York Post, would be to blame
a "scapegoat." The Marine
was murdered because his
captors decided he's outlived
his usefulness. Col. Higgins
was kidnapped because ter-
rorists need to carry out such
actions in order to justify
their existence, and because
they need to have high-level
hostages around to serve as
trump cards in future
negotiations."
The Washington Post stated,
"The Israelis live under con-
stant menace from the bombs
and guns of Hezbollah .. .
Yet, when they scooped up
Sheik Obeid, they invited a
contest of will in which a
democratic society is at a
distinct disadvantage. While
the sheik stays in Israel's
grasp, he is as much burden
as bait for the desired
prisoner exchange."
"Now," observed the Post,
"Washington is caught bet-
ween concern for the eight
other Americans [kidnapped
by terrorists in Lebanon] and
the requirements of working
with a beleaguered,
independent-minded ally." It
is also caught "between its
longstanding refusal to
bargain for the release of
hostages and the readiness of
Israel . . . to exchange its
Shiite prisoners for Israeli
and Western hostages. The
tension between Israeli and
American approaches is
acute."
Much more difficult than
assessing blame for Higgins'
death was groping for an ap-
propriate American response
to terrorism, in general, and
the Higgins' case, in par-
ticular. The New York Post ad-
vised economic and/or
military retaliation against
nations that sponsor ter-
rorism. An American air raid
similar to that inflicted by the
United States against Libya
three years ago "would not be
inappropriate, once the
details have been sorted out."
While also backing military
retaliation, the Washington
Post urged that such action
"be fitted to a political
strategy emphasizing the
value to post-Khomeini Iran
of finding its way back to in-
ternational norms."
While almost every paper
was critical of President
Bush's initial response to the
events of the last week,
especially his doubts that
"kidnapping and violence
help the cause of peace," the
most scathing criticism of the
Bush administration, and of
the United Nations, came
from the Washington Times.

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