Comments on: The Price of Freedom http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2007/08/29/the-price-of-freedom/ Home of Noel Heikkinen's thoughts, audio, photos, video, etc. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:20:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: groovingdan http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2007/08/29/the-price-of-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-126517 groovingdan Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:02:40 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2007/08/29/the-price-of-freedom/#comment-126517 Yeah, Jack Bauer wouldn't deal with the Taliban. Bad things happen when you head down that road... Yeah, Jack Bauer wouldn’t deal with the Taliban. Bad things happen when you head down that road…

]]> By: Noel http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2007/08/29/the-price-of-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-125887 Noel Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:03:32 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2007/08/29/the-price-of-freedom/#comment-125887 Exactly. The only official concession is the ban of Korean Missionaries. The withdrawal of troops was just an affirmation that it was going to happen. I hadn't heard about the money, but that doesn't surprise me. I share you concern about what is going to happen as a result. Exactly. The only official concession is the ban of Korean Missionaries. The withdrawal of troops was just an affirmation that it was going to happen.

I hadn’t heard about the money, but that doesn’t surprise me. I share you concern about what is going to happen as a result.

]]> By: Bill Green http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2007/08/29/the-price-of-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-125626 Bill Green Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:25:53 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2007/08/29/the-price-of-freedom/#comment-125626 It's worth noting that South Korea was planning to withdrawal by the end of the year anyhow, so for them, that's not as big of a deal as it may seem. The bigger deal is that, so far, only half of the hostages have been released (or so says the BBC), though the Talaban is promising to release the other half soon. Furthermore, the BBC is reporting that there are rumors of a large exchange of money under the table in order to secure the hostages release. While I'm glad the hostages have (mostly) been released, I do worry that the circumstances surrounding it are only going to spur on the Talaban in Afghanistan, and that more hostages are going to be taken as a result. A German engineer is still being held at a different location, and with more and more aid and support workers moving into the country, mixed with a strengthening Talaban and weakening international military support, I doubt this will be the last story of this kind... It’s worth noting that South Korea was planning to withdrawal by the end of the year anyhow, so for them, that’s not as big of a deal as it may seem.

The bigger deal is that, so far, only half of the hostages have been released (or so says the BBC), though the Talaban is promising to release the other half soon. Furthermore, the BBC is reporting that there are rumors of a large exchange of money under the table in order to secure the hostages release.

While I’m glad the hostages have (mostly) been released, I do worry that the circumstances surrounding it are only going to spur on the Talaban in Afghanistan, and that more hostages are going to be taken as a result. A German engineer is still being held at a different location, and with more and more aid and support workers moving into the country, mixed with a strengthening Talaban and weakening international military support, I doubt this will be the last story of this kind…

]]> By: brett maxwell http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2007/08/29/the-price-of-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-125222 brett maxwell Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:52:38 +0000 http://www.noelheikkinen.com/2007/08/29/the-price-of-freedom/#comment-125222 How cool is it that the Taliban sees Christian missionaries as such a threat! That's a strong testimony to their effectiveness. Legal issues have never stopped the Gospel, God does indeed have a plan. How cool is it that the Taliban sees Christian missionaries as such a threat! That’s a strong testimony to their effectiveness. Legal issues have never stopped the Gospel, God does indeed have a plan.

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