British reporter held hostage

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British reporter held hostage

Scotsman journalist snatched from hotel and held by Iraqi insurgents who say they will kill him unless troops withdraw

You would think that journalists (at least, non-American) would be safe. I mean, for the most part, the media has been HELPING the "insurgents".

 

[Annie]

British reporter held hostage You would think that journalists (at least, non-American) would be safe. I mean, for the most part, the media has been HELPING the "insurgents".

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm.../ap/20040813/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_040813143060

In the southern city of Basra, gunmen briefly seized a British journalist and threatened to kill him unless coalition forces withdrew from Najaf, but they let him go after al-Sadr's aides intervened.