August 20, 2004
Al Sadr to recieve Nobel Peace Prize; Turkish Company Caves to Terrorist's Demands
Buried deep in a story about how Franco-American journalist Micah Garen was to be freed because of the relentless efforts of the peace-loving Muqtada al Sadr (future Nobel Laureate), I found a single paragraph about a Turkish company caving to demands that it leave Iraq or one of their employees would be beheaded.
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The only good I can see coming out of this is that at least this poor guy won't die. And, at least it was a private corporation--not a government (I'm looking in your direction Spain and Phllippines). Record-Journal:
Also Thursday, a Turkish company announced it was withdrawing its employees from Iraq in an effort to save the life of a worker taken hostage by Iraqi militants. Turkish media said the kidnappers have threatened to kill the hostage if the company didn't leave within three days.
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You're right that at least it's a company and not a government. The company has no obligation to stay; they're not soldiers. Better to protect their employee than to let him die in the name of Business. I think they made the appropriate move.
Posted by: Tuning Spork at August 21, 2004 06:27 PM (xZuEV)
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They might have, I just wonder about the long-term consequences of any organization caving to terrorists.
Posted by: RS at August 21, 2004 07:47 PM (JQjhA)
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