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US anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico

Posted December 15th, 2008, 02:30 PM by Admin - 11 replies Post to Facebook Bookmark and Share

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US anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) - A well-known U.S. anti-kidnapping expert has himself fallen victim to the wave of abductions in Mexico as unidentified assailants snatched him from a street in the northern state of Coahuila.
Local authorities say American Felix Batista was in Mexico to give talks and offer advice against kidnapping. The former U.S. army officer sometimes serves as a negotiator with kidnappers.

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Old Posted December 15th, 2008, 02:56 PM

I guess he's in the best position to talk them into releasing him...
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Old Posted December 15th, 2008, 05:06 PM

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I guess he's in the best position to talk them into releasing him...
*gasp* You're right! Let's see this guy's mad skillz in action!
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Old Posted December 15th, 2008, 06:49 PM

As Ace Ventura would say: Lay Hoo Zay Herr! LOSER!



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Old Posted December 16th, 2008, 01:39 AM

Wow. What cruel-and-yet-funny-but-unimaginable irony. o.o

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Old Posted December 16th, 2008, 11:09 AM

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As Ace Ventura would say: Lay Hoo Zay Herr! LOSER!



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Where the hell do you keep finding these pictures of such sexy men?
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Old Posted December 16th, 2008, 04:05 PM

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Where the hell do you keep finding these pictures of such sexy men?
It's a gift.

If you'd like to hire my pimping services, it'll cost ya.

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Old Posted December 16th, 2008, 04:23 PM

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It's a gift.

If you'd like to hire my pimping services, it'll cost ya.

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Hmm if we can just get that extreme uber-nerd with the finger to put some asparagus in his mouth... And lose about 10lbs. I want those Dockers nice and cinched above the navel! And so help me god if he's not wearing a sweater vest!
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Old Posted January 7th, 2009, 11:19 AM

A little update on this story... He's still missing.

Kidnapped security expert's family ends silence

Felix Batista disappeared December 10 from a restaurant in Mexico -- a case that made international headlines because of its irony. The anti-kidnapping expert was kidnapped, authorities said, and no one has heard from him since.

Batista's family members, who live in Miami, Florida, have not heard from him or his kidnappers. There have been no demands for ransom. No contact at all.

"We don't make anything of that. We just want to know his whereabouts as soon as possible," said his sister, Jackie Batista.

Batista, an internationally known American security consultant, has successfully negotiated the release of kidnapping victims throughout Latin America.

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Old Posted January 7th, 2009, 01:17 PM

Maybe he just wanted to get away from it all for Christmas...?
(I'll bet he'll turn up somewhere... like Turtle Island or something)
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Old Posted January 7th, 2009, 10:08 PM

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(I'll bet he'll turn up somewhere... like Turtle Island or something)
Ha! Let's see if his mad negotiation skillz stand a chance against NKP!
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Old Posted January 8th, 2009, 07:28 AM

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Ha! Let's see if his mad negotiation skillz stand a chance against NKP!
LOL ... Felix doesn't stand a chance
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