Comments on: Filipino hostage safe

By: OF Jay

OF Jay — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:10:09 +0000

I’ll say this much. The Philippines has little to no history of paying ransom to anyone. Most “negotiations” are posturing while they try and get to the bottom of things; however, this IS in Iraq. My only speculation at this point is the same as that which is mentioned here, where it was made evident that it is politically bad for their brethrem Moslems in the Philippines to make an enemy out of Filipinos.

Then again, I am not that naive. At this point I find everything bizarre.

By: Tom Galvin

Tom Galvin — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:00:51 +0000

Oh, Fox News now says he was NOT released.

By: Tom Galvin

Tom Galvin — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:31:20 +0000

Why was he released so quickly? Do you think a ransom was paid??

By: Outside The Beltway

Outside The Beltway — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 18:54:43 +0000

Filipino Hostage Released?
Conflicting accounts on the fate of the Filipino hostage taken two days ago.

Bloomberg – Filipino Hostage in Iraq Is Freed, His Wife Says (Update1)

New Straits Times – Philippine hostage reportedly freed as Manila refuses to bow to militants

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By: Backcountry Conservative

Backcountry Conservative — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 18:46:21 +0000

Filipino Hostage Freed
AP reports: Insurgents in Iraq (news – web sites) freed a Filipino truck driver whom they kidnapped and threatened to behead, the Philippine labor secretary said Saturday. “While this man is still not in our hands, he will be brought…