Muslim Kidnappers Renege On Ransom Deal

This should come as no surprise - Muslims reneging on a deal while people's lives are at stake. Behold, the religion of peace:

MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - The kidnappers of two Roman Catholic priests in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have withdrawn an agreement for their release, a Christian group said on Tuesday.

Father Pius Affas and Father Mazen Ishoa, both Iraqis, were kidnapped in Mosul on Saturday by an unknown group, and Pope Benedict XVI subsequently made an appeal for their release.

"It appears that agreement was reached for their release, leading to reports of their having been released," said a statement from Middle East Concern. "However, the kidnappers subsequently withdrew from the agreement and demanded a larger ransom."

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(BTW, notice how Agence France-Presse (AFP) carefully avoids mentioning the religion of the kidnappers. Wouldn't want to put Islam in a bad light, now would we?)

Kidnapped IDF Soldiers Presumed Dead

This is the "religion of peace" for you. Compassion? Mercy? Not if you're a Jew. These men died while imprisoned, no doubt bound when executed by their savage captors. Muslims specialize in slaughtering the defenseless.

A French official said Israel is convinced its two soldiers who were kidnapped by Hizbullah last year are dead, London-based al-Hayat newspaper reported on Thursday.

The report did not reveal any information on the official or his involvement in efforts to have the captives, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, released.

"Israel is convinced that its two soldiers who were kidnapped by Hizbullah were killed and that the organization is manipulating the situation by saying it is preventing any visits," the official said.

The report gave no further details on the matter.

Since the kidnapping, which set off the Second Lebanon War, there have been many reports in foreign press about the soldiers' conditions.

In July the Lebanese newspaper a-Nahar quoted high-ranking German officials in Berlin as saying they believed one of the soldiers was dead.

The report said the German government had begun to get seriously involved in negotiations for the soldiers' release and was in direct contact with the Christian general, Michel Aoun, who is currently in the midst of a presidential campaign in Lebanon.

The diplomats were trying to get information regarding the fate of the two soldiers, but Aoun, who is cooperating with Hizbullah against the Siniora government, refused to comment on the issue.

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Somali Islamists Threaten To Kidnap American Tourists

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.S. Embassy warned Friday that Somali-based extremists may try to kidnap American citizens from Kenyan beach resorts.

"There are indications that Islamic extremists based in Somalia may be planning to target Westerners, especially American citizens, in the Kiwayu Island tourist area and other beach sites frequented by Western travelers on the northeast coast near Somalia," the embassy, which is also responsible for Somalia, said in an e-mail to U.S. citizens.

An embassy official - speaking on condition of anonymity, citing embassy guidelines - said the warning was based on a tip from Kenyan security services this week.

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And Muslims still insist Islam does not target innocent civilians.

Taliban Kidnaps Red Cross Staff Members

Reuters
Sep 27, 2007

KABUL—Taliban insurgents have kidnapped two foreign officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Afghan province of Wardak, the provincial police chief said on Thursday.

"This much I know, that two Red Cross staff were kidnapped by the Taliban in the Salar district yesterday," Wardak police chief General Ewaz Muslimyar told Reuters. "We had asked them if they wanted a police escort, but they refused."

A spokeswoman for the ICRC in Kabul said four staff had travelled to Wardak, southwest of Kabul, on Wednesday, but had not returned. She declined to say if they had been kidnapped.

"The information I have is that four of our colleagues, two expatriates and two Afghan nationals, were coming back from Wardak to Kabul yesterday but they couldn't make it," said the spokeswoman, who declined to be named.

"We have lost contact with our staff since yesterday, there might have been complications on the way," she said.

Taliban rebels kidnapped two German engineers in Wardak in July and killed one after he suffered a heart attack. The other German is still being held.

In August the ICRC helped facilitate talks between the Taliban and South Korean officials that led to the release of 19 Korean hostages after more than a month of captivity.

http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-9-27/60162.html

Poetic justice. Note the last line: "...the ICRC helped facilitate talks between the Taliban and South Korean officials that led to the release of 19 Korean hostages." A paid randsom led to the release, not 'talks'. Let's hope the ICRC is able to resolve this crisis without further funding terrorism.