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2005-08-21 Africa: North

Islamic Militants Kill 6 Hikers in Algeria

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Posted by Steve White 2005-08-21 00:26|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Our annoying Free World media insists on referring to terrorists as militants. That is once step from calling them freedom fighters.

Posted by Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-08-21 02:57|| 2005-08-21 02:57|| Front Page Top

#2 hikers?? how descriptive. Were they Algerians? Americans? Boyscouts? The state of "reporting" these days is dismal.

Posted by 2b 2005-08-21 03:19|| 2005-08-21 03:19|| Front Page Top

#3 They were Europeans want to bet? The survival quotent is very low and getting lower by the hour in Europe.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-08-21 03:22|| 2005-08-21 03:22|| Front Page Top

#4 This is one of several articles that refer to the victims as civilians including one woman. Musta been Algerian hikers. Robbery appears to be the motive.

Posted by GK 2005-08-21 03:32|| 2005-08-21 03:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Note to self: cancel Algerian vacation plans.

Posted by DMFD 2005-08-21 10:05|| 2005-08-21 10:05|| Front Page Top

#6 or wear a steel collar

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-08-21 11:03|| 2005-08-21 11:03|| Front Page Top

#7 "Those who were not killed were briefly abducted. All but one woman were released, and authorities were searching the area, the officials said."

You mean they didn't sell her off to the white slave trade?

Posted by The Angry Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-08-21 12:48|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2005-08-21 12:48|| Front Page Top

#8 When it's only one, that isn't enough to make up a shipment, so I would think they kept her for their own use.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-21 19:47|| 2005-08-21 19:47|| Front Page Top

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