re: Yes . . .
. . . which is why I stated it to be a transparent ploy.
This, Tom:
"For the mothers and wives of American soldiers, we tell you that we offered the U.S. administration to exchange this hostage for some of the detainees in Abu Ghraib, and they refused. So we tell you that the dignity of the Muslim men and women in Abu Ghraib and others is not redeemed except by blood and souls. You will not receive anything from us but coffins after coffins, slaughtered in this way."
... is a clear statement of revenge -- as well as an open international terrorist threat.
And I still see our folks at Abu Ghraib as people to blame for providing this long-awaited opportunity to our enemies.
Dan