Thursday, March 23, 2006
Happy Ending
The Christian Peace activists who survived their kidnapping were freed yesterday in a joint military operation by British, American and Canadian forces. No shots were fired, but no kidnappers found. The three men were rescued. Hooray!
There are lots of thanks, and sadness over Tom Fox's death a few weeks ago, being voiced by the British officials and families of the former kidnappees. Pretty much expected. What does the organization to which the newly freed men belong say?
Harmeet, Jim and Norman and Tom were in Iraq to learn of the struggles facing the people in that country. They went, motivated by a passion for justice and peace to live out a nonviolent alternative in a nation wracked by armed conflict. They knew that their only protection was in the power of the love of God and of their Iraqi and international co-workers. We believe that the illegal occupation of Iraq by Multinational Forces is the root cause of the insecurity which led to this kidnapping and so much pain and suffering in Iraq. The occupation must end. (Emphasis added).
What happened to 'thank you'? Not a word of thanks for the rescuers in the statement.
Now, as I've written about over the months, I would like to know how it came to pass that the kidnapping of the four took place at the exact place the Italian Giuliana Sgrena was kidnapped. Tough to believe it was mere coincidence.
There are lots of thanks, and sadness over Tom Fox's death a few weeks ago, being voiced by the British officials and families of the former kidnappees. Pretty much expected. What does the organization to which the newly freed men belong say?
Harmeet, Jim and Norman and Tom were in Iraq to learn of the struggles facing the people in that country. They went, motivated by a passion for justice and peace to live out a nonviolent alternative in a nation wracked by armed conflict. They knew that their only protection was in the power of the love of God and of their Iraqi and international co-workers. We believe that the illegal occupation of Iraq by Multinational Forces is the root cause of the insecurity which led to this kidnapping and so much pain and suffering in Iraq. The occupation must end. (Emphasis added).
What happened to 'thank you'? Not a word of thanks for the rescuers in the statement.
Now, as I've written about over the months, I would like to know how it came to pass that the kidnapping of the four took place at the exact place the Italian Giuliana Sgrena was kidnapped. Tough to believe it was mere coincidence.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:40 AM 
