chemotherapy meds for one lady with cancer. Whether they were received and administered was not addressed. Interesting that the kidnappers were named as Muslim terrorists, Mark, but I suspect your uncle would have approved.

My condolences for your loss.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-08-01 16:11|| 2007-08-01 16:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Its Bush's fault. He is a Christian and likes to show it. Bush is the reason that the muslim world is so much stuck in the stone age. He is the one that blamed muslims for 9/11 when we know it was Cheney in a supercharged pacemaker who set all the carefully placed explosives to bring down the tower and then the poor Taliban and their peaceful little piece of the world came tumbling down by Bush and Cheney and Rumsfeld. The Koreans are just another example of innocents getting it in the neck because of Bush. If Bush would just go away the NYT/LAT/WaPo have promised to give more light to stories like this. Europe agrees and will even offer more troops and red wine. Just go away Bush and all will be perfec in the world - an Islamic one at that.

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-08-01 16:28|| 2007-08-01 16:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Jack, are you tryimg to post snark, or just fucking crazy?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-08-01 16:51|| 2007-08-01 16:51|| Front Page Top

#7 I attended a Mass of the Christian Burial today for an uncle

Likewise, please accept my sympathies for your uncle, Mark Z. Know that he has my gratitude for having defended our nation.

While I wish for the hostages' safe return, Korea needs to be shaken out of its complacency. Perhaps the murder of their peaceful missionaries might inspire a more active role in the war on terrorism.

Anyone know of any muslims anywhere praying for the safe return of the remaining Korean missionaries?

For Christian missionaries in Muslim lands seeking ~~converts~~ apostates?!? G'wan gedouddahere! There'll probably be Muslim riots if the Koreans are not beheaded.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-01 17:24|| 2007-08-01 17:24|| Front Page Top

#8 TW and Z-man,

Thank you for your kindness.

Uncle Mike is in a better place and no longer in pain.

I, too, believe he would have approved of the petitions read in church today.

His service to our country was in North Africa in late 1942 and most of 1943. Then on to Italy.

So, yeah, he did come into contact with islam and fascism (I'm being redundant).

Posted by Mark Z">Mark Z 2007-08-01 18:54|| 2007-08-01 18:54|| Front Page Top

#9 Ima measure Redneck Jim's hed.

Ummmm.... off scale pointy....

Posted by V Hobson 2007-08-01 19:07|| 2007-08-01 19:07|| Front Page Top

#10 Redneck Jim, I strongly suspect Jack is Back forgot the tag again. He's generally one of the good guys.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-08-01 21:55|| 2007-08-01 21:55|| Front Page Top

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