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| 2 Fox News journalists kidnapped in Gaza |
| 2006-08-14 |
| GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian gunmen ambushed a car carrying a Fox News crew in Gaza City on Monday and kidnapped two of the journalists inside, according to witnesses and Fox. "We can confirm that two of our people were taken against their will in Gaza," Fox News said in a statement. A Fox employee in Gaza, who declined to give his name because he was not authorized to release information about the incident, said the two kidnapped people were reporter Steve Centanni, a U.S. citizen, and a cameraman from New Zealand. The men, along with a bodyguard, were parked near the headquarters of the Palestinian security services when two trucks filled with gunmen pulled up and boxed them in, according to the employee. The gunmen took the two out of their sports utility vehicle, which was marked "TV," and drove away, he said. Major militant groups in Gaza denied having any connection to the abduction, and there was no immediate word of any demands made. Security officials put police across Gaza on alert to find the gunmen and free the journalists, said Interior Ministry spokesman Khaled Abu Hilal. "This is not acceptable at all," he said. Several foreigners have been kidnapped in Gaza in recent months with their abductors demanding jobs from the Palestinian Authority or the release of people being held in Palestinian jails. All those kidnapped have been released within hours without harm. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #13 RC-I want to live. I am just one, but there are other just ones who want to live, too. However many of us there are, we need to start a chain reaction of pressure on Palestine and Lebanon, not get discouraged. Arab culture is given a lot of credit for patience and focus, but they are not the only culture who can hang tough for the golden prize. The American Revolution holds a lot of cues for us to follow again. The Islamic realm will keep fu**ing up-we'll have plenty of material to work with for persuading our currently nonchalant countrymen of how much is on the line-if we keep the pressure up and keep the film rolling. I am frustrated like you, but we need to remember why Americans have confidence in the first place-our ideas are the world's best hope and we will stand steadfast for those ideas. Where I see failure is in the House and Senate-where are the representatives who have the power to really make Palestine pay for this? Or is the US gonna pull an Olmert, where we sigh and hedge and then cede the alpha role, only to regret it afterwards in the media? America's leaders-get on the ball. We can stand behind you, if you actually take a stand. |
| Posted by: Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-14 22:08 |
| #12 So, after all this, Palestine thinks it would be prudent to take Americans Hostage as well? Very, Very Unwise. Bullshit. We'll do fuck-all to the Palestinians over this. Well, that's not quite right. We'll hand them a great big wad of cash, a couple of freighters full of guns and ammunition, and strongarm the Israelis into giving them more greenhouses to trash. Face it, folks, our civilization doesn't want to live. The only open question is how long the corpse will stay warm and how much damage it will do while it's thrashing around. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-08-14 21:18 |
| #11 So, after all this, Palestine thinks it would be prudent to take Americans Hostage as well? Very, Very Unwise. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-08-14 19:50 |
| #10 So, after all this, Palestine thinks it would be prudent to take Americans Hostage as well? Very, Very Unwise. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-08-14 19:50 |
| #9 Is it my imagination, or has Fox completely clammed up on this? There doesn't seem to be anything on the web site, and I caught a Fox Middle East update that didn't mention it. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2006-08-14 19:46 |
| #8 Intimidation of journalists works. You can bet the next FOX crew in Gaza will be walking on egg shells. Message received by all news media. |
| Posted by: ed 2006-08-14 17:56 |
| #7 Touch Patti Ann and reap the whirlwind. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-08-14 17:40 |
| #6 Steve Centanni seems like a straight guy. I hope he is O.K. Might be easier to rescue him out of Gaza then Lebanon. Intel might also be better. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2006-08-14 17:21 |
| #5 My prayers are w/Steve Centanni & his cameraman. It would seem the Paleos are trying to goad America into action. I for one would have no problem going there and getting our guy back if the call came down. They need to learn that f*cking w/even one American will bring the wrath of God on their stupid heads. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-08-14 17:06 |
| #4 This is not good. Fox has been on Israel's side this whole event. Time for Israel to pull a hat trick on this one! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-08-14 16:15 |
| #3 Return our FOX guyz, now, assholes. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-08-14 16:13 |
| #2 OTOH, should any harm come to them, no other mainstream news organization would do a better job of stirring up American anger and mobilizing American public opinion even more against Palestinians than Fox. Careful, Palestine. You just stepped in it. Israel will have a freer hand now with bigtime American approval. |
| Posted by: Jules in the Hinterlands 2006-08-14 15:59 |
| #1 Unfortunately, the paleos know that the Fox News reporters are harder to spin. If they were NYT, ABC or CNN, the paleos would give them a medal. The fact that they work for Fox News does not bode well for their release. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-14 15:49 |