DEE38 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Tuesday, June 22, 2004 Posted: 1:28 PM EDT (1728 GMT) http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2004/WORLD/meast/06/22/iraq.hostage/top.hostage.tues.jpg'> Kim Sun-il, a South Korean man taken hostage by militants on June 17, sits in front of his captors in this image taken Sunday from a video broadcast on Al-Jazeera television. The gunmen killed Kim after giving South Korea an ultimatum to cancel plans to send more troops to Iraq. Kim, an evangelical Christian who speaks Arabic, worked in Iraq for a year as a translator for a South Korean firm supplying goods to the U.S. military. ---------- SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Iraqi insurgents have killed the South Korean civilian they were holding hostage, according to South Korean Foreign Ministry officials. SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Iraqi insurgents have killed the South Korean civilian they were holding hostage, according to South Korean Foreign Ministry officials. A spokesman said the U.S. military informed the South Korean Embassy in Iraq that they had found a body that appeared to be that of an Asian male, the officials said. They sent a photograph of the body, and the embassy identified Kim Sun-Il, who was kidnapped on June 17 in Fallujah, west of Baghdad. The Islamist Web site "Voice of Jihad" also posted a message saying that the insurgents had killed Kim. Kim, 33, was an Arabic speaker and evangelical Christian who had worked in Iraq for a year as a translator for a South Korean firm supplying goods to the U.S. military. In a video broadcast Sunday on Al-Jazeera, Kim cried in English, "Please get out of here. I don't want to die ... Your life is important, but my life is important." The insurgents had demanded that South Korea cancel plans to send 3,000 additional troops to Iraq. Overnight, hundreds of South Koreans gathered in central Seoul on to condemn the dispatch of South Korean troops to Iraq, but the government is so far not backing away from its decision. Police said protesters holding candles and placards that read "I don't want to die. South Korean troops must get out" gathered in a downtown street, chanting "We are against the dispatch of troops!" Earlier, Foreign Ministry spokesman Shin Bong-Kil said that South Korea was trying to establish contact with as many countries and organizations as possible that could help win Kim's release. He declined to comment on whether South Korea had direct contact with the kidnappers. South Korean government officials had given numerous interviews to Arab media appealing for Kim's release, Shin said. South Korea plans to send 3,000 troops to Arbil in the northern Kurdish region of Iraq. Military officials say about half are combat troops trained to protect the rest, who are to help rebuild Iraq, distribute aid and train security forces. Some 670 South Korean military medics and engineers in southern Iraq since May last year will move to Arbil to join the main force, which Seoul sees as a difficult but vital gesture to the United States, an ally with 37,500 troops in the South to deter North Korea. The deployment would make South Korea the third-largest contributor to the coalition in Iraq, after the United States and Britain. (Full story) -- CNN's Sohn Jie-ae in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report. cnn.com ---------- and another one. :mad: :mad: :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilush Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 nevermind. i'm just angry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiberoptical Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 the hands of the captors are awfully pink looking..no? more hype to convince the public the war in iraq is right.. don't believe the hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrIot Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 R.I.P. kim sun-il Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by cleansheets don't believe the hype. what?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 sorry to bust on the cleansheets, but they are most definitely actually taking and killing hostages. what they are failing to realize is that this is the kinda shit that is gonna backfire; more fodder for the pro-war media and gov't to use against the 'terrorists in iraq' RIP to all the evangelical christians attempting to make some sort of difference in this world by going to a warzone and siding with the occupiers. terribly sad. get a clue. i gotta admit, if this works, and it forces all the foreigners out of the middle east, and notably saudi arabia, it will be interesting to watch the world's economy collapse under the weight of its own depency on oil. i hope i'm not coming off like an asshole here. it really is horribly sad that people are getting executed like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by !@#$% sorry to bust on the cleansheets, but they are most definitely actually taking and killing hostages. what they are failing to realize is that this is the kinda shit that is gonna backfire; more fodder for the pro-war media and gov't to use against the 'terrorists in iraq' RIP to all the evangelical christians attempting to make some sort of difference in this world by going to a warzone and siding with the occupiers. terribly sad. get a clue. i gotta admit, if this works, and it forces all the foreigners out of the middle east, and notably saudi arabia, it will be interesting to watch the world's economy collapse under the weight of its own depency on oil. i hope i'm not coming off like an asshole here. it really is horribly sad that people are getting executed like that. No, you're right. Except that the Middle East would still have a lot of oil resources if all the westerners left. That's why Bush is bombing Iraq in the first place, to get a foothold in the Middle East. All this hostage killing business is definitly a step backward for the Iraqi's though, they are not convincing anyone of their ability to run a country other than themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by fermentor666 All this hostage killing business is definitly a step backward for the Iraqi's though, they are not convincing anyone of their ability to run a country other than themselves. the iraqi's and others doing these hostage killings don't want the new government in place. RIP KIM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarzAbove Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Great when will these people learn killin individuals doesn't affect what they want! i still say we nuke the area, but save the good somehow! I dunno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by nomadawhat the iraqi's and others doing these hostage killings don't want the