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2005-05-23 Iraq-Jordan

Romanian troops to stay after hostages freed

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Posted by Seafarious 2005-05-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Excellent. No surprise though - a nation that triumphed over Ceausescu won't allow itself to be conned or cowed by subgrade fascists in psot-Saddam Iraq.

Posted by thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-23 02:05|| 2005-05-23 02:05|| Front Page Top

#2 "I assure you that Romania negotiated neither its present and future foreign policy, nor paid a ransom"

So some businessman paid it, in return for future favors. Why else would they be released? The kidnappers got a case of the happies?

"The release was greeted with joy in Bucharest where the hostages' families, backed by Opposition parties, had desperately pleaded with the Government to heed the kidnappers' ultimatum."

Do these people know NOTHING? Damn.

Posted by gromky 2005-05-23 02:39|| 2005-05-23 02:39|| Front Page Top

#3 My good friend Sgt Harvey jsut got back from Iraq. He had a lot of good things to say about the Polish troops, Urkranian troops, and Japanese although the Japanese are not fighting. He really trashed the Spaniards. I didn't ask him about the Romanians but I will the next time I see him.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-05-23 07:30|| 2005-05-23 07:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Why else would they be released?

Midnight visits to the families of the terrorists by Romanian special forces?

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-05-23 14:01|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-05-23 14:01|| Front Page Top

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