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Do You Agree With Current Government Policy That We Should Not Pay Ransom To Terrorists Despite Other Countries Doing So?
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I f I were ever kidnapped abroad I would hope that NO RANSOM (whether financial or prisoner swap) would be paid for my release. I would also not want anyone to pay a ransom if any of my loved ones were kidnapped. As much as I would want them back there is no point funding the terrorists. There is also no guarantee that they would release the hostages after securing...
20:43 Thu 04th Sep 2014
//Any ransom paid to terrorists to secure the release of a hostage would only be a drop in the ocean compared to their other sources of income. //
And you proof of that statement is where?
For ISIS I dont think you will find it holds true. They tend not to deal in drugs and funding from other countries is not quite as much as you may think.
No I dont think we should pay, without a doubt it perpetuates the problem. In addition not all ransoms come to a happy end. However that is a very difficult call to make if it is your loved one.
And you proof of that statement is where?
For ISIS I dont think you will find it holds true. They tend not to deal in drugs and funding from other countries is not quite as much as you may think.
No I dont think we should pay, without a doubt it perpetuates the problem. In addition not all ransoms come to a happy end. However that is a very difficult call to make if it is your loved one.
//Isil is the richest terrorist organisation in history. //
http:// www.tel egraph. co.uk/n ews/wor ldnews/ middlee ast/ira q/11052 919/How -Isil-i s-funde d-train ed-and- operati ng-in-I raq-and -Syria. html
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Those who support paying ransom money should think again. Kidnapping is now a multi-million pound business, generating massive resources for terrorist groups. And the strategy backfires as it makes your own people targets. The French government is renowned for paying off terrorists – but last year there were more French citizens kidnapped than any other nationality.