HA ha...
Posted on 10/19/2005 7:31:10 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy
LONDON (AFP) - An Irish journalist working for the British newspaper The Guardian has been kidnapped by armed men in Iraq, the London-based newspaper said.
"Rory Carroll was... kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad. Carroll, 33, an experienced foreign correspondent, had been conducting an interview in the city with a victim of Saddam Hussein's regime. He had been preparing an article for today's (Thursday's) paper on the opening of the former dictator's trial yesterday," the paper said in its online edition.
"Carroll, who was accompanied by two drivers and a translator, was confronted by the gunmen as he left the house where he had been carrying out the interview," the paper said.
"He and one of the drivers were bundled into cars. The driver was released about 20 minutes later," it added.
Alan Rusbridger, the Guardian's editor, said on the website (www.guardian.co.uk): "We're deeply concerned at Rory's disappearance. He is in Iraq as a professional journalist - and he's a very good, straight journalist whose only concern is to report fairly and truthfully about the country.
"We urge those holding him to release him swiftly - for the sake of his family and for the sake of anyone who believes the world needs to be kept fully informed about events in Iraq today."
Carroll, a native of Dublin, spoke to Irish public radio RTE about Saddam Hussein's trial hours before he went missing.
His father Joe Carroll, a retired journalist, told BBC radio that his son had played down fears for his safety.
"He knew we were worried but he used to reassure us and say that it was not as dangerous as people outside think," he said.
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I hope the long knife is as dull as the liberal traitor.
You just know he's pleading with his captors, "Guys, I'm on your side!" And his captors are smiling, and nodding, and thinking, "I'm going to saw your head off."
I hope the long knife is as dull as the liberal traitor.
A moment of silence... before I say something I would regret.
The Guardian,...anti-American, left-wing fishwrap.
Quite frankly, the more "journalists" dead,....I don't think I care.
"Journalist" = anti-American, liar, commie, traitor, leftist, socialist scum.
This operation has Karl Rove's name written all over it (/onion)
1) 50/50 chance he is in a heap of trouble that I wouldn't wish on anyone.
2)70/30 chance they google his name and find out he is on their "side" and let him go with him telling a tale of how misunderstood they really are.
staged propaganda?
Let Walter Cronkite save him. Our soldiers lives are too precious to risk going out to collect trash the terrorists will put out at the curb soon enough.
possible set up. we know he is befriending these guys and bashing W and GI's most likely giving them intelligence.
he will be made a hero by the idiot box.
>>>"Journalist" = anti-American, liar, commie, traitor, leftist, socialist scum.<<<
Cheerleaders
didn't that commie italian wench say the same thing? and it turns out that maybe she never was kidnapped; but was a ploy to deliver dollars into the hands of anyone who will kill americans. i won't hold my breath in anticipation of the guardian coughing up money to give to these savages in exchange for their reporter's "safe return."
If he shows up shortly and writes a few stories showing the terrorists in a favorable light, I won't be the least surprised.
That was my thinking too. Either that, or it's a way for the Guardian to get some money to their terrorists. After all, we've been cutting off most of their sources.
Rory....are you waiting for US troops to rescue you?......hmmmmmmmm!
money to their terrorists.
BINGO! great point!!
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