News and Opinion from the Bug!
Mullah Mateen—a key player in the kidnapping of 23 South Koreans—has been killed in an operation by Afghan forces. Is the hunt on? Source: AFP Google
Canada has softly rebuked Seoul over its negotiations with Taliban terrorists: CNEWS—”We do not negotiate with terrorists, for any reason,” said a statement issued by Bernier’s office. “Such negotiations, even if unsuccessful, only lead to further acts of terrorism.” …
The Taliban is releasing more Korean hostages as a result of talks with South Korean negotiators. Dr. Shackleford at the Jawa Report is thankful for their release, but issues this stinging admonishment: “People generally only fight if they believe they can win. By negotiating with the Taliban, sympathizers are led to the inevitable conclusion that [...]
Australian troops successfully repelled an assualt by Taliban forces in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan: SMH—Australian soldiers in Afghanistan have fought off a coordinated attack by Taliban extremists, calling in helicopter gunships and inflicting an unknown number of casualties on attackers. …
Is Pakistani Intelligence and its Pakistani Taliban allies holding the Korean hostages in Afghanistan? That’s what Ghazni governor Merajuddin Pattan says: Indian Express—The governor of the Afghan province where Taliban militants took 23 South Koreans hostage has accused Pakistani Taliban working with Pakistani intelligence agents of holding them captive. “In the beginning it was the [...]
This short video is dedicated to the Korean missionaries ( Bae Hyung-kyu and Shim Sung-min ) that were slain by the Taliban in Afghanistan July, 2007. Keep the others in your prayers as well:
What does it mean for a follower of Christ to be faithful unto the end? Shim Sung-min knows. He was faithful unto the end. The Jawa Report has video and pictures of this martyr. Rusty Shackleford says, “Friends and family of the Korean hostages should not view. Some of you, though, need to see this. [...]
The International Herald Tribune reports that the Taliban has executed another Korean hostage. Folks, pleading with these monsters isn’t going to bring the hostages home. They are in the hands of men controlled by Satanic forces. And they are doing what is in their evil heart. Murder. The hostages continue to be in our hearts [...]
I was just reading an AP report at ABC News this morning with new details about Pat’s death. The report says the bullet holes in his head were so close together that it appeared the Army Ranger was cut down by an M-16 fired from a mere 10 yards or so away. Just moments before [...]
In a column today at Hankyoreh, Park No-ja says: “Of course it shows you quite well how intimate with imperialism the Korean church is, in that it goes to “serve” on a battlefield in a way that speaks the same religious language as the invading nation. We have to call on the church to return [...]
