Not a word of thanks

I didn't expect the recently-released hostages in Iraq to immediately change their opinion about the war and Islamic fundamentalism. But the classy thing to do would have been to at least thank the British special forces who rescued them while saying they nonetheless oppose the occupation of Iraq.

No way, pal. The Christian Peacemaker Teams' official statement makes no mention of their rescuers, says "the illegal occupation of Iraq by Multinational Forces is the root cause of the insecurity which led to this kidnapping," and - as one of my readers pointed out - repeatedly refers to the "return" of the hostages, as though the kidnappers let them go of their own free will.

Forgiveness may be a Christian virtue, according to Christian Peacemaker Teams, but apparently gratitude is not.

Posted by damian at March 23, 2006 11:13 AM | TrackBack