[jimbo123]

Not being reported in the U.S.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

Bad precedent, if true.

[samtheman]

hope they have homing devices implanted up their butts

[Gay State Conservative]

Now we can count on a breathtaking increase in kidnappings
by these 9th Century knuckledraggers.

[Semper Paratus]

Reminds me of how a couple of airplane hijackings in the late '70s emptied out European prisons of jihadists.

[Allegra]

Not being reported in the U.S.

Heard it in Iraq a few hours ago.

[L98Fiero]

Hmm, where does it say they got out early, weren't scheduled to be released, etc.? For all we know, they were going to release them anyway.

[MEGoody]

I suppose the terrorists wanted the women released so they could use them as homocide bombers. No sense in wasting a perfectly good man for that type of work, when useless women are available.

[Velveeta]

ping

[halfright]

NEVER EVER EVER EVER give them what they want....As has been pointed out, regardless of the reason they were released they will be seen in the Arab world as having won. BAD DECISION.

[jim macomber]

I think I'm having a James Jesus Angleton "wilderness of mirrors" moment but......what if....what if.....someone in the Iraqi ministry tells the bad guys that several women prisoners are about to be released so they grab a hostage and make the impending release a condition. Then, when the already scheduled releases occur, the US looks bad for doing what it criticizes other for doing.
Imagine the Guardian's take on it vis-a-vis the Bigley matter.

"It's not paranoia if they're really after you."

[mfnorman]

it won't satisfy them. they'll still kill her because of the two they didn't release. you can't appease these barbarians. if i could work my will into this if they murder this journalist then i would execute the two prisoners i was still holding.

[nmh]

"Her captors said the 28-year-old journalist would be killed within 72 hours if their demand was not met."

Won't be met.

"The video showed Ms Carroll apparently speaking to the camera, but did not include her voice."

I wonder what she was saying ... no voice ... how odd. Typically they'll say what they are told to. It doesn't look good for her.

Are the ones released part of the "peace activists"?

[rface]

I wonder if the kidnappers will come up with a new set of demands for the release of the "journalist"......$$$.

Just my guess.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

hope they chipped them. they'll prolly kill her anyways

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

some of her writings

Toughest commute in Iraq? The six miles to the airport.
By Jill Carroll and Dan murphy

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0426/p01s03-woiq.html

Factions join hands against constitution
Iraq's Sunni Leadership and the firebrand Shiite cleric Sadr both oppose federalism.
By Jill Carroll | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0829/p11s01-woiq.html

Violence threatens Iraqi coalition [by Jill Carroll]

http://www.mentalmayhem.org/newswire/2006/01/violence_threat.html

Letter from Baghdad [by Jill Carroll]

http://www.mentalmayhem.org/newswire/2006/01/letter_from_bag.html

Sunnis, Secular Iraqis Demand Vote Review
by Jill Carroll and Farai Chideya

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5074191

Stories by Jill Carroll
Mourning Marla
Intrepid humanitarian aid worker Marla Ruzicka died in Baghdad Saturday when her car was caught in an insurgent attack. Posted on Apr 18, 2005
The Evolution of an Insurgency
Attacks on U.S. troops may be down since January, but they are also getting much more sophisticated.
Posted on Apr 11, 2005
Two Years After the War
An unrelenting insurgency, pervasive chaos, little electricity or water, and widespread unemployment. After two years of occupation, Iraq looks pretty much the same. Posted on Mar 21, 2005

http://www.alternet.org/authors/7105/

United and divided Iraq War By Jill Carroll - Salon - February 7, 2005
Mourning Marla Iraq War By Jill Carroll - Alternet - April 18, 2005

http://www.neverwillbes.com/index.php?q=author:Jill-Carroll

Iraq's Democracy Dilemma
By Jill Carroll
The Christian Science Monitor
September 22, 2005
http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1837

Deadline Long Passed, Iraqis Still Wrangle Over Constitution
By Jill Carroll
The Christian Science Monitor
September 14, 2005
http://www.epic-usa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1802

United and divided
Newly empowered Shiites are wrangling over religion and politics as ayatollahs, and the U.S., seek to shape Iraq's new government By Jill Carroll

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/02/08/iraq/index_np.html