Wednesday, March 15, 2006
More (Although Slight) Evidence of Collusion
Diomedes in a posting below made a comparison between the Grizzly Man Tim Treadwell and the first casualty among the kidnapped Christian Peace Activists, Tom Fox, who was recently murdered after being held hostage with three others for several months. D. linked to a statement by Mr. Fox. I find this part of the statement below a sort of projection/prediction, and some evidence that, as I've suspected, the Christians plotted with the Muslims to facilitate the kidnapping of the four men.
Mr. Fox wrote well before the kidnapping: We unequivocally reject kidnapping and hostage-taking. In such an event, CPT will attempt to communicate with the hostage-takers or their sponsors and work against journalists' inclination to vilify and demonize the offenders. We will try to understand the motives for these actions, and to articulate them, while maintaining a firm stance that such actions are wrong... We reject the use of violent force to save our lives should we be kidnapped, held hostage, or caught in the middle of a violent conflict situation.
If the other three get killed, the truth will probably die with them. Another reason to root for their safe return (beyond the normal humanitarian reasons).
Mr. Fox wrote well before the kidnapping: We unequivocally reject kidnapping and hostage-taking. In such an event, CPT will attempt to communicate with the hostage-takers or their sponsors and work against journalists' inclination to vilify and demonize the offenders. We will try to understand the motives for these actions, and to articulate them, while maintaining a firm stance that such actions are wrong... We reject the use of violent force to save our lives should we be kidnapped, held hostage, or caught in the middle of a violent conflict situation.
If the other three get killed, the truth will probably die with them. Another reason to root for their safe return (beyond the normal humanitarian reasons).
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 6:51 PM 
