http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3781725a10,00.html

Makes sense really, you kill muslims they are going to kill you back, you leave them alone and treat them like human beings they dont.

Why cant the rest of the world see that?

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"The conversation basically ended with them saying 'You're a New Zealander, we know New Zealand doesn't kill Muslims, unfortunately for you you're with an American and a very, very dangerous American and we're going to kill him'," Wiig told Fox News.
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The cameraman also told the kidnappers that New Zealand had a "difficult relationship" with the US

A relationship worth preserving it seems.