Peacemakers in Iraq blame US Military for kidnappings

[kenimpzoom]

I saw this in a news report and found it ironic. Their purpose for being there is to put and end to the violence.<br /><br />Yea, it was so peaceful there under Saddam. I would have liked for them to try to do their peacemaking activites under his rule. Somehow I dont think they could have made it past the border.<br /><br />Ken<br /><br />*****************************************************<br /><br /><br />In a statement, Christian Peacemaker Teams said it strongly opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq and blamed the kidnapping on coalition forces.<br /><br />"We are angry because what has happened to our teammates is the result of the actions of the U.S. and U.K. government due to the illegal attack on Iraq and the continuing occupation and oppression of its people," the group said.<br /><br />Christian Peacemaker Teams does not consider itself a fundamentalist organization, a spokeswoman said.<br /><br />"We are very strict about this: We do not do any evangelism, we are not missionaries," Jessica Phillips told The Associated Press in Chicago. "Our interest is to bring an end to the violence and destruction of civilian life in Iraq."

 

[stan_deezy]

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Kiz, I'm in full agreement with you on this one. I especially liked the statement they put out this morning: "there should be no use of force to secure the release of the hostages". Yeah like why should we risk the lives of our troops (any more than they already do) to rescue these half-wits?? WTH were they thinking of going there in the first place?<br /><br />Everytime I hear about this story I want to hurl a brick through the TV screen <br /><br />Looking on the brightside: perhaps if they get beheaded then it'll act as a deterrent to more misguided ameoba slithering out there and protesting at our exceptionally brave young men and women........gee's now I gotta go and lie down and drop my blood pressure again

 

[treedancer]

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What were them fools doing over there at this time in the first place? I feel sorry for them and their families but they had no business being there at this time.Maybe some later time but not now.

 

[Laddies]

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Why don't the peacemakers talk to their Arab capters about peace and see how far they get with what.<br /> If they are lucky they won't lose their heads over the issue

 

[Haut Medoc]

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Onward Christian soldiers.......JK

 

[eeboater]

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Doesn't surprise me one bit.

 

[Ron G]

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The way i see it,is alot of people get there own ideas and beliefs mixed up and think everbody is like that.they think terriost or extremist have the same fundamental mind set that all christians or peace loving people do,which they dont get it that those people hate them and everbody asscioted with them.there wanting to blame the military or our presence there for there capture when in reality they them even more.just my 2 cents hope ya'll get what im saying.

 

[Link]

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Ron G<br />Got it <br />Even my MIL gets it on this point. And she hates President Bush for just breathing air!

 

[POINTER94]

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No Christian would accept taking hostages as a reasonable response to anything. It's unchristian. Whatever they want to call themselves they are misrepresenting themselves. What exactly is a legal war, as this is supposedly an illegal one per their statement? Are the only legal wars the ones where Kofi or his son get some kind of kickback or bribe?<br /><br />If their interest was to bring an end to violence and destruction of civilian life, they failed miserably, in fact they exacerbated it. War never solved anything - <br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />except communism, fascism, slavery, and nazism.

 

[rodbolt]

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I hate to say it but my opinion is if your dumb enough to go to a place like that I am dumb enough to leave ya.<br /> however I rest quite well knowing if the US military gets wind of where they are they will go in and in force. its the american way. <br /> thank God, and that includes what ever God you do or do not pray to.<br /><br /> its the same attitude my cousin had when called out in the middle of a nor'easter to fly a rescue mission out of the USCG base in elizabeth city. the dumbunnies should not be out there but we go get them anyway.<br />Terry started out as a rescue swimmer and later flew helos,C-130's and falcons and was the commanding officer of the elizabeth city NC USCG base on his twilight tour. he retired a few years back after 33 years of service.<br /> but he will still stop by and chat with a lowly retired FC2 .