At least $125 million in ransom money has been paid to Al Qaeda and its direct affiliates since 2008 for kidnappings that have been reported.
$91.5 million has been paid to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
YearAmount in
2014 Dollars
Paid By
Hostages
2010-13$40.4 millionA state-controlled French company4 French nationals
2010-11$17.7 millionA state-controlled French company1 French national, 1 from Togo and 1 from Madagascar
2009$12.4 millionSwitzerland2 Swiss nationals and 1 German
2011-12$10.8 millionCould not be determined1 Italian and 2 Spaniards
2009-10$5.9 millionSpain3 Spaniards
2008$3.2 millionAustria2 Austrians
2008-9$1.1 millionCould not be determined2 Canadians
$5.1 million has been paid to the Shabab.
2011-13$5.1 millionSpain2 Spaniards
$29.9 million has been paid to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
2012-13$20.4 millionQatar and Oman2 Finnish nationals, 1 Austrian and 1 Swiss national
2011$9.5 millionCould not be determined3 French nationals
Note: Ransom amounts have been converted into U.S. dollars using the currency exchange rate from the year of the payment in cases where the payment was made in euros. The ransom amounts were then adjusted for inflation so that they are in 2014 dollars.
How Much Countries Have Paid
Total amount paid to Al Qaeda and its affiliates in ransom money since 2008 for kidnappings that have been reported. In 2014 dollars.
France
$58.1 million
Qatar and Oman
$20.4 million
Switzerland
$12.4 million
Spain
$11.0 million
Austria
$3.2 million
Source could not be determined
$21.4 million
What Happens to Kidnapped Westerners
The table shows what has happened to hostages from Western countries who have been held by Al Qaeda and its direct affiliates in the past five years and whose kidnappings have been reported.
Country
Total hostages
Released
for
ransom
for
ransom
Escaped
Still
captive
Killed by
captors
Other
deaths
France
17
Spain
5
Switzerland
3
Austria
3
Canada
2
Germany
2
Italy
2
Finland
2
United States
3
Britain
2
Netherlands
1
Sweden
1
Notes: “Other Deaths” include two hostages who were kill
QEの国は、身代金を払えばいい。
なにせ、QEの国では、マネーはただ？なんだから・・。
この方程式を間違えると、自分が命取りになる・・(安倍さんが政治的に）
本当は、こういうときに自分で解決できる特別な武力を持つ。
あるいは、人命を、相対的に判断できる大人の国になる。
それが理想。
ただの目的が達成されるまでは、恥を忍んで舵取りは慎重に。
逆に言えば、自分が儲かりたいだけのリフレ派。
あるいはどっかのミュージシャンのような平和ボケ・リベラルは、
こんな時だけ、自己責任をいうべきではない。
結局はみんな平和ボケなんだろう。
冷戦後の先進国は、経済＝消費になり、
やりすぎて、ぶっ壊れても、
消費＝経済なので、システムと金持ちから救ってもらっている。
だったらダダこねて、中央銀行に救ってもらおうか・・。
なんて、戦後世代より前の人は思っただろうか・・。
無からマネーを生んでいるQEは、
どう考えても最終的には人間社会に正しいことではないと思う。
愚かで、不公平で、ISISにお金をやるぐらいバカバカしいこと。
それを、しかたなくやっている自覚が必要である・・
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