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  1. Financing through ransom and extortion. One report estimated its revenues from, ransom ,payments in 2000 alone between $10 and $25 million. According to the State
  2. Claiming to have no medical knowledge. Alternatively, Telephus held Orestes for, ransom , the ransom being Achilles' aid in healing the wound. Odysseus reasoned that
  3. Would suffer her poor knight surprised, without/ rescue in the first assault or, ransom ,afterward. " It can be assumed that 'Dan' is simply a shortening of 'Diana '
  4. Which proved to be of World War II-era military origin. The Columbia River, ransom ,money and the air stair instruction placard remain the only bona fide physical
  5. Montenegro (including the leader, Mario French). Freed for a US$60 million, ransom ,(the largest on record at that time),the ordeal triggered the company
  6. He intended to steal the body of the Prophet Muhammad, and hold it for, ransom ,until all Muslims had left the Holy Land. Administration and diplomacy in Goa
  7. S Abbey,Ælfmaer, managed to escape. Death Ælfheah refused to allow a, ransom ,to be paid for his freedom, and as a result was killed on 19 April 1012 at
  8. Be deliberately supplied with sabotaged equipment. The amount and form of the, ransom ,(if sources are correct that he specified 20-dollar bills Indeed, agents have
  9. States couple and former Manila Times owner Refit Romero. Arroyo rules out, ransom ,and orders the military to go after the kidnappers. * May 29 - Malaccan
  10. And freed in trade for five other hostages who then in turn were released for a, ransom ,of 800 Marks, granted to him by Pope Gregory IX. In 1243,the Papal legate
  11. Ca. 115 kg) of gold, to open their markets to Finnish traders, and to pay a, ransom ,of eight solidi for each Roman taken prisoner by the Huns. The Huns, satisfied
  12. S father. In 2005,police discovered a plot to kidnap Harry Letterman and, ransom ,him for $5 million. Kelly Frank, a house painter who had worked for Letterman
  13. Throne if the French would pay the 1.6 million crowns outstanding from the, ransom ,of John II (who had been captured at the Battle of Poitier's in 1356),and
  14. Of the king of León, his son-in-law. Portugal was obliged to surrender as his, ransom ,almost all the conquests Alfonso had made in Galicia (north of the Min ho) in
  15. It eastward to Indiana and bailed out with $500,000 in ransom . McNally lost the, ransom ,money as he exited the aircraft, but landed safely near Peru, Indiana and was
  16. That he is carrying, to save his life, and forfeits his possessions by way of, ransom , If however it has already saved its life by self-castration and is again
  17. Diverted it to San Francisco, then bailed out over Utah with $500,000 in, ransom ,money. He landed safely, but was arrested two days later. * Frederick Hangman
  18. Rushed to take up the regency of Antioch and Tripoli and secured Bohemund's, ransom ,in 1165 (Raymond remained in prison until 1173). The year 1166 was relatively
  19. Handed himself back to the English, claiming to be unable to pay the, ransom , and died a few months later. Finally, only one-fifth of the ransom was paid.
  20. The group has also targeted foreigners for kidnapping because of the large, ransom ,payments and North Americans for political reasons. Also, they kidnap
  21. Have no medical knowledge. Alternatively, Telephus held Orestes for ransom ,the, ransom ,being Achilles' aid in healing the wound. Odysseus reasoned that the spear had
  22. Foreign journalists) and all of them were eventually released upon payment of, ransom , Ce's Driven and cameramen Jimmy Incarnation and Angelo Alderman were the
  23. Mowed! " After much bargaining, the famine-stricken citizens agreed to pay a, ransom ,of 5,000 pounds of gold,30,000 pounds of silver,4,000 silken tunics,3,000
  24. To Tulsa, then diverted it eastward to Indiana and bailed out with $500,000 in, ransom , McNally lost the ransom money as he exited the aircraft, but landed safely
  25. And 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Ariel, uncovered three packets of the, ransom ,cash, significantly disintegrated but still bundled in rubber bands, as he
  26. To Alexander, the concession of the lands he had already conquered, and a, ransom ,of 10,000 talents for his family. Alexander replied that since he was now king
  27. Had expelled from Peru for stealing objects the Inca had offered for his, ransom , had already established a friendship with the local natives. There, in the
  28. Was tripled, rising to 2,100 Roman pounds (ca. 700 kg) in gold; and the, ransom ,for each Roman prisoner rose to 12 solidi. Their demands were met for a time
  29. With links to al-Qaeda have been increasingly kidnapping some Europeans for, ransom , The profits from the drug and weapon sales, and kidnappings can, in turn, fund
  30. Victory, and a catastrophe for the Valois. France was asked to pay a, ransom ,equivalent to twice the country's yearly income to have the King returned.
