They think they know, but they don't know...

From WND comes the story of a bunch of religious people who seem to think helping the bad guys in their propaganda war is the best way to bring peace to the earth.

May God have mercy on their souls.

Here's the pitch...

The captors, who have identified themselves as the "Swords of Righteousness Brigade," threatened to kill the men unless the U.S. and Iraqi governments release all prisoners held in detention centers by today, according to a videotape and statement broadcast by the Arab satellite news network Al-Jazeera last week.

Katherine Fox told ABC's "Nightline" Tuesday she wanted to remind the kidnappers her father was there to help Iraqi detainees and their families and that he opposed the "U.S. occupation of Iraq.

Oooohh! Swing and a miss! Strike one.

"And that the work that he is there to do is the same work that they would like to see done," she said. "And that I do not think a loss of his life benefits their cause."

Fouled down the line. Strike two.

Tom Fox, 54, is being held with Norman Kember, 74, of London; and James Loney, 41, and Harmeet Singh Sooden, 32, of Canada.

Katherine Fox said her father would oppose using violent force to free him.

"Before he left, he wrote a very concise, precise statement of conscience and conviction that if he were ever to be taken hostage that he does not support violent means to come in and to potentially release, to rescue him," she said.

Ouch! Caught looking at a fastball down the middle. Strike three, you're out.