May 2, 2005
ON NOT BEING ITALIAN:
Australia rules out hostage talks (BBC, 5/02/05)
Australia says it is preparing to send an emergency team of officials and police to Iraq to seek the release of a kidnapped Australian contractor.Posted by Orrin Judd at May 2, 2005 7:15 AMBut Australian Prime Minister John Howard ruled out any negotiations with the man's captors.
Comments
I think negotiations are fine. It's an excellent example of the aphorism "diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' while looking for a rock". And who knows? They might just surrender. It's paying the danegeld that's the problem.
Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at May 2, 2005 11:32 AM