Bush says no ransom, but will try to free Americans held in Iraq

[sabra]

http://www.whbf.com/global/story.asp?s=4208679&ClientType=Printable

Bush says no ransom, but will try to free Americans held in Iraq

WHITE HOUSE President Bush says the U-S will try to free Americans who are held captive in Iraq, but he says that won't include paying ransom.

Bush told reporters at the White House that the U-S will use its intelligence-gathering to try to locate them.

He spoke on the same day that Al-Jazeera broadcast a video claiming that insurgents had kidnapped a U-S security consultant. A blond, Western-looking man was shown with his hands tied behind his back. Also seen was a U-S passport and an identification card.

[Nickster]

1. But will it include trading arms?

[VegasWolf]

2. "We'll be there soooon!" Danny DeVito in Jewel of the Nile. nt

:bounce:

[Shakespeare]

3. Bush should STFU and just send Jesse Jackson over there to get them.

Hey, it's worked before.

[Straight Shooter]

4. The same intelligence-gathering group that claimed Iraq had WMD?

For the sake of the hostages, let's hope not.

[KansDem]

9. And had absolutely no knowledge that 20 highly-trained terrorists

...planned to hijack 4 commercial airliners and crash them into well-known American landmarks.

Condi: Mr. President? We have information that Osama is determined to strike inside United States...

Bush: So? What's the point?

[otohara]

5. Save Peace Activists - Yeah Right

are they asking for money?

[flordehinojos]

6. he, terrorists you all best be crapping in your pants. Rambo's out to get

y'all.

[daleo]

7. I recall that they said they did not want a violent rescue

These seem to be people who take Jesus's admonition to turn the other cheek extremely seriously.

[seriousstan]

8. What are they going to do, fight off a violent rescue?