The kidnappers who abducted an American freelance journalist demanded Tuesday that the United States release all female Iraqi prisoners within 72 hours, according to a video aired by the Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera.Journalist Jill Carroll, 28, was kidnapped January 7 in western Baghdad while on assignment for The Christian Science Monitor.
Carroll's Iraqi interpreter was killed, according to the newspaper. Her Iraqi driver escaped unharmed.
I hope she is returned safely, but I am not optimistic. She is so young. Such a shame.
why do we have Iraqi women in custody ?
ReplyDeletepoor thing.,..she is a good journalist too...
enigma 4, the only ones I know of that we've had in custody are and I quote: "The US military said it was holding only two female weapons scientists (Dr. Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash and Dr. Rihab Rashid Taha) and that it had no plans to release them."
ReplyDeleteThat was the from the last time they took hostages for "Iraqi women being held". There seems to be a rumor wandering about that the US is holding women relatives of terrorists - but there doesn't seem to be any proof of that.
There's also the rumor that our soldiers sunglasses let them see through clothes. (Reports are that Iraqi guys that tried them on were rather disappointed...)
I do hope Jill Carroll makes it out alive.
ReplyDeleteThat is what has been said- Kathy K- about Who is being held- but then yesterday on BBC I heard that we have "atleast Eight"....and I don't where or for what...
ReplyDeleteand that ONE word- "atleast"..how many does that mean?
and why are there women in prison by us- I just want to know why..esp after hearing the Press Conference today from Human Rights Watch....