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Ninety Children Held Hostage in the Congo, UN Makes Appeal
Ninety children are being help hostage by Ugandan rebels in the north-east region of the Democratic Republican of Congo. In simultaneous attacks carried out by the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army) last week, 40 children were abducted from a primary school and 50 from a secondary school. Three people died, and the village chief and three Italian missionaries were also taken.
Georgia Man Holds Family Captive in Trailer For 3 Years
Ack, ack, ack. This story! It gives the Austrian incest case a run for its money for sheer disgusting details alone.
After FARC Rescue One Says End Hate, One Says "Terrorist"
After the stunning rescue last week of 15 hostages held by FARC rebels in Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt — the most well-known of those rescued after being held hostage for six years — has urged the end of a vocabulary of hate against her former captors.
She says:I think we have reached a point where we must change this radical, extremist vocabulary of hate of very strong words that intimately wound the human being.
Though her sympathy for her captors sounds a little Stockholm Syndrome-y, she says she has no illusions as to the true nature of the group, but that a honey trap of kindness would be a better way to ensure more hostage releases.
Front Page: A Perfect Rescue Operation, Mandela Not a Terrorist, Jobs and Airlines in Trouble
- A Perfect Rescue Operation: French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages freed from FARC rebels in a daring rescue mission has called her release after more than 6 years, a "miracle." She says, "there is no historical precedent for such a perfect operation." The mission was accomplished without a shot fired after the Colombian military penetrated the highest level of FARC and tricked them into handing over the hostages.
Front Page: Bush Speaks, Children Hostages in Cameroon, Kenya Peace
- President Bush is currently giving a news conference. Topics are expected to include the economy and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. More details to follow.
- It's estimated that 2,000 boarding school children are being used as human shields by demonstrators in Cameroon.
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Colombia Crossed Geneva Convention By Rescuing Hostages?
Colombia violated the Geneva Convention when its military used the Red Cross' symbol to help free 15 hostages from FARC rebels last month, according to the International Red Cross. The first Geneva Convention prohibits using the Red Cross emblem in military operations because it could compromise the perceived neutrality of the group's humanitarian and medical missions.
The Colombia operatives posed as faux-humanitarian workers, and video shows that one soldier wore the Red Cross emblem.
Briefing Book! French Workers Hold Bosses Hostage
- French workers angry at Caterpillar for cutting 700 jobs are holding their bosses hostage in their offices. – CNN
- In Europe, it's war of the rosés. — YumSugar
- Trya tells you everything you need to know about sex changes.— Jezebel
- Man gets DUI on motorized bar stool.
Front Page: School Shooting in Finland, Iran President Blames Economy on War, Germany Bids for Hostages
- School Shooting in Finland: Nine people have been killed and the gunman wounded after he opened fire at a vocational school in western Finland this morning. Chaos ensued after the hooded gunman entered the school and began firing with what appeared to be an automatic weapon. The superintendent of police says, ''The incident is over now."
Front Page: School Hostage Resolution, Church Leaders, Kenya
- 250 schoolchildren and teachers taken hostage in Pakistan and held for seven hours, have been released this morning. Seven militants armed with rocket launchers used the school and the children as a refuge after an attempt to kidnap a local health official. The incident occurred near the border with Afghanistan where Pakistanis have been fighting with the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
Art Mimics Life: Obama Holding Jack Bauer Hostage?
When the new season of 24 kicked off last night, hero Jack Bauer was the subject of a congressional investigation looking into his hasty executions and use of torture. The Telegraph quotes Bauer, who said: We've done so many things in the name of protecting this country, we've created two worlds. Ours and the people's we've promised to protect.
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