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Douglas Wood Family Website
 THE family of Australian hostage Douglas Wood has set up a website as part of their increasingly desperate bid to bring him safely home. www.thewoodfamily.info, contains photographs of Douglas with family members as well as all media and video statements made by his brothers Vernon and Malcolm since the crisis began. The deadline set by Mr Wood's kidnappers for Australia to pull troops out of Iraq in return for the release of the 63-year-old engineer expired at roughly 5am Tuesday. There was been no news since.Yesterday Mr Wood's wife, Yvonne Given, left her California home for a morning briefing with Government officials. Ms Given has not spoken publicly since video footage was released showing her husband begging for his life. Australian Islamic religious leader Sheik Taj el-Dene Elhilaly and Sydney businessman Qussay Abdul Aziz arrived in Baghdad yesterday carrying the family's offer of money for the people of Iraq in return for Mr Wood's freedom. A team of Australian negotiators and advisors has been in Baghdad for a week as part of official efforts to free Mr Wood. A tribal leader from Iraq's Sunni triangle has also offered to help try to secure Mr Wood's release. Sheik Majeed al-Gaood, a senior Sunni sheik from Iraq's western al-Anbar province, said he was prepared to appeal directly to the kidnappers through Arabic media. It is understood one of Mr Wood's business partners has offered to help out with the cash "donation". Posted by: Thineling Flomoper5900 2005-05-12 |
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