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Thursday, March 23, 2006
Ingratitude Isn't a Christian Value It's not clear whom the CPT statement means by "our enemies." But the only enemy they seem to recognize is the U.S. and its allies, whose "occupation" of Iraq is the "root cause" of the ex-hostages' captivity, and whose detention of "thousands of Iraqis" they liken to their own kidnapping and (in one case) murder by terrorists. Their kidnappers may have done what they did because of the presence of coalition troops, but without the troops, there would be still be violence done to people in Iraq. It would be state-sponsored, however, which apparently the CPT folks would prefer to violence that results in the ability of the people to determine the course of their own country. By the way, on my lunch break I heard Limbaugh say that if these people hated violence so much, they shouldn't have accepted the military help that was given to them. A principle's a principle, eh? Doug Payton blogs at Considerettes. Blogger News Network is advertiser-supported, and your visits to our advertisers help BNN to meet its expenses. Help keep us afloat! posted by Doug at 7:50 PM |
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The CPT released the following statement this evening (it is clear they were stunned by the news):
Addenda
23 March 2006, 9 p.m. ET
We have been so overwhelmed and overjoyed to have Jim, Harmeet and Norman freed, that we have not adequately thanked the people involved with freeing them, nor remembered those still in captivity. So we offer these paragraphs as the first of several addenda:
We are grateful to the soldiers who risked their lives to free Jim, Norman and Harmeet. As peacemakers who hold firm to our commitment to nonviolence, we are also deeply grateful that they fired no shots to free our colleagues. We are thankful to all the people who gave of themselves sacrificially to free Jim, Norman, Harmeet and Tom over the last four months, and those supporters who prayed and wept for our brothers in captivity, for their loved ones and for us, their co-workers.
Also, Limbaugh's comment: "if these people hated violence so much, they shouldn't have accepted the military help that was given to them", is ridiculous.
Yes, peacemakers oppose violence and military action. But the CPT has said from the very beginning that they request that NO blood be shed to save their lives. Fortunately, no blood was shed, not even a gun was fired, to free the 3 CPT members. That is precisely why they accepted their help.
It is important to know that the CPT never requested military use to locate and free the peacemakers. The peacemakers knew they were risking their lives by being in Iraq.
People who have been held captive for a month or so don't normally have to issue an addedum to their original statement in order to thank their rescuers. On ABC's Nightline, CPT reps repeated that they admired the courage of the soldiers, but didn't thank them. Again they referred to the "release" of the captives instead of the "rescue".
The only reason no shots were fired was because no one was shooting at the soldiers. However, they were more than willing to use force of arms to free these captives. Had it been up to CPT-type folks, the captives would never have had a chance. They had a chance because of people willing to use force.
You're welcome.
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