July 01, 2005
Revenge Better Than a Saab Story

This is fantastic.

Ulf Hjertstrom, the sexagenarian Swede who survived a 67-day kidnapping ordeal in Baghdad, reportedly was paying professional bounty hunters a handsome fee to track down his erstwhile captors. Expressen, a Swedish tabloid, picked up the story and got in touch with Hjertstrom to get the lowdown.

"They're not twiddling their thumbs," declares Hjertstrom, revealing that he has "received confirmation that two of [the kidnappers] have already been taken care of." When asked to elaborate on the fate of the purportedly captured men, the Swede says he "hasn't inquired" but has his "suspicions."

Posted by Jonathan R. on July 1, 2005 11:02 AM