Sarah, thanks for the vacation tip. Sounds like a regime you and your friends would love to live under!

Submitted by JustMe (United States), Apr 14, 2006 at 14:28

Yeah, thanks for the Google tip. I already know what Stockholm Syndrome is though. I am really curious as to what news station you listen to. Al Jazeera? It must be, because the interview you are repeating of her was given while she was still in fear of her captors. Al Jazeera made sure and plastered it all over the airways to make sure the kidnappers were shown in a good light. After Jill was 'totally' safe she revealed that she only said those things to ensure her safe return home. So either your news source is very limited or you are deliberately not telling the whole story in order to prove your losing point. I know nothing would make you happier than to portray the terrorists in a kindhearted loving light while making the U.S. soldiers look like they practice terrorist tactics. Good try. I wonder who would run a more humane prison. That's a no brainer. Has anyone seen this story about Abu Ghraib's medical staff? Probably not. http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/Dec2005/a120705tj1.html

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