Afghan kidnappers 'want convert'

[seriousstan]

The kidnappers of an Italian journalist in Afghanistan have offered to free him in exchange for a Christian convert who fled the country, an aid agency says.
Photojournalist Gabriele Torsello was seized last week while travelling on a bus in southern Afghanistan.

The kidnappers will free Mr Torsello, a Muslim convert, if Abdul Rahman returns from Italy where he was granted asylum earlier this year, the aid agency says.

Mr Rahman had escaped a possible death sentence for becoming a Christian.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6061236.stm

[Taoschick]

1. Great

They want him back so they can murder him for apostasy.

[Fenris]

2. FREEDOM IS ON THE MARCH!

[enigma000]

3. Mr Torsello is a Muslim convert

In my mind, its a wash: one convert to Islam, one to Christianity.

BTW: I suspect he didn't leave Italy because of fear of punishment from the authorities.

[Taoschick]

4. Are you aware

That Afghan muslims would have murdered him on their own if the government wouldn't do it for them?

This is no tin-foil-plot. This guy would be dead if he hadn't left the country.

[booley]

5. Wouldn't that alienate fellow Muslims?

Since the kidnapers would be harming a fellow muslim? even if it is to get back a Muslim that converted to Christianity.

Something sounds fishy. Even given that Muslim zealots are probably as stupid and hypocrits as our Christian ones, this sounds fishy.

or maybe I am just getting cynical.