new government in place. RIP KIM. What, they don't want a US chosen dictator installed in their country? The nerve of those bastards... all the bombs we drop on them and this is the thanks we get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 IMAGINE THAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by fermentor666 No, you're right. Except that the Middle East would still have a lot of oil resources if all the westerners left. That's why Bush is bombing Iraq in the first place, to get a foothold in the Middle East. All this hostage killing business is definitly a step backward for the Iraqi's though, they are not convincing anyone of their ability to run a country other than themselves. yeah, of course bush wants the stranglehold. thing is, those westerners are in the middle east to RUN the production and refinement. that's why if they all run, the resources won't mean quite as much. production will plummet, the refineries will shut down etc... the iraqis never convinced many people of anything. their old dictator thought everyone was against him, they couldn't get sanctions lifted, couldn't convince the US that they didn't have WMD, and probably now, cannot convince Al-Qaeda that these are not the tactics to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 man i feel bad for this poor guy he was just there WORKING he didnt deserve this and yes it will be used as pro war fuel but rightly so. im surprised you spun this to make it his fault.the only culprit(s) are the bastards who kidnapped him,made uncompliable demands,then executed him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 sad situation getting worse. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by nomadawhat the iraqi's and others doing these hostage killings don't want the new government in place. RIP KIM. Yeah, that's my point. The guys taking the hostages are the guys who WANT to run Iraq, and cutting people's heads off does not help their case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by 00 man i feel bad for this poor guy he was just there WORKING he didnt deserve this and yes it will be used as pro war fuel but rightly so. im surprised you spun this to make it his fault.the only culprit(s) are the bastards who kidnapped him,made uncompliable demands,then executed him was this for me? i never said it was the dude's fault. if it's rightly prowar fuel, maybe you should join the fight. i think the u.s. shares at least partly in the blame for the fiasco currently being endured by far too many in the middle east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamblersGrin Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by crave sad situation getting worse. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by !@#$% yeah, of course bush wants the stranglehold. thing is, those westerners are in the middle east to RUN the production and refinement. that's why if they all run, the resources won't mean quite as much. production will plummet, the refineries will shut down etc... I've never been to one of these oil rigs in the Middle East but I'm sure there are many Arabs that work at them, and if they chased the Westerners out then they probably have the ability to take over oiling to suit the needs of themselves. Production will definitly plummet, but if the "terrorists" take over they won't want to send any oil to other countries anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by fermentor666 if the "terrorists" take over they won't want to send any oil to other countries anyway. I don't know about that. It'd be a great way to accumulate funds to send the evil westerners back to hell....and buy weapons...and set up cells...the list goes on. thank you Mr. Bush for fighting this war on terrorism and increasing their recruitment pool. its about time i gave some more thought to getting my dual citizenship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted June 22, 2004 Share Posted June 22, 2004 Originally posted by fermentor666 Yeah, that's my point. The guys taking the hostages are the guys who WANT to run Iraq, and cutting people's heads off does not help their case. i misread you. but, i don't think al-queda wants to run the show, they just don't want a western government in place. they are not trying to get approval from the us by their actions at all. they are terrorist/soldiers and will do what they believe is neccesary to rid the mideast of the infidels. there are in no way concerned with what others approve of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00 Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 yes it was for you did i imply i was prowar? im sorry i just feel like this dosent help the anti war stance one bit and it makes sense that this case will be used as yet another reason to combat these people. terrorists killed hostages tied to american efforts that are non military.these guys didnt sign up to fight.but were murdered just the same. could this be the EVIL of which bush speaks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Peanut Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 it really makes me sick when i think about how freely life is tossed around today. damn i need to get out and do something before i go insane thinking about how fucked the world is. i needs some soma:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Priest Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Awful.. but when i was going to my print making class today i saw a "WU TANG" tag on the side of the free way that put me in a pretty good mood i must admit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 until the coalition pulls out of iraq, and a non puppet gov't is given full control of iraq the killing will keep happening. its sad but true. these people dont support the new government, want the right to control their own country, not be ruled by the west. interesting fact, every major postion in the "new iraqi government" is filled by american and british citizens, who defected from the country and are now set to rule it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 Originally posted by fermentor666 I've never been to one of these oil rigs in the Middle East but I'm sure there are many Arabs that work at them, and if they chased the Westerners out then they probably have the ability to take over oiling to suit the needs of themselves. you think that's why over 30,000 westerners were in saudi arabia even up to three months ago?? (there are about 20,000 there now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KillWhitey Posted June 23, 2004 Share Posted June 23, 2004 RIP to the 30,000 Iraqis that have been murdered in less than a year that go unheard of. It a holocaust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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