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| Two CBS journalists missing in Iraq |
| 2008-02-12 |
| The US television network CBS reported Monday that two of its journalists had gone missing in the predominantly Shiite southern city of Basra. CBS said all efforts were under way to find the journalists. It did not name the journalists and requested "that others do not speculate on the identities of those involved" until more information was available. Iraqi police and witnesses said the kidnapping occurred Sunday morning when about eight masked gunmen wielding machine guns stormed the three-story Sultan Palace Hotel. In New York, the Committee to Protect Journalists said it was "deeply concerned for the safety of our colleagues, and hope they are located swiftly and able to resume their important work covering this critical story." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Waiting to see how they spin this one. After all the MSM refers to Islam as a relgion of So far they are being called, "gunmen." |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-02-12 17:03 |
| #12 That was probably the first place they looked... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-12 16:25 |
| #11 #1 Have they checked the bar? 9.7138¾ ~:) |
| Posted by: RD 2008-02-12 15:51 |
| #10 The end of the Sadr Ceasefire/Hudna? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-02-12 09:49 |
| #9 Where did I put my femto-violine? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-02-12 09:30 |
| #8 Courage! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2008-02-12 09:14 |
| #7 ...eight masked gunmen wielding machine guns stormed the three-story Sultan Palace Hotel. QUAGMIRE!!! Not even the cushy hotels and bars are safe for our brave journalists anymore!!! /sarcasm |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-02-12 09:04 |
| #6 The Sadr Boyz say it's a British journalist and an Iraqi interpreter. Of course, they condemn the kidnapping. Wink, wink. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-02-12 07:05 |
| #5 Oooooh... But the best news would be if they were released - after converting to Islam, of course - and told the world their captors spoke Farsi! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-02-12 06:08 |
| #4 At first I was surprised, then I remembered the jihadis had alienated all their other allies.... I hope the wackos come to their senses, and offer to release them for a ransom. CBS, of course, would refuse to negotiate with terrorists. But these are just kidnappers.... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-02-12 06:06 |
| #3 Did they check outside their hotel rooms? |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-02-12 05:09 |
| #2 I should not have laughed, but despite the fact that it is not a funny situation - that was a funny joke :-) |
| Posted by: Grailing and Tenille1838 2008-02-12 02:50 |
| #1 Have they checked the bar? |
| Posted by: hairofthedawg 2008-02-12 02:03 |