The Antisocial Socialist

If all I needed to do for a massive explosion of comments was mention gay cowboys, just think of what might have happened if I'd said "gay pirates."

Now that I've got your attention, please take a moment to sign this petition if you haven't already. Standard disclaimer applies -- petitions are useless, and online petitions are more than useless. But the Christian Peacemaker Teams themselves have asked for signatures, so I suppose it can't hurt.

The pointlessness of this kidnapping gets me the most. Apparently, the hostage-takers want Iraqi POWs freed. No doubt. It's one of the many injustices in an unjust occupation. So why capture people who also oppose the occupation and are actively working to end it? Especially since the hostage-takers are, by default, appealing to the American government, which doesn't give a damn about its own citizens, let alone ideological opponents from other countries?

My heart goes out to the hostages, their families and friends, the CPT, and the people in Iraq and Palestine whom they are trying to help.