Breaking News-No Ransom Paid to Isis for Journalist Foley- EPIC Fail

Guess there's a double standard in play here. Apparently others are questioning this too. [link to www.slate.com]

In an ultimate "F*** you" from our government the Obama Administration is on record having refused the ransom request. Remember, they'll pay billions for phony solar companies but they'll let you die in the desert at the hands of psychopaths. [link to www.wcvb.com]

No money for gentiles

they could have played this out to help with an ultimate rescue effort.
But no, they thought they may have left the hostage at a local Pizza hut but Delta showed up and he wasnt there.
Dang!

The statement said: “We unequivocally reject the payment of ransom to terrorists.”

The G8 statement, Hayden noted, also endorsed the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s “Algiers Memorandum on Good Practices on Preventing and Denying the Benefits of Kidnapping for Ransom by Terrorists.” from [link to politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com]

Honestly? Guess he paid the price of that crappy policy.

If you're kidnapped in some hell hole country don't expect the US to come to your rescue. They'll bungle that and definitely not be shelling out any dollars to save your ass.

Money is the same as making a trade by the way, which is what they did for Bergdahl. Although some theorize that money was involved in his release.

Can Someone Pin this????

Breaking News: Obama fails again. Benghazi? You'll be killed by a mob. Desert? We just won't meet their demands. WTF people? This is Bull!

Looking for youtube footage of White House spokesperson who made this statement- from of all places, Martha's Vineyard.
Of course ABC news leads with the Ebola cure story. Such BS.

Ok, video found on C-Span. Marie Harf, spokesperson stating the White House stance on ransom for "terrorists" [link to www.c-span.org]

Nothing on youtube yet

In case you haven't noticed a whole lot of ppl are starting to doubt the authenticity of the video. Has the gov even said if they are done "analyzing" it yet?

I have noticed. Thanks for the condescending comment! But in case you haven't noticed, should you ever find yourself a kidnapped hostage, the US government will not pay to have you released. It's their "moral" highground.

No problem.

cant go to war if they pay the ransom

Just print some fake money for the bastards. The government is good at that.

as long as all the crisis actors are paid well, there's nothing to worry about

Good point.

so we should have paid $130mil+ for this guy foley? not a whole lot of incentive for them to stop taking people then. this is just a troll thread though right?

In the end, we are all disposable to the New World Order. Just another casualty in the "war" on terror. (A never ending war)

Fuck off government shill. Fuck you. Would you want them to pay it for you? They spend more money on wasteful things than saving someone.

They want war.....they know perfectly well that just ONE of Moochelle's vacation could have paid the ransom. Unqualified for the job, and is not able to learn with on the job training.A Tiger wannabe...we lose.

well...you seem like a nice, calm, stable person. take care.

Point is apparently the "G-8" has an agreement to not pay any ransom. So, if you are a journalist and you are kidnapped it is over for you, if they can't pull off a rescue. Unless, there are like 5 scumbag terrorists they can "exchange" you for. Then you have a deal.

Yeah, have a nice day in the Matrix.

Even liberal leaning Slate finds this completely hypocritical.
"The United States’ no-ransom policy also stands in contrast to the policy of European governments, which often do make under-the-table deals to bring their citizens home. The consequence is that while dozens of European citizens have been released by terrorist groups during the last half-decade or so, very few from America or the United Kingdom—which also generally doesn’t pay ransoms—make it out alive. According to Rohde, due to these divergent practices “at least one major aid organization is not sending U.S. aid workers to areas where they might be abducted. Instead, they are sending citizens from European countries with governments that will pay ransoms.” [link to www.slate.com]

Yes, if you consider people who can still think unstable, then, thanks for the compliment.

5 stars

Well if reports are true bergdahl is a Muslim and Foley is a christian. There you have it