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The French Journalists

In case anybody is wondering about the two French Journalists that have been abducted in Iraq, I thought you might be interested in this. It is a letter sent out by Mohammed Bashar Al-Faidhy, who is the spokes man for the Association of Muslim Scholars that addresses the Iraqi resistance.

In the letter he asks the resistance fighters to reconsider, as France is not the enemy and by threatening the people of France the Iraqi Resistance is helping out the American side, by driving the two opposing sides together.

“France as an anti-occupation country has been helpful to our cause... You might say that the French stance is not an altruistic one and that they have their own political interests that caused them to disagree with the Americans, and I am not going to say that is not true but it is also our goal to turn them against each other to serve our cause so France has a strategic importance for us... Killing the two hostages is also not helpful to the 6 million Muslims in France...”

A few days later the group that was holding the French Hostages released them to a group that was considered friendlier towards the French cause. The Guardian reported on it here. That was positive enough and now the most influential Sunni Muslim Organisation, the Committee of Ulema, has said that the French Journalists are about to be freed.

So now the Iraqi Resistance cares about its image. Well, I guess Chirac can be proud as his anti war stance have now saved two Journalist’s lives. It is also a major blow to the Coalition, as it basically means that terrorism can be bargained and worked with, showing that war and murder is not necessarily the only way to defeat them. I wonder if any major magazines and/or newspapers in the US will pick on this?

Interesting Fact: If you’ve been drinking too much vodka and end up vomiting then don’t despair! In the problem also lies the solution. Spray vodka onto the stain, scrub with a brush and blot dry. Now if that damned spot would just stop movin’.

posted by Symbol @ 6.9.04