I don't normally comment on breaking news, but I just had to share my joy that Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig were released from capitivity this morning. The release came just hours after new video of the men were shown in arab garb, reading from the Koran, saying they had converted to Islam, and being forced to make anti-western statements. I can't help but think that this tactic of conversion was the only way for the kidnappers to save face and release the journalists, since they could not bring harm to another muslim. Whatever the case, the Palestinian militias did help in negotiating the release, because they knew that if any harm came to the reporters, their media operations would be seriously hampered. Thank God, Centanni and Wiig have been released relatively unharmed and that they are now safe.
Amen, Joe.
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