Mother Pleads for Kidnapped Reporter’s Release

[kerrygoddess]

Mother Pleads for Kidnapped Reporter’s Release
January 19th, 2006

AP News reports that the mother of American reporter Jill Carroll pleaded for her release today (a day before a deadline set by captors), saying “they picked the wrong person” because her daughter “has worked so hard to show the sufferings of Iraqis to the world.”

Prominent Iraqi organizations, including some with contacts in the Sunni-led insurgency, joined in appeals for her release.

Mary Beth Carroll’s appeal came 12 days after her daughter was abducted in one of Baghdad’s most dangerous neighborhoods while on her way to interview a Sunni political leader.

On Tuesday, Carroll’s captors threatened to kill her if U.S. authorities didn’t release all Iraqi women in military custody by Friday night.

Iraqi Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ibrahim Ali said six of the eight detained Iraqi females are expected to be released by the U.S. military next week, but they said it was not part of a bid to free Carroll. White House press secretary Scott McClellan said Thursday that no release appeared imminent.

In an interview just a while ago on CNN, Wolf Blitzer asked John Kerry, who is in Baghdad, what he was hearing on the situation. Kerry reiterated what Carroll’s mother said, that Jill Carroll is “somebody who has the interests of the Iraqi people at heart.”

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. At least this article mentions that Muslim organizations

are working for her release. On the News Hour, they just talked about her mother's plea, as if no one else was helping.

[bliss_eternal]

3. Agreed--

I saw the story briefly this morning on msm, they didn't mention it either. I'm glad to hear someone else is helping. My heart goes out to the woman and her family...

[TallahasseeGrannie]

2. What can you say?

another senseless episode.

I think these guys get jollies pointing their guns at kneeling victims.

God have mercy on them all.