Comments on: Newsweek: Seoul Paid Ransom to Fake Kidnappers http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/ Tue, 22 May 2012 21:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: OneFreeKorea » Ransom Is Material Support for Terror http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/comment-page-1/#comment-52829 OneFreeKorea » Ransom Is Material Support for Terror Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:52:40 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/#comment-52829 [...] I hope that the observers are wrong, or at least that Roh will once again pay ransom to the wrong people. [...] [...] I hope that the observers are wrong, or at least that Roh will once again pay ransom to the wrong people. [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » A Death in the Alliance http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/comment-page-1/#comment-52781 OneFreeKorea » A Death in the Alliance Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:21:51 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/#comment-52781 [...] I hope that the observers are wrong, or at least that Roh will once again pay ransom to the wrong people.  I am almost speechless. Almost. [...] [...] I hope that the observers are wrong, or at least that Roh will once again pay ransom to the wrong people.  I am almost speechless. Almost. [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » A Death in the Alliance http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/comment-page-1/#comment-52578 OneFreeKorea » A Death in the Alliance Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:42:36 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/#comment-52578 [...] Can there be much doubt that the agreement was yet another “huge ransom,” or that the man under the table, once again, was South Korea’s anti-American President Roh Moo Hyun?  Do you suppose he at least paid the right terrorists this time?  I am almost speechless. Almost. [...] [...] Can there be much doubt that the agreement was yet another “huge ransom,” or that the man under the table, once again, was South Korea’s anti-American President Roh Moo Hyun?  Do you suppose he at least paid the right terrorists this time?  I am almost speechless. Almost. [...]

]]> By: OneFreeKorea » Valor, and The Better Part of It: How Misguided Christian Missionaries and Their Liberal Government Joined Forces to Boost a Medieval Islamic Death Cult http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/comment-page-1/#comment-51549 OneFreeKorea » Valor, and The Better Part of It: How Misguided Christian Missionaries and Their Liberal Government Joined Forces to Boost a Medieval Islamic Death Cult Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:42:16 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/#comment-51549 [...] I do not mean to blame the hostages for the reactions of their government and some of their fellow citizens.  They probably didn’t think through how some of their countrymen would react, or much else about this trip.  Only they can explain just how they expected their mission to end.  Their government’s decisions to negotiate and pay ransom (possibly to the wrong people), to veto two rescue attempts, or to set America up as the villlain probably didn’t figure into their plans.  It’s not fair at all to blame them for the murderous intolerance of a death cult, though that was the most predictable part of this story.  The missionaries themselves are neither villains nor heroes here.  They were merely the ones who chose, still inexplicably, to be the low-hanging fruit for the swine in the orchard.  [...] [...] I do not mean to blame the hostages for the reactions of their government and some of their fellow citizens.  They probably didn’t think through how some of their countrymen would react, or much else about this trip.  Only they can explain just how they expected their mission to end.  Their government’s decisions to negotiate and pay ransom (possibly to the wrong people), to veto two rescue attempts, or to set America up as the villlain probably didn’t figure into their plans.  It’s not fair at all to blame them for the murderous intolerance of a death cult, though that was the most predictable part of this story.  The missionaries themselves are neither villains nor heroes here.  They were merely the ones who chose, still inexplicably, to be the low-hanging fruit for the swine in the orchard.  [...]

]]> By: DPRK Studies http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/comment-page-1/#comment-51167 DPRK Studies Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:32:57 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/#comment-51167 <strong>Must Read at OFK: Genocide in Our Time...</strong> Joshua at OneFreeKorea writes: “The most consistently astonishing thing about genocide in our time is how little those who write and speak movingly about the genocides of the past often seem to say and do about genocides that can still be stopped.”... Must Read at OFK: Genocide in Our Time…

Joshua at OneFreeKorea writes: “The most consistently astonishing thing about genocide in our time is how little those who write and speak movingly about the genocides of the past often seem to say and do about genocides that can still be stopped.”…

]]> By: Janus http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/comment-page-1/#comment-51153 Janus Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:29:01 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/#comment-51153 Seconded. Seconded.

]]> By: Kevin Kim http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/comment-page-1/#comment-51059 Kevin Kim Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:20:15 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/#comment-51059 Excellent post. Kevin Excellent post.

Kevin

]]> By: Korean Hostage Crisis Day 15 Update at ROK Drop http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/comment-page-1/#comment-51026 Korean Hostage Crisis Day 15 Update at ROK Drop Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:08:21 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/#comment-51026 [...] Lee Jeong-hoon, a representative of the families, said on Thursday, “Since an anti-American demonstration could have a negative influence on the negotiations for the release of the hostages, we have made efforts to avoid being involved in any such demonstrations.” “An anti-American movement could be what the Taliban want,” Lee said. “We rejected suggestions by some anti-American groups to hold a candlelight vigil and march to the U.S. Embassy in Korea.” (HT: OFK) [...] [...] Lee Jeong-hoon, a representative of the families, said on Thursday, “Since an anti-American demonstration could have a negative influence on the negotiations for the release of the hostages, we have made efforts to avoid being involved in any such demonstrations.” “An anti-American movement could be what the Taliban want,” Lee said. “We rejected suggestions by some anti-American groups to hold a candlelight vigil and march to the U.S. Embassy in Korea.” (HT: OFK) [...]

]]> By: North Korea Blog » Newsweek: Seoul Paid Ransom to Fake Kidnappers http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/comment-page-1/#comment-51006 North Korea Blog » Newsweek: Seoul Paid Ransom to Fake Kidnappers Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:02:51 +0000 http://freekorea.us/2007/08/03/newsweek-seoul-paid-ransom-to-wrong-kidnappers/#comment-51006 [...] Read more of this story… [...] [...] Read more of this story… [...]

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