The insurgent group Al Qaeda in Iraq called Friday for the release of Margaret Hassan, a kidnapped charity leader, and said it would free her if she fell into their hands.
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Three days earlier, a video was broadcast in which Hassan's unidentified kidnappers said Britain had 48 hours to withdraw its troops from Iraq or they would transfer her to Al Qaeda in Iraq.
At least one "insurgent" isn't as dumb as a fucking stump. Unfortunately for the bad guys, the ones that smart are probably in Fallujah waiting for an airstrike to turn them into a gooey paste. Unfortunate for them, hopefully fortunate for Margaret Hassan, forunate for the many Iraqi's Hassan has helped, and fortunate for us. As a public relations gesture, they're denying themselves the terror they need to exist, hoping it will keep the general iraqi population from wiping them out before we do.
Goe, saddened to hear that arafat is awake.