On Nov. 29 - i.e. just over a week ago - a Canadian(Toronto), a Canadian/Kiwi(Montreal/Auckland), a Brit(London) and an American (Virginia) (+ an Aussie, missing, that would make 1 member of the
UKUSA Treaty Intelligence Arrangement aka
ECHELON) are taken hostage in Iraq by the
BRIGADE OF THE SWORDS OF RIGHTEOSNESS.
The group, which nobody has heard of before, demand the release of "ALL IRAQI PRISONERS" which is clearly an impossible demand and give the hostages only a few days -
TILL TODAY - to arrange this impossible task.
They are from the Christian Peacemaker Team an exceptionally brave group of people that routinely place themselves between the Israeli Defence Force and Palestinian women and children.
Seemingly everybody in the PLO including the Al Aqsa Brigdade tell the hostage takers these are good people. Today a leading radical islamic cleric in London, himself regarded as a terrorist by some, says there is "No Religious Justification For The Hostage Taking".
OK AND NOW THE TINFOIL :tinfoilhat:
The death deadline is today.
If you:
- hate Christian Peacemakers who support the PLO;
- want to pull a huge number of western christians behind the war on terror particularly in the pivotally important 5-Power defence arrangement
You couldn't pick a better group of four men to kill.
If the BRIGADE OF THE SWORDS OF RIGHTEOSNESS kill one or all them today then I will be particularly suspicious about these events.
WHY...
BECAUSE a real hostage taker would attempt to milk all the sympathetic publicity that they are getting and use the hostages for all the leverage they are worth.
A BLACK FLAG OP on the other hand will have the talking points and talking heads already lined up for the weekend talk shows.***** THE VICTIMS ARE *****
Tom Fox, age 54, is from Clearbrook, Virginia and is a dedicated father of two children. For the past two years, Mr. Fox has worked with CPT in partnership with Iraqi human rights organizations to promote peace. Mr. Fox has been faithful in the observance of Quaker practice for 22 years. While in Iraq, he sought a more complete understanding of Islamic cultural richness. He is committed to telling the truth to U.S. citizens about the horrors of war and its effects on ordinary Iraqi civilians and families as a result of U.S. policies and practices. Mr. Fox is an accomplished musician. He plays the bass clarinet and the recorder and he loves to cook. He has also worked as a professional grocer. Mr. Fox devotes much of his time to working with children. He has served as an adult leader of youth programs and worked at a Quaker camp for youth. He has facilitated young people's participation in opposing war and violence. Mr. Fox is a quiet and peaceful man, respectful of everyone, who believes that "there is that of God in every person" which is why work for peace is so important to him.
Norman Kember, age 74, is from London, England. He and his wife of 45 years have two married daughters and a 3-year old grandson. He has been a pacifist all his life beginning with his work in a hospital instead of National Service at age 18. Before his retirement he was a professor teaching medical students at St Bartholemew's Hospital in London. He is well known as a peace activist, and has been involved in several peace groups. For the past 10 years he has volunteered with a local program providing free food to the homeless. He likes walking, birdwatching, and writing humorous songs and sketches. In his younger days he enjoyed mountaineering.
James Loney, 41, is a community worker from Toronto, Canada. He has been a member of Christian Peacemaker Teams since August 2000, and is currently the Program Coordinator for CPT Canada. On previous visits to Iraq, his work focused on taking testimonies from families of detainees for CPT's report on detainee abuse, and making recommendations for securing basic legal rights. James was leading the November 2005 delegation in Iraq when he went missing. James is a peace activist, writer, trained mediator, and works actively with two Toronto community conflict resolution services. He has spent many years working to provide housing and support for homeless people. In a personal statement from James to CPT, he writes: “I believe that our actions as a people of peace must be an expression of hope for everyone. My hope in practising non-violence is that I can be a conduit for the transformative power of God's love acting upon me as much as I hope it will act upon others around me.”
Harmeet Singh Sooden, 32 is a Canadian electrical engineer from Montreal. He studdied at McGill University and is now working on a masters degree in English literature inAuckland University in New Zealand to prepare for a teaching career. He enjoys art, is active in squash and worked part time as a local squash coach. His family describes him as peaceful and fun-loving and he is known to be passionate about the plight of the underprivileged around the globe. He works tirelessly in his spare time to educate and help others.
ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE HORSES MOUTH...
http://www.cpt.org/COVERAGE OF THE KIWI ANGLE (This is our first ever Iraqi Hostage)
http://www.scoop.co.nz/SCOOP.CO.NZ EDITORIAL
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0512/S00085.htm