White. Of the 14 people captured in the recent raid on a convoy in Iraq, only the white ones were "kidnapped," 4 Americans and an Austrian; the 9 Asian drivers were released. Seems that we are getting a taste of our own medicine. Arabs in our country have to beware, and in our dealings with them in their own country (in this case Iraq) they are even more subject to terror. They can be taken and held indefinitely without probable cause. They can be stopped and searched in airports just because they look a certain way. I think it is a tragedy that these American contractors in Iraq have been captured, and that they may die when they were only over there trying to make a buck, and maybe even thinking that they were doing some good. But they were in Iraq profiting off an illegitimate war, and we are at home and abroad treating free human beings with no regard for the laws of men [and women]. This is another case where we must first find fault with our own ways. To just jump to blaming the Iraqis who have kidnapped these men, is to ignore our own role in their behavior. Maybe they are trying to show us something. They released all the contractors but the white ones. I wonder how many white American prisoners there are in Guantanamo? I'm not saying the kidnappers are right, they aren't, but neither are we. WE ARE MANIFESTING NEGATIVE OUTCOMES WITH NEGATIVE ACTION. That whole reap what you sow thing comes to mind....
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