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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-15-06 03:25 PM
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FNC denies hostage payment
FNC Denies $2 Million Hostage Payment

Fox News is denying this report which alleges that "Palestinian terror groups and security organizations in the Gaza Strip received $2 million from a U.S. source in exchange for the release of Fox News employees Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig" last summer.

In an internal memo leaked to Drudge, Roger Ailes says: "I just saw an article on the internet from WorldNetDaily.com by Aaron Klein which claims we paid $2 million in hostage money during the Centanni & Wiig kidnapping crisis. The story is absolutely 100% false. Not a cent of hostage money was paid, and it was never considered."
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Kagemusha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-15-06 03:26 PM
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Um no, the article's wording doesn't say FOX paid it
Just saying.
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-15-06 03:26 PM
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1. It was $1,999,999.99 so technically they aren't lying
:evilgrin:
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Andreas Baader Donating Member (20 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-15-06 03:27 PM
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2. I wouldn't put anything past Faux News
Although, at the time, wasn't it said that them groveling and converting to Islam was enough to secure their release?
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