Allawi's family kidnapped.

[kittenpants]

Just on CNN. Maybe they can elaborate between covering Scott Peterson and 90 second pop.

[kimchi]

1. But, but, but...freedom is on the march! n/t

[Liberal Mommy]

4. Ghazi Allawi is 75 years old...poor old man

Here is a link to the story.

[seraph]

22. Those Bastards! They hate us for our freedoms! (nt)

[sniffa]

2. i'd say i care

but that wouLd be a Lie

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. That's uncalled for.

Are there children? How old?

Maybe you (correctly) don't care for Allawi, but please care for innocent people.

[NJ_Lib]

6. I thought Chimpy was providing security...

for Alawi and family... Hell, can this administration do ANYTHING right?

Beside stolen elections, of course...

[ProfessorPlum]

12. Allawi is a pig at the trough of this enormous banquet of human suffering

I feel bad for his family members, if they are indeed innocent, but not for Allawi himself. You reap what you sow, and he is in bed with Bushco.

[frylock]

15. they sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind

it may seem callous to express the sentiment, as tragic as the possibility that innocent children may have been caught up in this unfortunate incident may be. However, it's difficult to muster any kind of sympathy for the merchants of death that have ultimately brought these types of repercussions upon themselves.

[Goathead]

5. I have to agree. I don't care.

Allawai was involved in executions, he personally participated. He brought this on himself and his family. There is also a bounty on Allawai's head by the Islamic extremists.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. See post #3 (nt)

[sniffa]

11. see #2

right now, i can't shed a tear for anyone, regardLess of their innocence.

[devilgrrl]

19. It's called for...

because I so don't give a rat's ass either.

I tried to stop this - no one listened - it's not my problem.

[bloom]

7. Not esp. surprising...eom

[ProfessorPlum]

9. What goes around comes around

Maybe "strongman" Allawi will suddenly start to understand the horror of people having their families threatened.

But probably not.

[frylock]

17. word up

[Cobalt Violet]

10. Bush has a family too!

[ProfessorPlum]

13. Excellent point n/t

.

[seabeyond]

14. hm i thought raising flag in fallujah was going to stop all the bad

isnt that what rummie and the others said

[liberalmuse]

16. More proof that Bush is fucking poison...

to anyone he touches. POISON. This is unbelievable! Was there no security for this man's family???

[kimchi]

18. I can't believe the lack of compassion on this board.

It isn't right that the son should pay for the sins of the father. Period. I hold no ill will toward Bush's family--but Bush deserves to be in jail for the rest of his life. And while Allawi may deserve bad things; kidnapping his family doesn't serve the cause of justice.

But it does serve to show that Iraq isn't "free" or "safe".

[DinahMoeHum]

20. Sorry, kimchi, but blood honor/justice is a way of life out there.

Whether it is good or bad is irrelevant. Bush has already lost Iraq. It will go the way of Iran. Bank on it.

:nuke:

[Ducks In A Row]

23. it's could reapin what they sowed.

it's hard to care about the powerbrokers, when so many iraqis, americans and others have been murdered to put and keep allawi in power.

[Artemis Bunyon]

24. Compassion? She died in a violent head-on collision with Hope.

Karma is a bitch. Fuck Allawi. Fuck Bush.

[Ducks In A Row]

21. Too bad they didn't just take Allawi, why drag other people into it

but Allawi has brought this on them, and should offer to exchange himself for them.

He won't because in the end people like him are selfish.

[Artemis Bunyon]

25. I bet that's what the Iraqi people are thinking, too. "They got Saddam...

...why did they kill another 100,000 of us? Why drag US into this?!"

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

26. DINGDINGDINGDING we have a WINNAH! (nt)