【米国】解放された人質を「犯罪者」のように扱う動きをNYタイムズが批判

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> > "Let's say the knife incident, which lasted about 10 minutes, ranks 10 on a
stress level," Dr. Saito said in an interview at his clinic on Thursday. "After
they came back to Japan and saw the morning news show, their stress level ranked
12."
> > To the angry Japanese, the first three hostages ? Nahoko Takato, 34, who
started a nonprofit organization to help Iraqi street children; Soichiro
Koriyama, 32, a freelance photographer; and Noriaki Imai, 18, a freelance writer
interested in the issue of depleted uranium munitions ? had acted selfishly. Two
others kidnapped and released in a separate incident ? Junpei Yasuda, 30, a
freelance journalist, and Nobutaka Watanabe, 36, a member of an anti-war group ?
were equally guilty.
> > Pursuing individual goals by defying the government and causing trouble for
Japan was simply unforgivable. But the freed hostages did get official praise
from one government: the United States.
> > "Well, everybody should understand the risk they are taking by going into
dangerous areas," said Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. "But if nobody was
willing to take a risk, then we would never move forward. We would never move
our world forward.