For Christ's Sake

From the newswire today:

(Cdn-Iraq-Volunteer) (Audio: 147) A 70-year-old retired Ontario farmer is risking his life byheading to Iraq today. Allan Slater is a member of the Christian Peacemaker Teams whowants to finish the work started by four colleagues taken hostage --two of them Canadians. Robin Buyers, with C-P-T in Toronto, says Slater will work onfreeing the hostages and improving the lives of Iraqi citizens. (12)

Aren't there enough people whose lives need improving right here in Canada? And there's also a much smaller risk of being taken hostage and beheaded.
Idiot.