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2004-07-19 Iraq-Jordan

Philippine government pays $6mil ransom to terrorist kidnappers

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Posted by someone 2004-07-19 1:00:08 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Correct me if Im wrong but wasnt the funding of terrorist organizations one of the reasons we went into Iraq in the first place?

Posted by John 2004-07-19 2:31:08 PM|| 2004-07-19 2:31:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 If this is true (and I wouldn't put it past her) then Arroyo has just placed a $6M pricetag on the head of each and every filipino worker in the Middle east.

Nice going.... What a great way to protect the Filipino workers.....

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-07-19 2:52:39 PM|| 2004-07-19 2:52:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 If she gave 6 mill to them she just funded terrorist,Don't we put her on the list of axis of evil.:)

Posted by djohn66 2004-07-19 2:58:36 PM|| 2004-07-19 2:58:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think ransoms are much cheaper within Phillipines, itself. Domestic torrostists will be screaming about the injustice of such a high ransom paid to a "foriegn" terrorist band. Patriotic Pillipine terrorists will up their price demands to compensate.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-19 2:59:19 PM|| 2004-07-19 2:59:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Paying ransoms merely funds continued terrorism. The extremists will now kill even more people.

America should cut aid to the Philippines by 12 MILLION. It would be a sure-fire demonstration of how much displeasure we feel at their financing the killers of our soldiers.

Posted by Zenster 2004-07-19 10:14:22 PM|| 2004-07-19 10:14:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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