  31. Of the commons over this arrangement, and having to bear the burden of the, ransom , shortly led to the Jacqueline Revolt. Following some time in France John
  32. 10 days later they were released after families paid a portion of the, ransom , *September 23 - A mid-level leader of the Abu SAAF group and a follower
  33. As he was again, was imprisoned in Germany. He was freed in 1418 after a heavy, ransom ,had been paid by the Medici's. In Rome, he submitted to Martin V who made him
  34. Released the serial numbers to the public. In early 1973,with the, ransom ,money still missing, The (Portland) Oregon Journal republished the serial
  35. In 1586,Sir Francis Drake captured the city of Santo Domingo, collecting a, ransom ,for its return to Spanish rule. In 1605,Spain, unhappy that Santo Domingo was
  36. By an older person ** Express kidnapping, a method of abduction where a small, ransom ,that a company or family can easily pay is requested ** Ratio, large scale
  37. And other sources of funding The group obtains most of its financing through, ransom ,and extortion. One report estimated its revenues from ransom payments in 2000
  38. Were with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and of kidnap for, ransom ,groups. Balls and Erna Chavez were taken by at least 40 Abu SAAF, rogue M.
  39. A metallurgistand Brian Ingram, the discoverer of the Columbia River, ransom ,money. They have initiated a multifocal investigation which includes soil
  40. To allow Seattle police and the FBI time to collect Cooper’s parachutes and, ransom ,money (and mobilize emergency personnel). — and made a microfilm photograph
  41. Africa or in the Mediterranean, and subsequent capture of able-bodied men for, ransom ,or sale provided some captives for the Sultan's system. Starting in the 17th
  42. To pay the ransom , and died a few months later. Finally, only one-fifth of the, ransom ,was paid. In many ways, Poitiers was a repeat of the battle of Crecy showing
  43. Campfire. FBI technicians confirmed that the money was indeed a portion of the, ransom , two packets of 100 bills each and a third packet of 90,all arranged in the
  44. Hijackers intend to use the passengers as hostages, either for monetary, ransom ,or for some political or administrative concession by authorities. Motives vary
  45. Northwest Orient's president, Donald Drop, authorized payment of the, ransom , and ordered all Northwest employees to cooperate fully with the hijacker. The
  46. By 750 Spaniards deciding to join him in quest for the gold lost in the, ransom ,of Atahualpa, which had mainly benefited the Pizarro brothers and their
  47. 1001–1004. Notably, Bohemian rulers (i.e., Přemyslids) initially refused to, ransom ,Saint Adalbert's body from the Prussians who murdered him, so it was purchased
  48. From the Minnesota Supreme Court and paid the airline's $180,000 claim on the, ransom ,money. Statute of limitations In 1976 discussion arose over impending
  49. The administration of justice with the Episcopal court, the negotiation of, ransom ,for captures, Teaching and preaching to the masses, Converting non-believers
  50. The serial numbers and offered $1,000 to the first person to turn in a, ransom ,bill to the newspaper or any FBI field office. In 1975,Northwest Orient's

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