Al Qaeda: Kidnapped Soldiers are “Pay-back” - Let's Re-think "No Negotiations" Rule
Jeanne Sparks-Carreker
May 14, 2007
Apparently, the three American soldiers who were kidnapped in the ambush South of Baghdad over the weekend have become the tool for Al Qaeda’s vengeance. A warning was issued by Al Qaeda which explained that the three soldiers are being held by them as a sort of “get-back” for the rape and murder of a young teenage girl and the murder of her parents and younger sister last year. Five American soldiers were charged in the rape and murders.
The Abeer Oassim al-Janabi girl was fourteen at the time. Let me say that one more time. She was fourteen when she was raped, murdered, and her family members were murdered. Five of our military personnel were charged with the crimes.
WTF, America? I understand that the news of the crimes is not a new story, and I say that because it seems to be one of the most important things on Americans’ minds when they read a news article - “Well, that’s nothing new.” Hopefully I can hold the blood-thirsties’ attention span for a bit, considering that the warning from Al Qaeda is a fairly new story.
You know, we’re told that we are going to help these people – well, that’s what the President said our reason for still being in Iraq is, but who freaking knows anymore? We think our service men and women will uphold the united beliefs, not to mention laws, of our country. Then something like this happens. Are we trying to aid a country that has been under tyrannical rule or are we trying to take the tyrant’s place?
I do not agree with the kidnapping of soldiers who have had nothing to do with the crimes for which they seek their vengeance. But I do have a solution, perhaps an idea that may allow the United States to negotiate the release of the soldiers.
Offer Al Qaeda a trade. Give them the monsters who were convicted of the crimes against the girl and her family. I will no longer call the rapist/murderers American soldiers. Trade the bastards to Al Qaeda in exchange for the innocent three soldiers’ release.
This would serve two purposes: justice would be served, and our servicemen and women that have a potential for cruelty would think twice about the way they treat the people they are suppose to be helping.
The Abeer Oassim al-Janabi girl was fourteen at the time. Let me say that one more time. She was fourteen when she was raped, murdered, and her family members were murdered. Five of our military personnel were charged with the crimes.
WTF, America? I understand that the news of the crimes is not a new story, and I say that because it seems to be one of the most important things on Americans’ minds when they read a news article - “Well, that’s nothing new.” Hopefully I can hold the blood-thirsties’ attention span for a bit, considering that the warning from Al Qaeda is a fairly new story.
You know, we’re told that we are going to help these people – well, that’s what the President said our reason for still being in Iraq is, but who freaking knows anymore? We think our service men and women will uphold the united beliefs, not to mention laws, of our country. Then something like this happens. Are we trying to aid a country that has been under tyrannical rule or are we trying to take the tyrant’s place?
I do not agree with the kidnapping of soldiers who have had nothing to do with the crimes for which they seek their vengeance. But I do have a solution, perhaps an idea that may allow the United States to negotiate the release of the soldiers.
Offer Al Qaeda a trade. Give them the monsters who were convicted of the crimes against the girl and her family. I will no longer call the rapist/murderers American soldiers. Trade the bastards to Al Qaeda in exchange for the innocent three soldiers’ release.
This would serve two purposes: justice would be served, and our servicemen and women that have a potential for cruelty would think twice about the way they treat the people they are suppose to be helping.
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