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Ex-POW wanted private meeting with Iraqi lawyerFormer POW Jessica Lynch has met the Iraqi lawyer who helped lead American soldiers to the Army supply clerk after her capture last spring. The meeting with Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief took place earlier this month in Washington, D.C., where Lynch was speaking at a seminar. "It was a wonderful meeting and I can never control my emotion," said al-Rehaief, who is in Huntington for a Saturday book signing. Al-Rehaief said Lynch was grateful for his part in her rescue. "She tell me ‘thank you,' and she say ‘thank you very much for what you...

A journey to the home town of Jessica Lynch by the Iraqi lawyer who helped to free the young American soldier ended in embarrassment for all concerned when she snubbed him. Miss Lynch, portrayed as a heroine of our times for her courage while a prisoner of war, was too busy to receive the visitor, her family's lawyer said. Her saviour, Mohammed al-Rehaief, was outwardly understanding of her failure to appear during his trip. "I know she had a very difficult time in Iraq and she takes rest," he said. However, Mr al-Rehaief, who has been granted asylum in the...

<p>PALESTINE, West Virginia (AP) -- An Iraqi lawyer who helped U.S. forces in the rescue of Jessica Lynch wrapped up a tour of the soldier's hometown Monday with a trip to a garden planted in his honor.</p> <p>"I will not forget. It will stay with me, in my mind, in my heart," Mohammed al-Rehaief said as a ceremonial yellow mum was planted.</p>

<p>CHARLESTON -- An Iraqi lawyer who helped U.S. forces rescue former POW Jessica Lynch was set to visit her home state on today.</p> <p>Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief and his family were invited to West Virginia by Friends of Mohammed, a group formed after word of al-Rehaief’s deed became public.</p>

<p>An Iraqi lawyer who helped U.S. forces rescue Jessica Lynch said he faked a heart attack to get back into the hospital and obtain more information.</p> <p>Mohammed al-Rehaief said on "Dateline NBC" Friday night that he decided to act after seeing an Iraqi colonel strike Lynch in her hospital bed.</p>

Dateline NBC Fridays (9-10 p.m.) and Sundays (7-8 p.m.) The award winning prime time magazine show. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 - 9:00 PM  ET Saving Private Lynch In an exclusive television interview, the Iraqi lawyer who has been credited with saving former POW Jessica Lynch tells his story. Mohammed Al Rehaief tells NBC's Jamie Gangel why he risked his life for a total stranger.

Justice Kennedy Attacks U.S. Sentencing Mandates Sat August 9, 2003 10:37 PM ET By Gail Appleson, Law Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy called on Saturday for the end of mandatory minimum prison terms and urged the reduction of federal sentencing guidelines. His comments to the American Bar Association (ABA) are the latest salvo in the judiciary's battle with Congress and the Justice Department to keep its independence. While the justice said he believes there is a need for guidelines, "I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal mandatory minimum sentences. In...

Associated Press LOS ANGELES - NBC television has hired actress Laura Regan to play former POW Jessica Lynch for its upcoming TV movie on her rescue in Iraq, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Regan starred in last year's horror movie "They." "Saving Jessica Lynch" will focus less on Lynch's story and more on the Iraqi lawyer who told American soldiers where they could find Lynch, NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker has said. The movie's expected to be ready to air during the November "sweeps" or ratings period. The film is being made without Lynch's participation. NBC has a deal with...

SAVING JESSICA LYNCH (NBC) - Laura Regan ("They") has been tapped to play U.S. Army Pvt. Jessica Lynch in the Peacock's telefilm about her rescue. Conflicting reports about the event have forced NBC to make updates to the original script by John Fasano and will now focus largely on Mohammed Odeh Al-Rehaief, the Iraqi lawyer who alerted U.S. military officials to Lynch's whereabouts and has since relocated with his family to the United States. Production is set to begin this month for a November air date.

<p>Few in the audience for Sunday's commencement at Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., recognized a man seated politely at the dais.</p>

Her Iraqi guards had long fled, she was being well cared for - and doctors had already tried to free her. John Kampfner discovers the real story behind a modern American war myth Jessica Lynch became an icon of the war. An all-American heroine, the story of her capture by the Iraqis and her rescue by US special forces became one of the great patriotic moments of the conflict. It couldn't have happened at a more crucial moment, when the talk was of coalition forces bogged down, of a victory too slow in coming. Her rescue will go down as...

NEW YORK May 9 — An Iraqi lawyer who helped U.S. forces rescue Pfc. Jessica Lynch is writing a book. Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief's "Rescue in Nasiriya" will be published by HarperCollins in October."It's the story of an Iraqi making life and death decisions that have global impact," David Hirshey, vice president and executive editor of HarperCollins, said Friday.The book will be co-authored by Jeff Coplon, who helped write the best seller "Return With Honor," the story of Capt. Scott O'Grady, an Air Force pilot shot down over Bosnia in 1995.Lynch, a 20-year-old Army supply clerk from Palestine, W.Va., was captured...

Delaware State Bar Honors Iraqi Lawyer Involved in American POW Rescue The State Bar of Delaware honored the Iraqi lawyer who was instrumental in the rescue of America's first female war hero Jessica Lynch. Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief was honored at the Bar Association "Law Day" luncheon. Virginia attorney Tom Kalij accompanied al-Rehaief and his family to the luncheon. Mr. Kalij has been acting as the American host for the now famous Iraqi lawyer. Although he was honored at the luncheon, al-Rehaief did not give a speech. Mr. Kalij reportedly said al-Rehaief asked him to tell the crowd, "May God bless...

WASHINGTON — The Iraqi lawyer who led U.S. forces to former POW Jessica Lynch has accepted a job offer from Washington lobbying firm The Livingston Group days after the United States granted him asylum. The company, founded by former U.S. Rep. Bob Livingston, said details on 33-year-old Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief's new responsibilities were still in the works. A good deal of The Livingston Group's business is international, the company said, and some clients are from Arabic-speaking countries. The company also said al-Rehaief is eager to improve his English, and will take intense language lessons.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iraqi lawyer who helped the U.S. military find and rescue Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who was held prisoner in a hospital in Iraq (news - web sites), has been granted asylum in the United States, officials said on Tuesday. They said the lawyer, his wife and their daughter were granted asylum in Arlington, Virginia on Monday. Further details were expected to be announced by Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge during a speech later on Tuesday. The lawyer, known after the rescue only as "Muhammad," saw 19-year-old Lynch, who had been wounded and captured in an ambush...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iraqi lawyer who helped the U.S. military find and rescue Army Pfc Jessica Lynch, who was held prisoner in a hospital in Iraq (news - web sites), has been granted asylum in the United States, officials said on Tuesday. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said Mohammed Odeh al Rehaief, his wife and their daughter were granted asylum by the U.S. government on Monday. Al Rehaief reportedly saw then 19-year-old Lynch, who had been wounded and captured in an ambush in the early days of the U.S. invasion, lying bandaged in a hospital bed in Nassiriya. He...