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To: Riskmgmt who wrote (107128)	8/22/2014 4:37:30 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217774

Cashing in on extremism. Started with Somalis. Now used by ISIS. Capture soft target and demand ramsom. Price for a journalist taken by ISIS is between 3 to 4 million. They British inflated the market demanding 100 million Euros. Did not even got a reply and killed the James Foley. US, Britain have sought to steel allies against ransoms to extremistshttp://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/22/us-britain-have-sought-to-steel-allies-against-ransoms-to-extremists/

To: Riskmgmt who wrote (107128)	8/22/2014 4:45:47 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217774

Kidnapping Europeans for ransom has become a global business for Al Qaeda, bankrolling its operations across the globe.Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terrorhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/30/world/africa/ransoming-citizens-europe-becomes-al-qaedas-patron.html?_r=0 The ruthlessness of the British who slaughtered James Foley will make sure money is paid...

To: Riskmgmt who wrote (107128)	8/22/2014 4:49:42 AM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217774

Al Qaeda Letter on the Importance of Kidnapping Revenue In a letter dated Aug. 6, 2012, Abu Basir, the nom de guerre of Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the head of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and recently appointed the second in command of Al Qaeda, wrote to Abdelmalek Droukdal, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. He describes how important kidnapping revenue has become to his operation. JULY 29, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/30/world/africa/31kidnap-docviewer2.html?action=click&contentCollection=Africa&module=RelatedCoverage&region=Marginalia&pgtype=article They need efficient collection of money. Perhaps the collectors will get a % of the proceeds, thus the guy who beheaded James Foley decide to do that kind of sick marketing campaign.