BBC Correspondent freed.

DanaC · 07-04-2007, 04:20 AM

It's been a long wait, and I think many people assumed he wouldn't make it out alive. Alan Johnston, held captive in Gaza for 115 days, has been released.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/6267928.stm

Aliantha · 07-04-2007, 04:35 AM

That's wonderful for his family and friends. We've had coverage of this over here but I hadn't heard this good news.

DanaC · 07-04-2007, 04:37 AM

He puts his release down to Hamas taking control in Gaza.

Aliantha · 07-04-2007, 04:45 AM

The plot thickens doesn't it.

Sundae · 07-04-2007, 05:41 AM

I hadn't heard - thank goodness.
I honestly expected his body to turn up in a shallow grave some day.

TheMercenary · 07-04-2007, 09:00 AM

Surprised he made it out alive.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2007, 03:37 AM

I wonder if a ransom was paid?

TheMercenary · 07-05-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I wonder if a ransom was paid?

Good question. There often are ransoms paid, which IMHO only feeds the dragon.

tw · 07-05-2007, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I wonder if a ransom was paid?

100% Hamas. Hamas knew where Alan was. Hamas wanted to raid the houses to free Alan. The British and BBC begged Hamas to instead do negotiations.

Hamas wanted Alan Johnston freed. Negotiations became possible only after Hamas had driven Fatah from Gaza.

07-04-2007, 04:20 AM	#1
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	BBC Correspondent freed. It's been a long wait, and I think many people assumed he wouldn't make it out alive. Alan Johnston, held captive in Gaza for 115 days, has been released. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/6267928.stm

07-04-2007, 04:35 AM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	That's wonderful for his family and friends. We've had coverage of this over here but I hadn't heard this good news. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-04-2007, 04:45 AM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	The plot thickens doesn't it. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-04-2007, 05:41 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I hadn't heard - thank goodness. I honestly expected his body to turn up in a shallow grave some day. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

07-04-2007, 09:00 AM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Surprised he made it out alive. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-04-2007, 04:37 AM	#3
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	He puts his release down to Hamas taking control in Gaza.

07-05-2007, 03:37 AM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I wonder if a ransom was paid? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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