HTS member kidnapped in Iraq
John Stanton has just released a story at Cryptome that Issa T. Salome, a 60 year old HTT member, was kidnapped in Iraq by insurgents in January. John argues that this shows that the HTS is failing to find qualified candidates, train them properly and, then, guard them. Personally, I am not so sure about that given the lack of details surround how the kidnapping took place, but it certainly does highlight that being a member of an HTT is not a secure, restful and relaxing position.
Cross-posted from In Harmonium