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New Group Claims Fox News Kidnappings
BreitBart ^ | August 23, 2006

Posted on 08/23/2006 6:28:05 AM PDT by jdm

A previously unheard of Palestinian group, the Holy Jihad Brigades, claimed responsibility on Wednesday for kidnapping a Fox News cameraman and correspondent, Al-Jazeera satellite TV reported.

American correspondent Steve Centanni, 60, and cameraman Olaf Wiig, 36, of New Zealand were kidnapped Aug. 14 from their TV van near the Palestinian security services headquarters in Gaza City. Although Palestinian militant groups have often seized foreigners, including members of the media, this is the longest any have been held.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: centanni; foxnews; gaza; hostages; olafwiig; radicalmuslims; repeat
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To: spectre

Exactly, this is not good. If the Palestinians want any respect from US they better get in there now, find these guys, and arrest them. I have a feeling this won't happen.


41 posted on 08/23/2006 6:56:29 AM PDT by Halls (I'm a Texan, Christian, Wife, Mother, Singer, Conservative GAL!!)
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To: Velveeta

Thanks.

Tape has been released by Al Jazeera and FNC will show the tape shortly. Someone said upthread that CNN has already shown the thead (presumably because they have closer ties with Al Jazeera).


42 posted on 08/23/2006 6:57:10 AM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: jdm

Praying for them. I hope this gets taken care of asap. Steve is a good man as I am sure Olaf. Prayers for their family


43 posted on 08/23/2006 6:58:04 AM PDT by JFC (Land of the FREE because of our BRAVE)
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To: JFC

FNC showing Steve speaking now. Voice sounds a little shaky.


44 posted on 08/23/2006 6:59:04 AM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: jdm

I'm worried!! Praying for them!!


45 posted on 08/23/2006 7:00:12 AM PDT by griswold3 (Ken Blackwell, Ohio Governor in 2006- No!! You cannot have my governor in 2008.)
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To: TruthWillWin
But according to Jennifer Griffin just now...

Steve and Olaf wanted to be in the Gaza strip because they wanted to represent the Palestinian point of view....

..OK, they're reporters, but she emphasized that whoever took them should realize they were reporting the Palestinians plight and this is not helping.

But then she said a very strange thing...

She said, or suggested strongly, that the kidnappers might not be Palestinians but 'someone else'...who want to give the Palestinians a bad name....(excuse me, I thought the Palestinians did that all by themselves)....

Who do you think she's suggesting took them?

I hope I'm taking her tone wrong.

46 posted on 08/23/2006 7:01:38 AM PDT by Guenevere
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To: Peach

Yes, I can tell they are wanting HELP. Come on US Gov't. We have got to get these men out. Terrorist can not do this to our people.


47 posted on 08/23/2006 7:02:40 AM PDT by JFC (Land of the FREE because of our BRAVE)
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To: Halls
It might be too late. They know their impossible demands won't be met. They can't risk being found, so I suspect these two men are...well..you know..

sw

48 posted on 08/23/2006 7:03:27 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: Guenevere

I don't think you're taking her tone wrong.


49 posted on 08/23/2006 7:03:34 AM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Peach

"We love you all and we want to go home"
.............Steve Centanni

Oh Dear Lord, please keep them safe.


50 posted on 08/23/2006 7:03:48 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: JFC

I don't know what we can do except look for them and try to put pressure on the Palestinian government to put pressure on this unknown group. We sure aren't going to release Muslim prisoners here in the US.


51 posted on 08/23/2006 7:04:11 AM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Velveeta

Olaf told his family not to worry and that "I'll do the worrying for you."


52 posted on 08/23/2006 7:04:43 AM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: spectre

I just flipped over to CNN and they are doing this as a breaking story...... on their caption, just saying their our journalists..... nothing about being FNC journalists...


53 posted on 08/23/2006 7:05:04 AM PDT by JFC (Land of the FREE because of our BRAVE)
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To: spectre

I think so too.


54 posted on 08/23/2006 7:05:04 AM PDT by Sue Perkick (The true gospel is a call to self-denial. It is not a call to self-fulfillment..John MacArthur)
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To: Types_with_Fist
"Oh, oh. I thought it was Hamas, no matter what the Palys have claimed. This sounds like an Al Qaeda group."

You are correct, Islam has them.

55 posted on 08/23/2006 7:05:18 AM PDT by WorkerbeeCitizen (We need a maintenance Crusade)
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To: Peach
There was a CNN report on the kidnap story this morning. And the reporter was commenting that people were surprised, given Gaza's population density, that the identity of the reporters' captors and the approximate whereabouts of the reporters had remained so secret.

There's got to be a clue there, in that fact.

56 posted on 08/23/2006 7:06:38 AM PDT by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Guenevere

It sounded to me like Jennifer was trying very hard and very carefully to keep the Palestian people and cause in a positive light.

She's being so careful with her words, bless her heart, trying to help in any way she can.


57 posted on 08/23/2006 7:06:46 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: jdm
A previously unheard of Palestinian group

Why do our media insist on playing this game? Have they not figured out that these are made-up names by allied cells? They share resources, information, and strategic planning. What do they think Al Qaeda is, anyway? It's not just a couple of old goat-humpers in an Afghan cave making cell phone calls.

58 posted on 08/23/2006 7:08:47 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh
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To: Peach

Lump in throat and blurry screen here.


59 posted on 08/23/2006 7:09:49 AM PDT by Velveeta
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To: Peach

((((Steve and Olaf))))) We are praying for you with all our hearts...


60 posted on 08/23/2006 7:10:47 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet-pray for Israel))
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