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Tuesday, January 15, 2002

Another Kidnapped American In Afghanistan
Clark Russell Bowers of Harvest, Alabama and another unnamed man have been kidnapped by an Afghan warlord. Bowers is being held for $25,000 ransom. You know, if I were an Afghan warlord, I don't think this would be a smart thing to do, given the events of the recent past. One hopes that a couple of Special Forces companies deliver this ransom at 25 cents a pop, which is about what a 5.56NATO round costs.

AN UPDATE
In which we learn that the Mrs. Bowers reported the abduction to the State Department and the office of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., a longtime friend. We also learn that a Rohrabacher aide, Al Santoli, said Bowers visited the congressman's office last fall and Rohrabacher warned him not to go to Afghanistan. "He's a thrill-seeker in a war zone," said Santoli, the congressman's national security adviser.

Oh yes, those darned thrill seekers. My opinion? Someone named Al is just a bit ticked off that he didn’t get to tag along with the recent jaunt by thrill seeking Senate members. I can bet you that Rep. Rohrbacher and staff will be on the next flight to Kabul.


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