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2004-11-21 Iraq-Jordan

Kidnappers Free Cousin of Iraqi Prime Minister

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Posted by (-Cobra-) 2004-11-21 3:43:05 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Probably no chance of getting some moolah. The political dimension was, likely, a ruse. And fear may be there too. The cousin became a liabitily.

Posted by CornÃ®liÃ«s 2004-11-21 7:53:31 PM|| 2004-11-21 7:53:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder why they were freed, fear after Fallujah?

My money's on something along the lines of ...

"You, your family, every one of your cousins, your in-laws, all of their relatives, all your high school buddies, your favorite soccer team, your dog, the cat, all their fleas and your pet goldfish ... oh, and your mistress too and her family, her in-laws, her cousins, relatives, friends, sorority sisters ..."

Posted by Zenster 2004-11-21 8:21:48 PM|| 2004-11-21 8:21:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Huh. I was expecting to see them holding up his head for the camera. Nice to see I was wrong.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-11-21 9:22:37 PM|| 2004-11-21 9:22:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Zen, something like a russian gambit? (ya know the story about those Russkis kidnapped in Lebanon and their exchange for family mebers' token parts in the mail...something in that line of work?)

Posted by CornÃ®liÃ«s 2004-11-21 9:26:16 PM|| 2004-11-21 9:26:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Seafarious, say you're Iraqi 'millitant'...what is the likelihood that some family member of a westerner would track you down for a wendetta? Now, what is the likelihood that Allawi would track you down because you harmed hair of his family member? Several orders of magnitude in comparison with the first scenario.

Posted by CornÃ®liÃ«s 2004-11-21 9:31:32 PM|| 2004-11-21 9:31:32 PM|| Front Page Top

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