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2007-04-09 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Report: BBC Reporter may have staged own kidnapping

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Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2007-04-09 04:16|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wouldn't put anything past a Beeb "reporter".

Posted by gromgoru 2007-04-09 06:02|| 2007-04-09 06:02|| Front Page Top

#2 we should ban the BBC in the us

Posted by Victor Emmanuel Grusong8179 2007-04-09 08:13|| 2007-04-09 08:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Johnston, said the report, waited 15 minutes for his "captors" to pick him up

sheesh. kidnappers can be so unreliable nowadays.

Posted by PlanetDan">PlanetDan 2007-04-09 08:48|| 2007-04-09 08:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Must have been leaves on the tracks.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-04-09 09:12|| 2007-04-09 09:12|| Front Page Top

#5 we should ban the BBC in the us

The Brits should ban the BBC in Britain. That would do a lot to end the whole rotten mess. Get rid of that stupid TV tax at the same time.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-04-09 13:28|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-04-09 13:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Johnston staged his capture by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip after he received notification from his superiors that he would be forced to leave his position in the near future.

Yeah, really, I mean, who would ever want to leave Gaza...

Posted by tu3031 2007-04-09 14:35|| 2007-04-09 14:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Paleo: Hire me or I'll kidnap your family!

Johnston: Hire me or I'll let myself get kidnapped!

/boggle currently looking a little limp and soggy

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-04-09 14:42|| 2007-04-09 14:42|| Front Page Top

#8 That one didn't even get a twitch out of my surprise meter.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-09 15:58|| 2007-04-09 15:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Now if he could only mastermind his own beheading, he'd be a shoe-in for a posthumous Pullitzer....

Posted by WTF 2007-04-09 17:51|| 2007-04-09 17:51|| Front Page Top

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