March 31, 2006
Cut Her Some Slack... For Now
Freed hostage Jill Carroll is being bad-mouthed by some, but after spending three months as a hostage to a group that murdered her translator right in front of her I, like Rusty, am willing to cut her some slack. She's seen a lot of things that none of us ever will, and endured mental stresses none of us will likely ever have to face, so I can excuse the anti-Americanism she expressed in captivity. I suggest that her comments both before and after her ordeal should be viewed through the new prism of her recent experience.
Remind me, however… what were Eason Jordan's excuses for coddling terrorists?
C.Y., I agree. Remember U.S.S. Pueblo when it was captured by North Korea in 1968 and the 82 surviving crewmen were held for 11 months. They were forced to sign false confessions, and appear on film, but they extended their middle fingers in what they told their captors was a "Hawaiian good luck sign".
Posted by: Tom TB at April 2, 2006 09:42 AMWhat was her opinion of America before this ordeal? I'm trying to figure out if this is just Stockholm Syndrome, or something else.
Posted by: Jordan at April 2, 2006 06:31 PM
