I'm sure the kidnapped westerners really appreciate this policy right about now. Hey, at least it alows them to put their pacifist ideology to the test!

Yeah, and they don't advocate the use of violent force to save the lives of Iraqis should they be kidnapped, held hostage, gassed, raped, dismembered, thrown into shredders, etc.

Brings to mind the excellent essay about sheep, wolves and sheepdogs.

Sheep, Wolves and Sheepdogs. The Link.

A word to my friends: should it ever eventuate that I become the hostage of head-chopping zealots of whatever religious persuasion, I hereby give permission to bomb them right the fuck into the Great Beyond, or to have a SOG team take them out. If I happen to accidentally join them on their long journey to nowhere, that's a chance I'm willing to take.

If I happen to accidentally join them on their long journey to nowhere, that's a chance I'm willing to take.

And if I'm holding Monty's hand and cuddling with him when that happens, I'm OK with that.

So is he no longer Traffic Non-Santa?

We are angry because what has happened to our teammates is the result of the actions of the U.S. and U.K. governments due to the illegal attack on Iraq and the continuing occupation and oppression of its people.

No anger for the terrorists? Why am I not surprised.

Then there's this bit of irony about one of the captives.

Mr. Fox has been faithful in the observance of Quaker practice for 22 years. While in Iraq, he sought a more complete understanding of Islamic cultural richness.

Good luck with that.

You know, there's real evil and there's the make-believe "America is turning into a fascist state under Chimperor Bush "evil that leftists like to get all worked up about.

The sad thing is that they can't tell the difference even when one of their own is about to get a first-hand education on the difference.

This is the ultimate enabling behavior.

Back to Ace's post about the battered wife.

Hubby (terrorists) wouldn't beat me (peaceniks) if we just understood them, and made a f0cking pot roast every once in a goddamm while, WOULD THAT BE SO F0CKING HARD?

sorry, got off on a rant there.

I'm reminded of a story about a group of anti-gun zealots who, to promote their belief, posted signs in the windows of their homes, reading: "THIS IS A GUN-FREE HOUSEHOLD". Within weeks, burglars had knocked them all off; and the signs disappeared.

This probably is an urban legend. But its lesson is cold, hard fact: if you bare your throat to a predator, nine times out of ten the predator will rip it out.

I'm with those guys. If the de-nogginizers get me use whatever means you have to. I'd rather go out laughing at the dead jihadi sucking air through a hole in his chest than on my knees blubbering on al-Jezeera.

These peaceniks will be returned unharmed after a ransom, I'm betting. I suspect they were swiped by run-of-the-mill thugs rather than bona fide jihadis.

These peaceniks will be returned unharmed after a ransom,

Interesting thought sponge... the MSM spin has been "insurgents are back to kidnapping".. assuming for the moment it is in fact an uptick,

I wonder if it's a fundraising drive?

So some lefty moonbats are kidnapped by a group no one has ever heard of before?

Hmmm... Anyone else smelling "staged" here?

O.K. I'm being picayune here, but there's some loose shit in the subhead.

Belong, belongs in there somewhere, I think.

You know, I was going to say that these people were at least consistent, in that they went to help out after what they thought was a tragedy (the war), and weren't going to abandon their pacifist ways even when their own lives were at stake.

I was going to say that.

Now all I have is a bitter joke, a la Andrew Dice Clay:

Guy: "All I wanted was to seek a more complete understanding of Islamic cultural richnes!"
Jihadi: "You got the bonus plan, baby! OH!"

Amile makes a lousie unbrela you still get wet and you still look silly

does anybody have change for a twenty?