Looking back, Alexander said he is able to see some meaning in the events of Nov. 18, 1997 that he was unable to see at that time. He perhaps describes it best in the book, where he writes that in Chen's conversion, and the subsequent conversions of eight of his fellow inmates, he can now find an answer to a deep and searching question that Christine had asked him that night. Staring at the madman who promised death to her and her family, she had looked at her father and asked: "Daddy, why is this happening to us?"
Sun, Feb 18, 2001 - Page 17 News List
A brush with evil
McGill Alexander, the former South African military attache to Taiwan, who along with his family was held hostage by Taiwan's most wanted fugitive, has recently released a book detailing the chaotic events of that night and his family's forgiveness toward their captor
By David Frazier / STAFF REPORTER
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