'now I'll show you how an Italian dies,'"

by English Patient 32 Replies latest jw friends

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  English Patient

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3628977.stm

  The Italian hostage killed by kidnappers in Iraq was a defiant "hero" in his final moments, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini says.

  The dead man was identified as Fabrizio Quattrocchi, 36, a security guard.

  As the gunman's pistol was pointing at him the hostage "tried to take off his hood and shouted: 'now I'll show you how an Italian dies,'" he said.

  Meanwhile, three Japanese hostages held in Iraq have been released, the government in Tokyo has confirmed.

  The Arabic TV station Al-Jazeera has broadcast images of the three, who it said had been handed over safe and well to Muslim clerics.

  Japan is investigating reports that two more of its citizens - freelance journalists - have been abducted.
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  cruzanheart

  He was very brave. May the killing stop.

  Nina
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  English Patient

  And may they do the right thing and pull the troops out., let them deal with the mess they have created for themselves
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  LittleToe

  And so speaks the rashness of youth...

  Fabrizio had balls. I'll say that for him. RIP.
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  simplesally

  Sad.............the article says that the Italians didn't even particpate in the war..........they are there now to assist in the reconstruction. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. I am not saying that it would be right to kidnap Americans or others who sent in conquering liberating troops, it would just be more understandable.
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  Simon

  English Patient / Hamas

  You are not welcome here so piss off.
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  Yerusalyim

  And may they do the right thing and pull the troops out., let them deal with the mess they have created for themselves

  That would be absolutely ridiculous. Let's reward terrorism.
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  Elsewhere

  I say fck the entire middle east... everyone pull out and no one have anything to do with that crazy backward part of the world. Let them all fight and kill each other off until they get it out of their system... then the rest of the world will contact them again.
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  Simon

  Yeru

  I wouldn't bother even responding to Hamas. He's already shown on more than one occassion what an immature racist little prick of an ass-wipe he is. Not worth the bother.
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  Yerusalyim

  Simon,

  See, we can agree.

  I'll even go so far as to concede that you are right, and I was wrong to respond to him.

  Mikey