Norman Kember
 

well if it wasnt bad enough this gereatric old twerp went and got himself taken hostage he has the gaul not to even thank the british forces that rescued him and the other 2 hostages only came up with a thankyou after been asked why they hadnt thanked the soldiers

these ingrates shoulda been falling to their knees with gratitude but can even manage a simple thankyou

only after much media attention after his failure to say thankyou did Kember's associates say that he may have thanked them privately :mad:

a spokeswoman appeared on tv stating that any of her dogooders would not appreciate been rescued if taken hostage if it meant acts of violence beem used

so you heard it from their own kind on TV folks , if they get captured let them rot :D

Re: Norman Kember
 

Yes I quite agree, I would have been jumping round their neck in relief. Anyway he shouldn't have been there he is too old. As far as the rest of the so called peace keepers go, if they are caught leave, them there, if that's what they want. None of them bothered about the bloke from Liverpool who had his head chopped off. And as far as the soldiers clobbering the bad Iraquis, and supposed to have been cruel to them, they did'nt chop their heads off did they? I think I would have done more than that to them, the way they have treated our soldiers. What more do they want, we have got rid of a very very bad man, who has killed and buried thousands,and thousands of his own people. Hip Hip Hurrah! for the brave men who are there.( Soldiers) I mean. I hope, if more are kidnapped again,leave them there, if that's what they want.:engsmil:

Re: Norman Kember
 

Maybe he thought h was gods right hand man and his mission was to enlighten the poor souls. The soldiers risked life and limb and dont even get a wimpering cheers that is an insult and a disgrace in my book!

Re: Norman Kember
 

It was only when he was shamed by the head of the British forces, that he grudgingly thanked the soldiers who saved his neck.


A very lucky old man.

Re: Norman Kember
 

His wife said thanks,but he wouldent... i dont think he cared that other people risked their own necks to save him....How ungrateful some folk can be...

Re: Norman Kember
 

They should drop him back there, from a hercules, ungrateful bleeder!

Re: Norman Kember
 

I dont think our soilders should risk their own lives for the people that risk their own by going there!!!:mad:

I mean come on.............LETS ALL GO TO IRAQ for a holiday?? Yeah ok, NOT!!:rolleyes:

Re: Norman Kember
 

Re: Norman Kember
 

Re: Norman Kember
 

Maybe the difficulty he had in thanking his rescuers was because they were military men. Perhaps he felt that he was not being true to himself if he thanked them......however I think that it is a christian thing to do to thank someone who has helped get you out of a hole....and very unchristian to ignore their noble efforts, because as well as being soldiers they are human beings and were helping another human being.

Re: Norman Kember
 

He might not be as christian as he makes out.

Re: Norman Kember
 

and then he comes back to good old england to pick his bloody pension up... the world is full of arse-holes but britain has got the lot:mad:

Re: Norman Kember
 

I made no mention of a parachute :p

Re: Norman Kember
 

Take his pension for the time he was in Iraq and give it to the soldiers who rescued him. They could have a few pints with it and with the publisity and no doubt newspaper and magazine exclusives he wont miss it the ungrateful tube of a man.

Re: Norman Kember
 

He probably didnt appologise because he thought it was their 'duty' to rescue him. Arsewipe.

Re: Norman Kember
 

The most appaling aspect of this episode has been the BBC coverage given to his rescue . Most people in this country would not have cared twopence if this old fool had have had his head chopped up and fed to the dogs. Yet on the BBC we have had saturation coverage of everything from the rescue to the happy clappy sunday sevice at his local church, complete with grinning newscasters spouting off the BBC's own agenda on Iraq. Pathetic. Send Kember back & send the BBC back with him.

Re: Norman Kember
 

I cannot see the point in sending civilians into a war zone in the first place. Much is made of the fact that they are Christians, but hard line muslims do not recognise Christianity. Their belief is that anyone who is not a muslim is an infidel and therefore fair game. Since the kidnappers are usually extremists, those people setting out as 'peace mongers' (for want of a better expression) must know that they are easy targets.The simple answer is DON'T GO!!

Re: Norman Kember
 

The Canadians from this same religious group lost no time in thanking the military for their rescue and they didn't need any prompting.
The real hostage in this situation was Norman Kembers wife.....and he pointed this out. You don't find these religious organisations going out to Nigeria or Senegal.....it appears they only want to be where they will get the maximum publicity.

Re: Norman Kember
 

He might have said thank you when they rescued him, just because the media and probably the chief army manager kinda guy (:confused: ) wasnt there to hear it doesnt mean he didnt say thank you?
but then again if i was being rescued the first thing id do is want to get home and then say thank you in a big public ceremony. Not everyone is perfect english gentry when theyve been held hostage?

(just my view please dont jump down my neck :o )

Re: Norman Kember
 

Maybe he did show his gratitude to the men who rescued him.....who knows?
But I would be telling everyone who would listen....at every opportunity I could.....after all the military has had quite a bit of bad press recently.
He just seemed rather grudging with his praise.....and there may be good reasons that we don't know about.

Re: Norman Kember
 

He was a fool to go in the first place. Being held hostage and then rescued obviously doesn't make him less of a fool.