I thought the coalition weren’t in the business of ‘negotiating with terrorists’?
Looks like the Italians must have forgotten that bit;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3700480.stm
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| “The young women’s life was the most important thing,” Mr Selva, a member of the Northern League, one of the parties in Italy’s governing coalition, told French RTL radio. "In principle, one should not give in to blackmail, but this time I think we had to give in - even though this opens a dangerous path because it is obvious that both for political or criminal reasons, this path can make others want to take others hostage to make some money." |
At that rate, it’s about time someone paid off Zarqawi and got Ken Bigley released…