1.   Last year the dacoits kidnapped a man and broke both his legs because his family could not afford the ransom.

2.   His father operated a service station in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and could not afford a ransom.

3.   A Thai diplomat in Phnom Penh said Thursday the Thai workers were all poor people who cannot afford the ransom.

4.   Arroyo said the rebels beheaded mostly their poor captives, who could not afford ransom and only slowed their escape.

5.   Employees of international oil, gas and mining firms generally are considered most at risk of being kidnapped overseas, in part because their companies can afford ransoms.