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2005-11-28 Iraq

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Posted by Pappy 2005-11-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Guardian:
A British peace campaigner has been kidnapped along with three other humanitarian workers in Iraq, it emerged last night, in the first abduction of westerners in the country for several weeks.
Norman Kember, from Pinner, north London, was representing a number of humanitarian organisations in Iraq and was abducted along with two Canadians and an American in Baghdad on Saturday.

Last night night the Foreign Office confirmed the identity of the Briton, who was thought to have been an active peace campaigner in his 60s or 70s, and said an "urgent investigation" was under way.

The precise nature of Mr Kember's mission in Iraq remained unclear last night. His wife, Pat, said: "He is representing a number of different organisations.
Another well intentioned (perhaps?) fool meets reality head on.

Posted by phil_b 2005-11-28 01:43|| 2005-11-28 01:43|| Front Page Top

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