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Now let’s see if the blogosphere can self-organize itself to find them.

Is that the goal?

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The London Times Online is reporting that PM Berlusconi has promised President Bush that he will stop paying ransoms for his countrymen.

Fancy that. I’m sure that Fabrizio Quattrocchi appreciates that as he looks down on his former countrymen. As …

It looks like Italy, who has been paying ransoms to terrorists which in turn help fund more kidnappigns and terrorist activities, has decided to change their policy and no longer pay ransoms. THE Italian prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has promised…

Being ensconced in NY City for the Big East took me away, largely, from the developments in the Sgrena rescue caper for about 4 days.

Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has now promised President Bush the Italians will no longer pay ransom for hostage. A little late in coming for my tastes. I wonder if this will be tested by the terrorists by taking another…

I believe it was a John le Carré novel that introduced me to the classic form of the Euro-Sorry: “We deny ever doing that, and we promise never to do it again…”

Michelle Malkin – ITALY PROMISES: NO MORE RANSOM On a related note, it’s now official: Slain Italian intelligence official Nicola Calipari “kept US in the dark.” Rome – US authorities in Iraq were kept in the dark about an Italian…

After putting our troops in more danger and while the MSM maligned these brave men and women… Italy agrees to change its policy of paying ransom money to terrorists.

Italian PM, Silvio Berluscon still denies paying a ransom for the Communist reporter last week, but he promises that he won’t do it again

This is at least the second time, Italy has paid terrorists.

As for the Security officer that was ki…

I think most of us knew this one was coming. Certainly Rusty Shackleford did…

A rumored $11 million has been paid towards terrorist acts in Iraq for the release of three Italian hostages; the Two Simonas and Sgrena. This money most likely ends up purchasing arms and ammunition and pays for training, travel, recruiting and indoct…