Al-Qaida Possibly Behind FOX News Kidnappings

[sabra]

http://www.cbs47.tv/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=9E0F2C40-A713-4D96-9C55-2BCA61C80F10

Al-Qaida Possibly Behind FOX News Kidnappings

The kidnapping of a 2-man Fox News television crew in Gaza has the hallmarks of an al-Qaida operation, terrorism experts tell ABC News.

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Fawaz Gerges, a professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Sarah Lawrence College said that was a clue it wasn't traditional Palestinian jihadis.

The rhetoric is vintage al-Qaida, Gerges said. This is consistent with what we have seen in Iraq and other places.

Additionally, last March, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed concern over an al-Qaida incursion to the Al Hayat Arabic daily newspaper, the report said.

[Warpy]

1. Only if they intend to pin medals on the abductees

for their stellar service in the destruction of America.

Honestly, those people are on the same side. Why the hell would Al Qaeda be interested in kidnapping them? They'd want them to keep doing their jobs.

[azurnoir]

2. Knew it had to happen,

it was just a matter of time before AQ got tied to Hamas and then of course Hezbollah, so now it AQ who kidnapped the Fux reporter and cameraman? Thought Hamas had already taken credit.

[HongKonger]

3. Which Al Qwhyda (sic)?

The Sunni-Jordanian Zarqawi one? Or the Shiite-Iran evildoers? Or maybe the Pakistani-Shiite-allies one?

Al Qaeda is a fucking propaganda tool.

Period.

[IndianaGreen]

5. They don't have their talking points together yet

else they be accusing Iran of the kidnapping.

[Radioactive]

4. Its not Al-Qaida

Where does this horseshit come from, do these people really know what they are talking about or are they just out to make headlines?

[Mz Pip]

6. Silly rabbit

Doncha know Al-Qaeda all went to Iraq so they could fight us there in stead of someplace else.

Maybe they didn't get the memo to report to Baghdad 3 years ago.


Mz Pip
:dem:

[poverlay]

7. Please, why would Al Qaeda kidnap it's own people? n/t

[Ian David]

8. I guess they weren't interested in Cotuit Towers after all?

Oh, well.

I have absolutely zero concern for their safety.

[HuffleClaw]

9. bullshit

'vintage al qaida' !

cute.

[Turbineguy]

10. Maybe they are unhappy

with Faux's recruiting stats.

[Pepper32]

11. Of course they are...

:eyes:

[daleo]

12. Maybe Murdoch had it done himself, for the sensational news story

I mean, he can't prove he didn't, can he? The rhetoric seems like vintage FOX news, after all.

[soothsayer]

13. mebbe if shrubby ever got around to looking for OBL he could

keep amurikans safe!

[alcibiades_mystery]

14. Sinbce when has al-Qaeda kidnapped anyone?

Ridiculous.

al-Qaeda doesn't make ransom demands. It just kills folks.

[banana republican]

15. I thought

Fox News was behind al quida's kidnaping of the fox news kidnapping....

[merwin]

16. Al Qaida in Israel!

They're everywhere!

[rooboy]

17. They're probably being held in a Hooters somewhere. n/t

[Andrushka]

18. But but...

Al-Qaida cut off heads and dress people in orange and stuff!

[pinniped]

20. The captives should also be sitting on those cheap $5.00 plastic....

Wally World chairs.

I call BS on the AQ angle.

[pinniped]

19. I think these AQ hallmarks are BS.

the hallmarks of an al-Qaida operation

The al-Zarqawi propaganda was put to rest a couple months ago, there should be no more kidnappings.