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Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 11:00:13 AM EST
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80 workers today were kidnapped from a Baghdad factory.

The abduction took place at a state-owned factory complex at Taji where dozens of insurgents commandeered buses taking employees home after work. A source quoted by Reuters news agency said the number of those kidnapped was at least 100 and possibly many more.

It is the latest of a series of mass abductions of workers in Iraq, many of whom have been ransomed or killed.

[hat tip Patriot Daily.]

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    Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory | 13 comments (13 topical)
    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#1)
    by Dadler on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 11:09:35 AM EST
    If true, why are we in Iraq and what the hell are we good for if we can't stop an abduction as large and public as this???

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#2)
    by roy on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 11:14:09 AM EST
    If true, why are we in Iraq and what the hell are we good for if we can't stop an abduction as large and public as this???
    Good point, but apparently the Iraqi government can't stop such things either, so pulling out and leaving the country in their hands doesn't seem like a great idea.

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#3)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 11:20:48 AM EST
    This was probably a Negroponte job. They refused to disband their unions and were disappeared. Don't believe it possible? Read this: Baghdad: Year Zero

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#4)
    by soccerdad on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 11:28:04 AM EST
    The reports states that it appeared that those kidnapped were Shias. If true that make Suuni insurgents or AQ the main suspects. Its interesting to note that the factories are in Sunni areas but that the workers appear to be Shia. What % doesn't state. If the Sunnis are underrepresented at the factory it would be just one more sign that the Shia dominated government has shut out Sunnis and raising the probability of more violence.

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#5)
    by Punchy on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 11:32:53 AM EST
    Hey, but the Green Zone is just peachy. I think everyone just needs to move into the Green Zone. AFter all, it's so safe in there that our President can visit!! Or, just make the entire country of Iraq One Big Green Zone. Safety for all!

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#6)
    by kdog on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 11:50:40 AM EST
    We are there till victory is assured Daler. So...I guess that means forever since there is no victory there.

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#7)
    by Dadler on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 11:54:07 AM EST
    Roy, We're both describing an endless cycle. We're making things worse by occupying the nation and giving the insurgency a foreign enemy; but we can't leave because it will make things worse by creating a vacuum. I see absolutely no pretty ending to this, only a less ugly one. And the longer it drags on, the uglier the end will be I believe.

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 12:21:33 PM EST
    I wonder if those who voted for Bush hold their head in shame each time something like this happens. Right under their noses in Iraq. Well don't worry cause Bush deceived those who voted for him and also those who didn't vote for him. Yes We Can Leave Iraq. The only ones who say we can't are the egotists republicans who say we must win. Well we never lost one yet have we according to Republican lore.

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#10)
    by soccerdad on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 12:30:48 PM EST
    Incidents like this will have no influence on US policy. Frankly, the neocons could care less if all Iraqis were killed. Clearly the best result for Bush would be the installation of a "democratically elected" puppet government. Baring that then Iraqis killing Iraqis will do. Meanwhile the US troops will try to subjugate Iraqis by continued use of "Shock and Awe" The US has no plans to leave and won't unless forced to flee from the embassy roof. In their mind there is too much at stake. It revolves around the oil and gas and the geopolitical leverage it provides the US against China and Russia. As long as the oil and gas is still in the ground and not being shipped to China the US is winning, from the point of view of the Bush admin. Iraqi killing Iraqis, it just saves the soldiers work and is of no concern to this administration.

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#12)
    by roy on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 01:03:40 PM EST
    As long as our people (soldier & civilians alike) are not caught in the cross fire, why should we care?
    George Bush told us to care. He said a democratic Iraq would be a bright & shining golden land of freedom and warm fuzzy things. Why are you betraying our president?

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#13)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Jun 21, 2006 at 01:09:01 PM EST
    We will leave Iraq when the secret not-so-secret bases in the western desert are completed and not a minute before.

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#15)
    by john horse on Thu Jun 22, 2006 at 01:14:46 AM EST
    Punchy
    Hey, but the Green Zone is just peachy. I think everyone just needs to move into the Green Zone. AFter all, it's so safe in there that our President can visit!! Or, just make the entire country of Iraq One Big Green Zone. Safety for all!
    So lets do the math. After 3 years the only place in Iraq that is secure is the Green Zone. The Green Zone is about 16 square miles. That is about 5.3 square miles we are securing per year. The size of Iraq is about 167,000 square miles. At this rate, Iraq will be One Big Green Zone in only 33,000 more years!!! As our beloved leader points out we are winning the war slowly but surely. Actually, its a bit more slowly than surely. (Satire Alert)

    Re: Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory (none / 0) (#16)
    by john horse on Fri Jun 23, 2006 at 01:30:10 AM EST
    I dont know what the motives of the kidnappers were. Maybe they were insurgents. Maybe they were with a politicial faction. Maybe they were common criminals and they did it for the money. In the final analysis does it really matter? What is significant to me is that this is another indication that things are spinning out of control in Iraq. Kidnappings happen in all societies, including our own. Mass kidnappings only occur in societies that are falling apart.

    Mass Abduction at Baghdad Factory | 13 comments (13 topical)