2 Newsday Journalists Alive; FNC Reporting

FNC ^ | 4-1-03 | Linda Vester

[cgk]

Linda Vester just announced the 2 missing Newsday Journalists called in and reported they are "safe" and making their way to Jordan. No other news (or relevant story link yet...)

[CFW]

It'll be interesting to hear their story.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Jesse Jackson is a miracle worker. /bs

[Oldeconomybuyer]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two journalists of New York's Newsday newspaper who disappeared from a Baghdad hotel a week ago while covering the Iraq war, have made contact with the daily and are safe, Newsday said on Tuesday.
Matthew McAllester, 33, and photographer Moises Saman, 29, crossed the border into Jordan on Tuesday and were safe and in good health, the newspaper said in a statement on Newsday.com.

McAllester telephoned Newsday foreign editor Dele Olojede at 1:06 pm EST to say the pair had been released by Iraqi authorities.

"They said they are well. They said there is nothing wrong with them," Olejede said to cheers in Melville, New York, newsroom on Long Island.

[dighton]

A bitter blow to one publicity hound.

Rev. Jackson to help search for missing Newsday journalists

[cgk]

From the Newsday website:

Missing Journalists Found

Newsday Journalists Found

Matthew McAllester and Moises Saman

Apr 1, 2003

Bart Jones Staff Writer

April 1, 2003, 1:28 PM EST

Newsday journalists Matthew McAllester and Moises Saman, who had been missing in Iraq since last week, crossed the border into Jordan today and said they were safe and in good health.

McAllester telephoned Newsday foreign editor Dele Olojede at 1:06 pm EST to say the two were fine.

"They said they are well. They said there is nothing wrong with them," Olejede said as cheers broke out in the Newsday newsroom.

The two had been missing since last Monday night. McAllester, a reporter, and Saman, a photographer, were covering the war for Newsday in Baghdad. They were believed to have been in the custody of Iraqi authorities.

Copyright © 2003, Newsday, Inc.

[trebb]

Jesse Jackson is a miracle worker. /bs

Gave me a good snicker - imagined Iraq coughing them up post-haste to prevent their country (or the remnants of it) from being polluted by the Jesster..

[cgk]

Thank you! I was having trouble accessing the site due to traffic. :)

[Semper Paratus]

Was Jesse in that bus of human sheilds that got air conditioned today?

[RAT Patrol]

Good news

[rj45mis]

"They said they are well. They said there is nothing wrong with them," Olejede said to cheers in Melville, New York, newsroom on Long Island."

We'll reserve that evaluation until after we've heard their stories. Why would Saddam have them released unless they are acting as a mouthpiece for Iraqi propaganda.

[Kay Soze]

This will free Jessie up to look for the Rainbow coalition money that missing...

Opps I forgot they found it in West Covina at the 350,000 dollar home he bought is misstres.

[rj45mis]

LOL! ha..ha..ha.

[mabelkitty]

Bingo!

They are very young, and one has a ME sounding name. They were not imbedded, so how do we know they weren't there for some other reason?

[Bryan24]

They heard that Jesse was coming so they got out of the country.

[af_vet_rr]

they should thank their lucky stars...journalists have disappeared in the past in Iraq and not turned up.

[Hatteras]

The Iraqis probably got word that Jesse was heading over and decided it just wasn't worth keeping these guys. Iraqis fear alliteration.

[twigs]

I thought his name was ME too, but it's not. I think its hispanic; I forget which country he's from.

[cgk]

Updated

Linda Vester just announced another journalist is alive after being missing - Molly Bingham (sp?) who was formerly a photographer for AL GORE (!) and had traveled with the Newsday crew called in to say she's safe & en route to Jordan also.