nearly_'70_foreigners'_taken_hostage_in_iraq 23 July 2004 Foreigners Taken Hostage in Iraq 8 minutes ago http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040723/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_hostages_glance&cid=540&ncid=1480 Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped nearly 70 people in their violent campaign to drive out coalition... 040723 ... a "point" United_states_Iran_hostage_crisis_nov_4_1979 "The Hostage Crisis in Iran" On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took approximately seventy Americans captive. 040723 ... kx21 * Scary_Parallels * * July 23, 2004 * Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped nearly 70 people in their violent campaign to drive out coalition (US-Led Coalition in Iraq) vs. * November 4, 1979 * "Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took approximately seventy Americans captive." 040723 ... kx21 *** * The_Test_of_will *** in the circle_of_concern of what_is__the__v_a_l_u_e__of__a__l_i_f_e around_and_across a_wrong_war_in 21k i.e. What is the value of life of 1) a Hostage in Iraq (Jul 23, 2004) versus 2)an American captive (Nov 4,1979)? Tell one that... And_I_will_tell_you_how_wonder_you_are... 040723 ... Given *** * The_Images_of_Americans *** The Moment_of_Truth:- The value of Life of 2) an American captive (Nov 4,1979) is very much greater than 1) a Hostage in Iraq (Jul 23, 2004) the_images_Americans - 040723 ... US Secretary of State Colin Powell said to be precise Given the_images_of Americans - the "Leaders" of United States:- US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Thursday added to previous US criticism of the troop withdrawal saying that "in effect the kidnappers were rewarded for kidnapping." "We were very disappointed in the actions of the Philippine government," 040723 ... US charge daffaires Joseph Mussomeli * The_images_of_Americans * The issue was not the life of one man or the war in Iraq, he said. Rather, it was "that the Philippines is seen as taking orders from terrorists," 040723 ... 23 July 2004 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&e=17&u=/afp/20040723/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_philippines_hostage_040723103049 040723 ... U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said U.S. Irate Over Philippines' Iraq Pullout Fri Jul 23, 6:38 AM ET http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&e=15&u=/ap/20040723/ap_on_re_as/philippines_hostage_fallout_3 "weakness is provocative," "Weakness entices people into doing things they otherwise wouldn't do unless they believed that it would advantage them," 040723 ... 25 July 2004 Iraq Hostage Crisis Spirals 1 hour, 13 minutes ago http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040725/wl_nm/iraq_dc&cid=574&ncid=1480 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two Pakistanis working for a Kuwait-based company were missing and feared kidnapped on Sunday as Iraq's hostage crisis deepened, with at least 22 countries so far affected by the wave of abductions. 040725 ... 25 July 2004 Iraq Militant Group Kidnaps 2 Jordanians 2 minutes ago BAGHDAD, Iraq - Militants in Iraq said Monday they had kidnapped two Jordanian drivers and threatened to kill them in 72 hours if their Jordanian company did not stop doing business with the American military. 040726 ... 26 July 2004 (To be precise) 040726 what's it to you? who go blather from