European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 28 October | 128 comments (128 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Chinese hostages in Sudan killed in rescue attempt (none / 1)

China says hostages died during failed rescue - Yahoo! News

Five Chinese oil workers kidnapped in Sudan died during a botched rescue attempt, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
China was involved in the rescue effort led by Sudan, ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said. She confirmed that two other workers had been rescued and two more remained in captivity. <...>
Rebels have previously warned Chinese and other oil firms to leave the country, saying their operations help support the government in Khartoum. <...>
Sudan's government has blamed rebels from Darfur for kidnapping the Chinese, but on Monday a spokesman for the rebels denied involvement. The Chinese were snatched on Oct 18 while traveling near an oil field in the southwestern region of Kordofan.
It was the third attack on Chinese targets in the last 12 months.

Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.

by marco on Tue Oct 28th, 2008 at 06:47:58 AM EST
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Re: Chinese hostages in Sudan killed in rescue (none / 1)

This is tinfoil hat territory but are we seeing the development of cold war style proxy fighting between a US influenced rebel group and a Chinese influenced government in Sudan?

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Tue Oct 28th, 2008 at 09:08:57 AM EST
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Re: Chinese hostages in Sudan killed in rescue (none / 0)

The Chinese are not stupid enough to provoke a mentally unstable armed thug.

Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.

by marco on Tue Oct 28th, 2008 at 09:34:35 AM EST
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Re: Chinese hostages in Sudan killed in rescue (none / 0)

But is Cheney stupid enough to try and provoke the Chinese?

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Tue Oct 28th, 2008 at 09:47:40 AM EST
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Re: Chinese hostages in Sudan killed in rescue (4.00 / 2)

Good point. But no, I don't think Cheney is that stupid, or even that crazy. I think Occam's razor clearly points to stupid/crazy/desperate/pissed off people far far lower on the power pyramid. People like two guys who were just arrested for plotting mayhem and assassinating Obama, or moving up a little higher on the pyramid, like the Taliban wannabes who kidnapped 2 Chinese engineers in Pakistan, or the gangsters who kidnapped a Pakistani oil worker in Somalia.

Truth unfolds in time through a communal process.

by marco on Tue Oct 28th, 2008 at 10:00:31 AM EST
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Re: Chinese hostages in Sudan killed in rescue (none / 0)

Just what the US needs along with the current fiscal crisis. Piss the Chinese off. It does sound stupid enough for the Bush/Cheney team. What next?

They tried to assimilate me. They failed.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Tue Oct 28th, 2008 at 09:38:25 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 28 October | 128 comments (128 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)