BTW,wondering if the reason the report doesn't use a pronoun, but says the "contractor," is that the kidnapped person is a woman. We have a couple of lady Freepers here who were over there as contractors, IIRC.
My girlfriend's over there, but she is setting up employment and training centers, not doing construction work as the stories so far imply. Supposed to come back on Friday...
This morning CNN used the word "he" and said that 'his' family had be notified.
This guy could work for one of many different companies, not just the one big one formerly run by....