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From the AP
Aug. 4th, 2004 07:19 am"Sheik Haj Ibrahim Jassam said he received word on Tuesday evening that four kidnapped Jordanians were being held in a house on the edge of the city of Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad. He said that once the raid began, the kidnappers fled the house and the four men were brought to his house unharmed.
'I called upon my brothers and tribesmen to free the hostages, so we raided the house last night,' Jassam told The Associated Press. 'I'm glad that those innocent Muslims were freed.'"
In the part of my mind that deals with the real world, I recognize that dealing with hostage situations is tricky and, if not handled well, can just as easily lead to dead hostages as rescued ones.
On the other hand, lines like, "I'm glad that those innocent Muslims were freed" instantly put me in mind of a four-color sheik with a red cape.
'I called upon my brothers and tribesmen to free the hostages, so we raided the house last night,' Jassam told The Associated Press. 'I'm glad that those innocent Muslims were freed.'"
In the part of my mind that deals with the real world, I recognize that dealing with hostage situations is tricky and, if not handled well, can just as easily lead to dead hostages as rescued ones.
On the other hand, lines like, "I'm glad that those innocent Muslims were freed" instantly put me in mind of a four-color sheik with a red cape.
