Another CAN Journalist Nabbed, This Time in PAK
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Eye In The Sky
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I don't care where she is, and the longer she is there, the less she is in Canada. win/win.
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abo said:
TFB, my heart pumps purple panther piss for her. She, by her own choice and for fame and fortune has been actively giving comfort and aid to the enemy during wartime. She is no better than Lord Hawhaw, or Tokyo Rose or any other Quisling. Baghdad Beverley got herself into this. She can get herself out of it too. I don't want my tax dollars spent on the likes of her. Bad enough We have wasted ã cent on the Khadars.
jollyjacktar said:
Well, aside from Tokyo Rose being in Japan when things went balls up and not actively heading there after the war started; kinda puts her in a similar boat as the POWs she worked with.
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But why would you want it back? If it's COD, I think the shipment should be refused and Returned To Sender
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Folks, look on the plus side; while Canada is saving her skin, I'm sure we'll be able to get a considerable amount of information related to whatever group(s) are responsible. Who knows, there may even be a few double-taps round the room as she is removed from the belligerents' custody -- Facta non verba.
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chanman said:
Yes, your right from that perspective. She did have her tit in the wringer somewhat.
At least they hung Joyce afterwards. He was a bonifide traitor.
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Sweet irony >
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Captors suspect Canadian 'a spy'
Taliban militants believed to be behind abduction of journalist in northern Pakistan
Mohsin Abbas, Toronto Star, 21 Nov 08
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Taliban militants, suspected of abducting a Canadian freelance journalist in northern Pakistan last week, are holding her because they think she is a spy, according to officials in the region.
No groups have taken responsibility for kidnapping Beverley Giesbrecht, 54, of West Vancouver, along with her translator and a personal assistant.
But Pakistani news reports said militants loyal to Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur are holding her in North-West Frontier Province.
Kamran Khan, a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan representing North Waziristan, denied media reports the three were abducted for ransom.
"All efforts are being made to secure Giesbrecht's freedom. We are trying our best for her release by co-ordinating with local officials," Khan said in an interview from Peshawar.
"There is not a single incident of kidnapping any journalist for ransom in my region," he added.
Ehsan Ullah, a journalist in Mir Ali, a community about 70 kilometres from Jani Khel where Giesbrecht was abducted, said the Taliban are attempting to confirm that the Canadian woman is a legitimate journalist, and not someone gathering information for U.S. or Pakistan governments ....
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Highlights mine, shared in accordance with the "fair dealing" provisions, Section 29, of the Copyright Act.
Captors suspect Canadian 'a spy'
Taliban militants believed to be behind abduction of journalist in northern Pakistan
Mohsin Abbas, Toronto Star, 21 Nov 08
Article link
Taliban militants, suspected of abducting a Canadian freelance journalist in northern Pakistan last week, are holding her because they think she is a spy, according to officials in the region.
No groups have taken responsibility for kidnapping Beverley Giesbrecht, 54, of West Vancouver, along with her translator and a personal assistant.
But Pakistani news reports said militants loyal to Taliban commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur are holding her in North-West Frontier Province.
Kamran Khan, a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan representing North Waziristan, denied media reports the three were abducted for ransom.
"All efforts are being made to secure Giesbrecht's freedom. We are trying our best for her release by co-ordinating with local officials," Khan said in an interview from Peshawar.
"There is not a single incident of kidnapping any journalist for ransom in my region," he added.
Ehsan Ullah, a journalist in Mir Ali, a community about 70 kilometres from Jani Khel where Giesbrecht was abducted, said the Taliban are attempting to confirm that the Canadian woman is a legitimate journalist, and not someone gathering information for U.S. or Pakistan governments ....
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She is a mole for the CIA. Even CSIS didn't know.
