jamesmark Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 hi guys Nice to see that the hostages have been released including Britian's Norman Kember. I dunno about you but its a nice feel good factor to know this, hope norman and his family can live normal lives as best they can, the straqin must have been unbearable. And a thought for the American that was sadly shot, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Glad he's out and alive, but, why oh why do these people go to war zones in the first place?? What was he doing there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Does make you wonder doesnt it... maybe they're genuinely desperate to help the people out there or they're too tied up in making a political statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Glad he's out and alive, but, why oh why do these people go to war zones in the first place?? What was he doing there? I think he was a christian aid worker. But i agree, why do contractors go out there, apart from to earn a fast buck. My dad got offered a job there recently, he was like err let me think about it NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I think he was a christian aid worker. But i agree, why do contractors go out there, apart from to earn a fast buck. My dad got offered a job there recently, he was like err let me think about it NO. So what does a Christian Aid worker do?? (in a Muslim country) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 So what does a Christian Aid worker do?? (in a Muslim country) mostly get kidnapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 mostly get kidnapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 mostly get kidnapped. thats sick :rlol: :rlol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 So what does a Christian Aid worker do?? (in a Muslim country) like what ever other proper christian does (bible bashers), try's to help no matter what religion the people are............... i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I think he was a christian aid worker. But i agree, why do contractors go out there, apart from to earn a fast buck. My dad got offered a job there recently, he was like err let me think about it NO. Much of the oil on the planet comes from risk zones. Without the contractors going in there and taking the risks (and the big profits) then you wouldn't be able to afford to put petrol in your toy.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 Much of the oil on the planet comes from risk zones. Without the contractors going in there and taking the risks (and the big profits) then you wouldn't be able to afford to put petrol in your toy.......... good point, still wouldn't do it though i prefer my ass metal free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Rob_ Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 High risk = big profits or being dead... a guy i know got offered a job over in iraq during the construction and rebuilding of one of the cities, structural engineering etc. he was offered silly money to go over for 6 months, something over the 130K mark! he didnt do it, but thats a big buck! i guess there is a lot of brits and americans etc over there earning this big money, and we only see a few being kidnapped etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 Much of the oil on the planet comes from risk zones. Without the contractors going in there and taking the risks (and the big profits) then you wouldn't be able to afford to put petrol in your toy.......... So what about the 're-build' contractors - builders, plumbers etc? Our next door neighbour - who is a plumber went there for two months to rebuild, he was earning heaps of cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 hadn't heard this, why did they let them go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 They didn't "let thm go" there was a multinational task force operation that got them released. The two Canadians were taken to hospital and Kember is apparently "doing well considering." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 well it's good to hear, what point were they making by doing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 well it's good to hear, what point were they making by doing it? no point really as they are that thick that they honestly think that the U.S and British government is really gonna care if a few civvies kept captured and killed, i dont think so ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 He sould be taken to court in this country for endangering the lives of those that rescued him. He sould never have been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DON Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 imagine bein captured for 118 days by a bunch of lunatics who cut people's noodles off with butter knives and coulnd't care less if they live or die? bet he was shittin blocks. they said on the news they couldn't comment on the rescue and they didn't catch there captors the special forces prbably wiped them out! good to see the old fossil out alive anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 He sould be taken to court in this country for endangering the lives of those that rescued him. He sould never have been there. Pretty much like the rest of us spend our lives then....... When you take the soop for a Sunday afternoon drive, do you really have to be there? You know full well the roads are a risky place to be... And yet your decision to go for that drive could cost someone else's life. or your's or family member's life, just because you made that decision and were in the wrong place at the wrong time... We are all guilty of that, but are happy to see the ambulance and fire engine arrive when we make a mistake on our wasted journey..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Pretty much like the rest of us spend our lives then....... When you take the soop for a Sunday afternoon drive, do you really have to be there? You know full well the roads are a risky place to be... And yet your decision to go for that drive could cost someone else's life. or your's or family member's life, just because you made that decision and were in the wrong place at the wrong time... We are all guilty of that, but are happy to see the ambulance and fire engine arrive when we make a mistake on our wasted journey..... The roads are a bit different to a war zone. Also why mention he is from a christian aid group, why not say they are just a help group. all these things combine to make his situation worse. What did he think would happen, people would invite him into their homes for tea and cakes over a bible lesson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 The roads are a bit different to a war zone. They are both places that you can die unneccessarily, or get into trouble when it is not essential that you actually have to be there. And they are both places where you may need other people's help when you do get into trouble. What did he think would happen, people would invite him into their homes for tea and cakes over a bible lesson? Notwithstanding, someone has to clean up the mess after governments/religions/tribes have failed to resolve their conflicts peacfully. I dare say there are a lot of people throughout history are very grateful for the assistance they have been given from people like him. That they get in trouble sometimes is inevitable, but as a "civilised" society are we expected to iignore it when they do and just leave them to their fate? If you were kidnapped by Basque Separatists while on holiday in Spain, would you expect eveyrone to leave you to rot and make no effort to help you? Don't think so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 You seem to be missing the point he went to a WAR zone, not a holiday resort or a road in a safe country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew7 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 You seem to be missing the point he went to a WAR zone, not a holiday resort or a road in a safe country. Whether it was a war zone or not makes no difference to your original statement "He sould be taken to court in this country for endangering the lives of those that rescued him. He sould never have been there." Your comment was about endangering other people unneccessarily and I was just pointing out that we all do that, war zone or otherwise........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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