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To: KyrosL who wrote (129034)	4/12/2004 7:29:45 PM
From: Bilow	Respond to of 281500

Hi KyrosL; Re: "They have demonstrated they can kidnap anybody. Not sure it's a mistake from their point of view, if their aim is to show the world that there is no security in Iraq under the CPA and torpedo any reconstruction or aid while the US is in charge." You make a subtle point here. We expect Al Qaeda to attempt to thwart improvement in Iraq, but guerillas don't usually do that, unless the government is extracting wealth from the area. My suspicion is that only a few Iraqis are in favor of kidnapping random foreigners (as opposed to nationals from states that have sent troops to Iraq), but that the rest of the Iraqis can't easily stop them. As evidence for this, look at how Iraqi clerics keep asking that hostages, especially the ones from neutral countries like Russia, be released. -- Carl