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http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090109/BC_journalist_random_090109/20090109/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome
Kidnappers want $150,000 to release B.C. journalist
Fri Jan. 09 2009
ctvbc.ca
VANCOUVER —
With files from The Canadian Press
Kidnappers want $150,000 to release B.C. journalist
Fri Jan. 09 2009
ctvbc.ca
VANCOUVER —
With files from The Canadian Press
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Good catch - I'm intrigued by CBC's change of heart in describing the woman in question: from "freelance journalist" in November to "web publisher" this week.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/02/23/bc-freelancer-pakistan-kidnapping.html
New video has surfaced and they were showing it on CBC News. They're still calling her a journalist.
I can't in good conscience hope she returns sfaely, citizen or not. I'll leave the more graphic details out, but needless to say I hope she ends up staying wherever she is...permanently.
New video has surfaced and they were showing it on CBC News. They're still calling her a journalist.
I can't in good conscience hope she returns sfaely, citizen or not. I'll leave the more graphic details out, but needless to say I hope she ends up staying wherever she is...permanently.
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Pro-terrorist Canadian Beverly Giesbrecht aka Khadija Abdul Qahaar is held for ransom by the taliban,how ironic.
Taliban demand $375,000 to free captive Canadian
REHMAT MEHSUD AND MARK HUME
From Friday's Globe and Mail
March 12, 2009 at 9:38 PM EDT
BANNU, PAKISTAN and VANCOUVER — Taliban insurgents active in Pakistan's lawless tribal region have offered to free a Canadian woman held since November in return for a $375,000 (U.S.) ransom.
The demand came in an interview near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border with Qari, a man who preferred to identify himself only by his first name.
Qari says he's a close aide of Gul Bahadur, the Taliban head in the volatile North Waziristan region who is alleged to be responsible for the kidnapping of Beverly Giesbrecht, a West Vancouver woman who was in the area working as a freelance journalist.
Ms. Giesbrecht, 52, also goes by the name, Khadija Abdul Qahaar, after converting to Islam in 2002. She is the publisher of a pro-Islamic website, Jihad Unspun.
Glen Cooper, a close friend of Ms. Giesbrecht's, Thursday declined comment on the report.
Officials at the High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in Ottawa, said they knew nothing of the proposed deal.
Emma Welford, a spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs Canada, said she has “no new information,” but added that Canadian officials have been working with Pakistan to get Ms. Giesbrecht's safe release.
“We are pursuing all appropriate channels,” she said. “We are working to secure the best possible outcome.”
Ms. Giesbrecht was seized at gunpoint along with two local assistants while travelling in the Bannu district, a gateway to the North Waziristan tribal belt, which borders Afghanistan.
Earlier reports had the Taliban offering her release in return for a large cash payment and a prisoner exchange.
But Qari said money alone could now secure her release.
“Once negotiators approach the Taliban … then definitely they will work out the timing and conditions for her release,” he said.
Qari said the demand for the release of Taliban prisoners detained elsewhere in Pakistan or Afghanistan was dropped in order to speed up a transaction.
It is believed the abducted Canadian woman is being kept somewhere on the border region of North Waziristan.
“She is safe and sound, for she is very precious for us. She has the freedom to interact with our female folk, whom she has got used to. Inshallah [God willing], she will not be harmed and we are confident that our demand will be accepted by the concerned government,” Qari said.
“She is provided with the best available facilities including food, medical care,” he said, although he acknowledged he had not seen her himself.
“She seems to be very encouraged with the reports that Taliban will spare her life in exchange for ransom,” he said.
The Canadian hostage is a sensitive issue in the area, with most of locals refusing to speak on the matter.
People in the area have been decapitated for allegedly being “spies for U.S forces.”
A local man, with a thick black beard and turban, said people have been told not to discuss “her abduction issue or her whereabouts.”
Weary tribesmen in the region are feeling greater insecurity because of a growing number of kidnappings and ongoing attacks by U.S. drones on suspected Taliban strongholds.
“If the tribesmen offer Taliban any food or even shake hands with them then the Pakistani security forces label them as sympathizers … But on the other hand when we provide [Pakistan] security forces … with drinking water, then the Taliban consider us as their foes,” said a Waziri tribesman, requesting not to be named.
