With Kenneth Bigley's life almost certain to be lost without the release of two female Iraq prisoners, why wait a few more days?
With the two US hostages (Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong) already beheaded by the Tawhid and Jihad group, who are still holding Bigley, it is clear how real the danger is.
The US have already stated that the two women prisoners, being held by American forces, are due for a conditional release in perhaps a few days (although this story has changed in the last few hours). Why would it be such a problem to bring that date forward, instead of playing political games with a mans life?
The British government have said that they have little hope that Kenneth Bigley will be spared by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Without the release of the female Iraqi prisoners this is almost certain, but there is little to lose in trying. The group holding the British hostage must know that if they do not honour their agreement, if demands are met, they can not hope that any future demands will be considered.
We believe that negotiations are taking place, despite denials from the US and British governments, and there is still a chance for Bigley.
Both governments are keen not to give the impression that they are prepared to meet terrorist demands and were no doubt unhappy that an Iraqi official announced that one of the prisoners was to be released today.
We are not quite sure why releasing two prisoners earlier than planned (by a few days) should be seen as agreeing to a demand. Surely, if they were going to be freed, regardless of this situation, this is not "giving in".
Whilst many of the civilians working in Iraq are doing so for the money, this is no reason to leave them unprotected from the dangers of kidnapping. Security measures must be increased to protect them more.
Although it has not yet been officially announced, a large US company (already involved in Iraq) has been looking to recruit Russian security personnel for this work. The company is working with the knowledge of the US government, but as far as we know, the Russian government are not yet aware of this. The funding for this project, which runs into millions of dollars, will come from US taxpayers pockets.
With the two US hostages (Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong) already beheaded by the Tawhid and Jihad group, who are still holding Bigley, it is clear how real the danger is.
The US have already stated that the two women prisoners, being held by American forces, are due for a conditional release in perhaps a few days (although this story has changed in the last few hours). Why would it be such a problem to bring that date forward, instead of playing political games with a mans life?
The British government have said that they have little hope that Kenneth Bigley will be spared by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Without the release of the female Iraqi prisoners this is almost certain, but there is little to lose in trying. The group holding the British hostage must know that if they do not honour their agreement, if demands are met, they can not hope that any future demands will be considered.
We believe that negotiations are taking place, despite denials from the US and British governments, and there is still a chance for Bigley.
Both governments are keen not to give the impression that they are prepared to meet terrorist demands and were no doubt unhappy that an Iraqi official announced that one of the prisoners was to be released today.
We are not quite sure why releasing two prisoners earlier than planned (by a few days) should be seen as agreeing to a demand. Surely, if they were going to be freed, regardless of this situation, this is not "giving in".
Whilst many of the civilians working in Iraq are doing so for the money, this is no reason to leave them unprotected from the dangers of kidnapping. Security measures must be increased to protect them more.
Although it has not yet been officially announced, a large US company (already involved in Iraq) has been looking to recruit Russian security personnel for this work. The company is working with the knowledge of the US government, but as far as we know, the Russian government are not yet aware of this. The funding for this project, which runs into millions of dollars, will come from US taxpayers pockets.
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