i'm not one to wish kidnap and beheading on anyone (well ... without good reason anyway) - BUT
i think ken probably knew deep down that the reason he was being paid 'danger money'
*TIP* if you do not wish to be taken hostage by islamic fundamentalists, then do not work in a war torn country which foreign terrorists are moving into.
naturally, i hope the poor (well, rich) bloke lives - but suggest that maybe his family, who love him so dearly, could find ken a job as a lollipop man in liverpool or something.