Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> "John W." wrote:
> 
> 
>>Dave Fossett wrote:
>>
>>>I hope nothing of importance happened here today, because tonight's
>>>Hodo Station on Asahi TV was devoted entirely to the news about the
>>>three Japanese hostages' release. Incidentally, I wonder how long it
>>>will be before they try to go back into Iraq?
>>>
>>
>>Has any attention been given by the major news agencies to the
>>conspiracy theories? Some Japanese friends in the US said they've read
>>some stuff that indicated at least one (and possibly all three) of the
>>victims might have deliberately put himself in harms way.
> 
> 
> The people I felt sorry for are the abductees' families, undergoing their
> ordeal on camera, then later APOLOGIZING for the comments they made
> earlier and the fact their relatives were abducted, because of the
> harassment and threats they have received.
> 
Only in Japan.

John W.