There have been recent reports that a spate of kidnappings of Pakistani and foreign officials in the area have been triggered by the Taliban's need for money.
Muhammad Haroon, a local tribesman, said the Taliban are facing serious financial constraints at a time when their rivals are also under the grip of global financial crunch.
Some circles within the hard-line militia say Taliban leader Mullah Omar has issued directives to Pakistan-based Taliban heads to stop internal conflicts and concentrate on ejecting foreign forces from Afghanistan.
Taliban demand $375,000 to free captive Canadian
REHMAT MEHSUD AND MARK HUME
From Friday's Globe and Mail
March 12, 2009 at 9:38 PM EDT
BANNU, PAKISTAN and VANCOUVER — Taliban insurgents active in Pakistan's lawless tribal region have offered to free a Canadian woman held since November in return for a $375,000 (U.S.) ransom.
The demand came in an interview near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border with Qari, a man who preferred to identify himself only by his first name.
Qari says he's a close aide of Gul Bahadur, the Taliban head in the volatile North Waziristan region who is alleged to be responsible for the kidnapping of Beverly Giesbrecht, a West Vancouver woman who was in the area working as a freelance journalist.
Ms. Giesbrecht, 52, also goes by the name, Khadija Abdul Qahaar, after converting to Islam in 2002. She is the publisher of a pro-Islamic website, Jihad Unspun.
Glen Cooper, a close friend of Ms. Giesbrecht's, Thursday declined comment on the report.
Officials at the High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, in Ottawa, said they knew nothing of the proposed deal.
Emma Welford, a spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs Canada, said she has “no new information,” but added that Canadian officials have been working with Pakistan to get Ms. Giesbrecht's safe release.
“We are pursuing all appropriate channels,” she said. “We are working to secure the best possible outcome.”
Ms. Giesbrecht was seized at gunpoint along with two local assistants while travelling in the Bannu district, a gateway to the North Waziristan tribal belt, which borders Afghanistan.
Earlier reports had the Taliban offering her release in return for a large cash payment and a prisoner exchange.
But Qari said money alone could now secure her release.
“Once negotiators approach the Taliban … then definitely they will work out the timing and conditions for her release,” he said.
Qari said the demand for the release of Taliban prisoners detained elsewhere in Pakistan or Afghanistan was dropped in order to speed up a transaction.
It is believed the abducted Canadian woman is being kept somewhere on the border region of North Waziristan.
“She is safe and sound, for she is very precious for us. She has the freedom to interact with our female folk, whom she has got used to. Inshallah [God willing], she will not be harmed and we are confident that our demand will be accepted by the concerned government,” Qari said.
“She is provided with the best available facilities including food, medical care,” he said, although he acknowledged he had not seen her himself.
“She seems to be very encouraged with the reports that Taliban will spare her life in exchange for ransom,” he said.
The Canadian hostage is a sensitive issue in the area, with most of locals refusing to speak on the matter.
People in the area have been decapitated for allegedly being “spies for U.S forces.”
A local man, with a thick black beard and turban, said people have been told not to discuss “her abduction issue or her whereabouts.”
Weary tribesmen in the region are feeling greater insecurity because of a growing number of kidnappings and ongoing attacks by U.S. drones on suspected Taliban strongholds.
“If the tribesmen offer Taliban any food or even shake hands with them then the Pakistani security forces label them as sympathizers … But on the other hand when we provide [Pakistan] security forces … with drinking water, then the Taliban consider us as their foes,” said a Waziri tribesman, requesting not to be named.
There have been recent reports that a spate of kidnappings of Pakistani and foreign officials in the area have been triggered by the Taliban's need for money.
Muhammad Haroon, a local tribesman, said the Taliban are facing serious financial constraints at a time when their rivals are also under the grip of global financial crunch.
Some circles within the hard-line militia say Taliban leader Mullah Omar has issued directives to Pakistan-based Taliban heads to stop internal conflicts and concentrate on ejecting foreign forces from Afghanistan.
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That may make the NEWS.
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