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Jan. 23rd, 2005 10:43 amHere's a little amusement in the morning. Read the book reviews at the bottom.
Below is an article by way of Salon but originally from a magazine in Europe. It was written by one of the french journalists who was held captive in Iraq for four months, but not killed. Probably the main point of this is that the insurgents are very wealthy, and still very committed to their goal of ensuring that peace will not be had in Iraq. Also, there is no indication of how the French negotiated the return of the journalists, however there are rumors about that $19million was exchanged for their release. I'm not so sure that was wise, if that was the case.
( Four months on planet bin Laden French journalist George Malbrunot recounts his horrific days in captivity and how he is now convinced of one thing: America's Iraq policy is doomed. )
Below is an article by way of Salon but originally from a magazine in Europe. It was written by one of the french journalists who was held captive in Iraq for four months, but not killed. Probably the main point of this is that the insurgents are very wealthy, and still very committed to their goal of ensuring that peace will not be had in Iraq. Also, there is no indication of how the French negotiated the return of the journalists, however there are rumors about that $19million was exchanged for their release. I'm not so sure that was wise, if that was the case.
( Four months on planet bin Laden French journalist George Malbrunot recounts his horrific days in captivity and how he is now convinced of one thing: America's Iraq policy is doomed. )
