Kember Freed!

[gick]

Good news comes from Iraq, of all places:

British Iraq hostage Kember freed

One British and two Canadian peace activists held hostage in Iraq have been freed in an operation by multinational forces.
Norman Kember, 74, of Pinner, north-west London, was one of four men seized in Baghdad in November.

He is said to be in a "reasonable condition" after being freed. Canadians James Loney and Harmeet Singh Sooden, also freed, have been hospitalised.

The body of murdered US citizen Tom Fox was found in Baghdad two weeks ago.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4836218.stm

I'm really pleased that they've been rescued, I was certain that they'd be dead for sure. I wonder why the hostage takers kept them alive for so long instead of killing them as they did to the American guy?

 

[CptStern]

probably due to appeals from iraqis/christians/peacekeepers in iraq/palestinian muslims/al jazeera

there was a lot of protest over this captivity ..there were even muslim/christian/non-religious groups here in canada that campaigned for their release since last november

it's sad that the american peacekeeper didnt make it out alive