$2M paid to terrorists to free FOX journalists

[Sauron]

Oops.

Someone allegedly paid terrorist organizations $2 million for release of FOX News reporters

by John in DC - 11/14/2006 10:26:00 PM

Excuse me? Someone, on behalf of FOX News, reportedly gave terrorist organizations $2m that the terrorists now say they used to buy weapons to kill Israelis? FOX says "it's possible" money was paid to terrorists? And the Bush administration, they were heavily involved in this effort to free the FOX reporters - were they aware that someone was paying off terrorists? Were they the ones who arranged the payment? This is abominable if true.

Palestinian terror groups and security organizations in the Gaza Strip received $2 million from a United States source in exchange for the release of Fox News employees Steve Centanni and Olag Wiig, who were kidnapped here last summer, a senior leader of one of the groups suspected of the abductions told WND.

The terror leader, from the Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees, said his organization's share of the money was used to purchase weapons, which he said would be utilized "to hit the Zionists."

He said he expects the payments for Centanni and Wiig's freedom will encourage Palestinian groups to carry out further kidnappings.

Officials associated with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party and its security organization, the Preventative Security Services, confirmed to WND money was paid for the release of the Fox News reporters.... the money was used to purchase weapons.

"We used 100 percent of the money for one precise goal – our war against the Zionists," the Committees leader said.

He said weapons purchased included rockets.

"Regarding the others (the Dugmash clan of the Committees) who received the money, I can tell you one thing is very clear – this went also to be used against the Zionists. I can't say every cent went to buy bombs, maybe it also went to pay for salaries, smuggling, buying shelter."....

A spokeswoman for Fox News Channel told WND she could not provide an official statement about whether Fox was aware of money paid to free its two employees.

A source at Fox told WND many parties were involved with the freedom of Centanni and Wiig, including the U.S. government, and that it was possible money was paid.

[MonCapitan2002]

The original source is apparently World Nut Daily. Still, so much for saying the US government does not negotiate with terrorists.

[Javaman]

Hmm, saved two lives -probably- with two disastrous outcomes; More money for people that hope to harm others and letting kidnappers know that they might be well rewarded for their actions.

[California Tanker]

Still, so much for saying the US government does not negotiate with terrorists.

Where does it say that it did? That little bit at the end could just have been the US government leaning on an Arab government.

NTM

[ChuckF]

Hehe, another "the terrorists told WND" article.

[Sauron]

Originally Posted by ChuckF

Hehe, another "the terrorists told WND" article.

Fox isn't looking for that.

According to one of their own internal memos, they want their "reporters" to be on the lookout for any terrorists rejoicing over the Democratic congressional victory:



Fair and Balanced.

[godfry n. glad]

Hmmm... I would think that would make FOX staffers prime targets. The problem is, it will probably be extended to all electronic media personnel and the CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, CBC, and BBC staffers will now all be highly prized ransom sources.

If it were just FOX staffers, I wouldn't be too concerned. But with all media types as potential ransom victims....well, that just plays right into the hands of the Bushites trying to reduce the news from that region to a trickle.