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Two Fox News journalists kidnapped in Gaza: witness (Update: see Post #193)
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Posted on 08/14/2006 10:27:48 AM PDT by slowhand520

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen kidnapped two foreign journalists working for the Fox News television channel in Gaza on Monday, a witness said.

The witness, a Palestinian who worked with the two journalists, said one of them, a producer, was an American, and the other, whose nationality he did not know, was a cameraman.

The Fox News bureau in Jerusalem said it was checking the report.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the abduction.

The witness said two vehicles blocked the journalist's transmission truck in the center of Gaza City and a masked man put a gun to the bodyguard's head, forcing him to the ground.

The kidnappers then sped away with the two journalists.

Similar incidents in the past in Gaza have ended with the release, usually within hours, of kidnapped foreign journalists or aid workers.

Many of the abductions were carried out by Palestinians pressing a grievance against the Palestinian government or its security forces


TOPICS: Breaking News; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar; centanni; foxnews; gaza; israel; journalist; olafwiig; warcorrespondents; wot
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To: Starman417
Oh no, Oh no, Steve Centanni does excellent work. Prayers for both of these men, may they be safely returned. Islamobast@rds!
321 posted on 08/14/2006 12:27:26 PM PDT by CremeSaver (Prayers for Israel.)
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To: spectre

I don't know who USA Today's source is, but they say a Fox spokesman confirmed it was Centanni (off the record). I posted a link upthread. Of course, USA Today has been known to be wrong ...


322 posted on 08/14/2006 12:27:28 PM PDT by Peach (Prayers for Israel and all who love her.)
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To: SueRae
Fox did mention it..

sw

323 posted on 08/14/2006 12:27:35 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (Daniel 7:25; 12:7; Revelation 13:5; 12:6.)
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To: slowhand520

this is so sad!


324 posted on 08/14/2006 12:27:36 PM PDT by Halls (One Proud Texas Momma!!)
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To: jdm

ppppfffftttt....

:)


325 posted on 08/14/2006 12:27:59 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-pray for Israel))
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To: SE Mom

I'm hoping FNC has a very good ransom insurance policy. Money may spring them. THEN we can go in.


326 posted on 08/14/2006 12:28:09 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: SE Mom

I think it was Hamas.


327 posted on 08/14/2006 12:28:31 PM PDT by Halls (One Proud Texas Momma!!)
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To: LikeLight

Prayers going up for Steve Centanni and the New Zealander cameraman...May God protect them from these savages and bring them home safely!!


328 posted on 08/14/2006 12:29:01 PM PDT by blinachka (Vechnaya Pamyat Daddy... xoxo)
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To: Peach
I'm sick about this, Peach.. Those poor families.

sw

329 posted on 08/14/2006 12:29:33 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife (Daniel 7:25; 12:7; Revelation 13:5; 12:6.)
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To: SE Mom
which might mean Hamas- or Fatah or who knows- but it's VERY unlikely that it's Hizballah..

They may have different names ... but they all share the same goal and they are all terrorists, imo

330 posted on 08/14/2006 12:29:58 PM PDT by Mo1 (Bolton- "No one has explained how you negotiate a ceasefire with terrorists")
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To: txflake

I pray that they stay safe but IMO, paying a ransom is never a good idea. They get away with it and they will do it again.


331 posted on 08/14/2006 12:30:12 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: txflake
I'm hoping FNC has a very good ransom insurance policy. Money may spring them. THEN we can go in.

If FNC pays money to get them back, then an even bigger bullseye goes on the back of every other journo over there...

332 posted on 08/14/2006 12:30:27 PM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: spectre

Me too, Spectre. I can't imagine what his family is going through.

The president will be speaking from the State Department shortly and will take questions from reporters. I don't expect him to address this matter, but thought I'd mention it on this thread.


333 posted on 08/14/2006 12:31:56 PM PDT by Peach (Prayers for Israel and all who love her.)
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To: AliVeritas
Ah yes, Shep... sipping from a drink on a terrace in the French Quarter... announcing the hurricane had passed and no damage.

This time... Lord of the Chairs.

Let's not forget his coverage from Port Arthur during Hurricane Rita. Reporting in the rain and the 100 mph wind being blown around like a rag doll trying to keep the ball cap on to hide his bald spot. Silliest stand-up I've ever seen and they've been doing them since Rather in Carla in 1964 or something.

334 posted on 08/14/2006 12:32:27 PM PDT by ichabod1 (Peace In Our TimeĀ®)
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To: msnimje
"They are in different locations but there have been an awful lot of Hezbullah flags and support out of Gaza the past 5 weeks."

Anyone know how well Hezies and Hamas get along? They are both enemies of Israel. I highly suspect the timing of this kidnapping.

335 posted on 08/14/2006 12:32:42 PM PDT by Earthdweller
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To: Lx

The types of replies I'm seeing at DU can only spring from a deep well of self-hatred. In all honesty, I feel more pity for them than disgust; they seem pretty miserable with their own existence.

I know that when I've gone through times in my life where I wasn't happy with myself, I tended to act out in ugly in ways towards others. Now, in my older years where I'm happy and satisfied with myself, that sort of behaviour is alien to me.

I do wonder what it would have been like if, in those days, I would have had a place to hang out with other tortured souls. I believe it would have only fed my ugly feelings and actions, instead of allowing me to get out in the real world and deal with them.

Okay, enough about DU from me. My best wishes and hopes for a speedy release for the kidnapped Fox crew.


336 posted on 08/14/2006 12:32:50 PM PDT by Mark-in-Kentucky
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To: JerseyDvl

Sheesh, you're right. Hard to keep all those terrorist straight.


337 posted on 08/14/2006 12:33:45 PM PDT by sarasota
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To: Fudd Fan

I went through the thread briefly. They honestly believe FNC has "helped to destroy our country," and someone else says if it weren't for FNC, the situation in the M.E. wouldn't be this dire.

They're seriously delusional. This conflict has been raging forever. It's so childlike to blame the nearest scapegoat. Wait, in fact, my own children don't even do that. DU posters have less common sense than my 9-year-old?


338 posted on 08/14/2006 12:33:51 PM PDT by lainie
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To: spectre

Just turning on Fox TV and no mention of it yet. What the heck???? I wonder what they want!!!
Prayers for Centanni and the other one taken. God help them please!!!


339 posted on 08/14/2006 12:33:57 PM PDT by jackv (just shakin' my head)
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To: Peach
Saying prayers for Olaf Wiig as well (he's the cameraman who was with Steve and abducted as well).

I don't know the name of the woman he's with in this photo, however:


340 posted on 08/14/2006 12:34:42 PM PDT by jdm (I gotta give the Helen Thomas obsession a rest.)
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