Extremists in Iraq continue to use hostage-taking to convey their message, leaving much of the world wondering what can be done. What do you think?
“Why don’t we make hostage-taking punishable by the death penalty? Then everyone would think twice before doing it.”
Carl Preston • Systems Analyst
“I’ll tell you, I’m about six or seven beheadings away from demanding some answers about what’s going on in Iraq.”
Dave Rudd • Clerk
“I’d like to think that if the situation were reversed, we here in Schaumburg wouldn’t treat our hostages this way.”
Roger Monroe • Firefighter
“If I ever got beheaded, I would make sure the geyser of blood would stain my captors’ clothing so they’d have to throw it out. Take that, terrorists!”
Dora Drucker • Lawyer
“As a State Department official, let me say that bargaining with terrorists is unacceptable. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause for the hostages.”
Bea Larson • Public Official
“We should just shoot ’em all and let God sort ’em out. That’s God, mind you, not Allah.”
Chet Johnson • Civil Engineer
