# Finally, some good news from Iraq. Polish hostage released.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 20, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-good-news-from-iraq-polish-hostage-released/275827 "2004-11-20T13:46:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-good-news-from-iraq-polish-hostage-released/275827/1 "2004-11-20T13:46:01Z")

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[Polish woman hostage is released](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4028369.stm)

Regardless of anyone’s views on the wider situation, can we all agree that this is good news?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-good-news-from-iraq-polish-hostage-released/275827/2 "2004-11-20T16:41:51Z")

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Yes, very much so, particularly as the Poles have been the first to fight at our side.

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**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-good-news-from-iraq-polish-hostage-released/275827/3 "2004-11-21T03:25:56Z")

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Wow, that’s great news! I had assumed that she had been killed after I read a news story several days ago that they had found a body of a woman similar to her description.

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**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-some-good-news-from-iraq-polish-hostage-released/275827/4 "2004-11-21T03:53:43Z")

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The Fark description was fairly amusing. “Finally, someone remembered Poland.”