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"Journalists are our brothers," sez Tater shill
A kidnapped British journalist was released Friday with minor injuries less than 24 hours after gunmen seized him from a hotel in the southern port city of Basra. James Brandon, 23, on assignment for the Sunday Telegraph, was shown in a video on satellite television with kidnappers who threatened to kill him unless U.S. troops withdrew from Najaf, the holiest of southern Shiite cities. Brandon reportedly was released after al-Sadr aides intervened on his behalf. "Journalists are our brothers, our friends," said Sheik Salah al Ubaidi, an al-Sadr spokesman in Baghdad. "They reflect our opinions and convey our voices to all of the world." It's nice to find something about which we and Tater can agree. Isn't unity wonderful? Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2004-08-14 |
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