Al-Jazeera broadcast an insurgent video Tuesday showing four peace activists taken hostage in Iraq, with a previously unknown group claiming responsibility for the kidnappings.
The Swords of Righteousness Brigade said the four were spies working undercover as Christian peace activists, Al-Jazeera said. The station said it could not verify any of the information on the tape.
I have a certain amount of fondness for pacifists, much like I might have for dodos. They're interesting and likeable, and it's a shame they aren't able to survive in the real world. These people really wanted to believe that the scorpion wouldn't sting them this time. Alas, the "Swords of Righteousness" have nothing but contempt for their naïvete. Peace, to them, happens only when there are no voices but theirs.
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