Germany bends to terrorists
How seriously are the Germans fighting the war on terrorism?
Not very, if they're willing to give up a terrorist murderer and hijacker in exchange for a German hostage in Iraq.
Muhammed Ali Hamadi supposedly was serving a life sentence for the 1985 murder of U.S. Navy Petty Officer Robert Stethem during the hijacking of a U.S. airliner.
Hamadi was arrested in Germany two years later. The Germans refused to extradite him to the United States, but tried, convicted and sentenced him there.
The Germans deny it, but it's crystal clear they traded Hamadi for a German archaeologist kidnapped in Iraq.
That's the way to deal with these thugs -- just give them whatever they demand.
What an insult to the family of Robert Stethem, the U.S. Navy and the American people.
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Doug,
That's why Europe and much of the world hates us, and especially George Bush. We stand up to these thugs and challenge them wherever they are. It makes it hard on the rest of the world to actually have to demonstrate some courage and have some principles. It's much easier to be Nevelle Chamberlain than Winston Churchill. I'm sure the world liked Chamberlain, the Appeaser, better than Churchill, the Warrior, as well. Following France's defeat, Britian and Chruchill stood valiantly alone against facsism aggression in 1940, but Churchill kept Britain fighting on to ultimate victory. Churchill's model of courage and will to fight radical tyranny is one that we should embrace. We, too, can win our war if we, the Americans, keep our courage and even standing alone, if necessary.
Posted on January 3, 2006 9:45 PM
I regard Churchill as the greatest figure of the 20th century. It's easy to guess where he'd stand in the war on terrorism.
Posted on January 4, 2006 8:49 AM