Alan Johnson in a suicide belt

cleanbluesky · 25 Jun 2007 at 10:59

Alan Johnston in a suicide belt

http://www.********.com/view?i=b2c_1182727196

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6235754.stm

He sounds scared. What swine. He also looks less tough now that his head isn't shaved.

[TW]Fox · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:03

The tone used in your posts never ceases to amaze me. Why is he a 'swine'?

Jono · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:04

Surely it's not a suicide belt if he's not the one pressing the button.

ElRazur · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:05

Im calling it a bluff. But based on the backward and no-value for life mentality in that region, perhaps am wrong.
I think it is coming to the end now, either he would be secured alive or found dead, my thoughts are with his family.

iCraig · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:07

BBC said:
More than 170,000 people have now signed an online petition calling for his release.

Kidnapper A: Execute the journalist.

*hurried footsteps*

Kidnapper B: Wait! Wait!

Kidnapper A: Huh? What?

Kidnapper B: *out of breath*

Kidnapper A: What is it?

Kidnapper B: The internet cafe... the one a few miles away. I've just been checking my myspace and came across an online petition, calling for journalist's release.

Kidnapper A: !

Kidnapper B: 170,000 signatures...

Kidnapper A: Release him!

seaviewuk · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:07

I know he lost to Harriet Harman yesterday but come on

Try

Alan Johnston

Bunka · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:07

Jono said:
Surely it's not a suicide belt if he's not the one pressing the button.

Good point. Plus it's not a belt and a more of a waistcoat.

cleanbluesky · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:07

[TW]Fox said:
The tone used in your posts never ceases to amaze me. Why is he a 'swine'?

I didn't say he was a swine. Why did you assume I was talking about Johnson?

If you re-read what I posted you'll notice that the grammar I used suggests that I wouldn't have been talking about Johnson

cleanbluesky · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:08

Jono said:
Surely it's not a suicide belt if he's not the one pressing the button.

That would depend on how long the lead between the button and belt was

Bunka · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:10

cleanbluesky said:
That would depend on how long the lead between the button and belt was

lmao.

Shackley · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:12

From an earlier thread . . .

[On April 17th, Jon Williams of the BBC invited] anyone who runs a blog, website or web page to use a button in support of Alan. [Hundreds of] sites have so far pledged their support - and that's just those [that the BBC] know about. If you want to do the same, you can find out how here.

At the same time, more than 170,000 people have signed [the BBC] petition online to call on everyone with influence to increase their efforts to ensure that Alan is freed quickly and unharmed. To add your name too, go to the BBC Linkhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/04/supporting_alan.html

If you have any sort of editorial control over a web-site, or can influence someone who has, do please add a "button" to show your support for Alan Johnston.

Many thanks.

Stolly · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:12

I think he's started a new trend there.

All BBC broadcasters will be wearing them by the end of the year.

You could even do phone in programmes where you could explode the winner (or is that looser ?)

Alchemy · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:13

Why is he speaking and acting as if he is being filmed by a BBC camera?

ElRazur · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:14

Alchemy said:
Why is he speaking and acting as if he is being filmed by a BBC camera?

Instructions from captors? Or just plain acting normal.

Bunka · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:15

Alchemy said:
Why is he speaking and acting as if he is being filmed by a BBC camera?

Probably because he doesn't know how else to speak to a camera, and most of the BBC viewing public will end up watching it.

Imagine his holiday videos.

platypus · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:15

Shackley said:
If you have any sort of editorial control over a web-site, or can influence someone who has, do please add a "button" to show your support for Alan Johnston.

Many thanks.

I already added it to my blog which is read by 2 people (myself, and someone that clicked through by mistake), what more can I do?!

Stolly · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:15

Alchemy said:
Why is he speaking and acting as if he is being filmed by a BBC camera?

Because he feels right at home delivering an anti-western pro palestinian message.

Shackley · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:16

Stolly said:
Because he feels right at home delivering an anti-western pro palestinian message.

And you know this how :rolleyes:

kingo15 · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:18

since when do we sort out a deal with terrorists then.

thought it wasnt our policy? didnt for ken bigley?

what makes this guy so special,

cleanbluesky · 25 Jun 2007 at 11:18

Alchemy said:
Why is he speaking and acting as if he is being filmed by a BBC camera?

because that is how he learned to behave on camera?

How should you speak to a camera in a hostage situation?