“If You Refuse, We Slaughter”
In a report on the predicament of British engineer Ken Bigley, kidnapped by the evil murdering holy warriors of Zarqawi’s Tawhid wal Jihad gang, Scotland on Sunday has a quote from the Islamic kidnappers that was ignored in other media reports, but perfectly illustrates the mentality of these creatures: Help in the grip of evil. (Hat tip: Chris Lynch.)
“Given the sensitivity, we are saying nothing,” one Downing Street official explained. Privately, Blair recognises the Bigley family’s predicament is “ghastly”, but he will not negotiate with terrorists.
This does not seem to bother the hostage-takers. They began taunting Western governments over their efforts to seek their citizens’ release from captivity. Late on Friday a fresh message appeared on a website believed to be used by al-Zarqawi which read: “What is laughable is the insistence of the ministers of all infidel nationalities on the phrase ‘no negotiations’. As if there was any question of negotiation. Far from it - they must obey the demands of the Mujahadeen. If you refuse, we slaughter.”