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| Iraq |
| Report: Missing Iraqi-American in Video |
| 2007-02-14 |
| A Shiite militant group has issued a video of an Iraqi-American soldier who was kidnapped nearly four months ago while visiting his wife in downtown Baghdad, an American television network reported Wednesday. ... The video was broadcast by CNN and it was unclear when it was made. Al-Taayie's uncle identified him from the video, the network said. The video did not immediately turn up in an Associated Press search of militant Web sites. ... Al-Taayie's uncle, Entifadh Qanbar, said at the time that he believed his nephew's abductors belong to a "well organized" rogue cell from the Shiite Mahdi Army militia of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. He said he had received through an intermediary a demand of $250,000 from the kidnappers. He had in turn demanded proof that his nephew was alive and well before entering negotiations. The U.S. military said at the time that there was "an ongoing dialogue" to win al-Taayie's release but didn't say with whom or at what level. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #2 No wonder Maliki stopped American troops blockading and searching in the area immediately following the kidnapping. He was protecting his own. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-02-14 20:38 |
| #1 ...If we were smart, the ongoing dialogue would consist of, "Come back now and we send you home, no questions asked." Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2007-02-14 09:16 |