Israeli Airstrike Hits Reuters Car...

No life is held sacred today, Israel and America kill Journalists at random and makes excuses, and Palistinians set them free, wonder what that tells you. who are the civilised human beings anyways.

Associated Press IBRAHIM BARZAK August 27, 2006 at 10:50 AM

Israeli aircraft fired two missiles early Sunday at an armored car belonging to the Reuters news agency, wounding five people, including two cameramen, Palestinian witnesses and hospital officials said.

The Israeli army said it did not realize the car's passengers were journalists and only attacked because the vehicle was driving in a suspicious manner near Israeli troops in the middle of a combat zone.

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Kidnapped Fox Journalists Released In Gaza...

Fox News CNN Posted Sunday August 27, 2006 at 09:01 AM

Fantastic news: Almost two weeks after being kidnapped in Gaza, Fox journalists Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig have been released, dropped off at the Beach Hotel in Gaza City shortly before noon, Israel time. "Somebody did the right thing somewhere because here I am, and I must first off thank everybody for their support and for all the work they've done, as well on the air," said Centanni on Fox. "I'm just so happy to be free." The two are out of Gaza and are now in Israel.

Prior to the release, the most recent communique from the kidnappers was a video which showed Centanni and Wiig reading statements claiming that they had "embraced Islam with the Prophet Mohammed as their leader." Centanni said they had been "forced to convert to Islam at gunpoint," though he proclaimed the "highest respect" for Islam. Said Centanni: "It was something we felt we had to do, because they had the guns, and we didn't know what the hell was going on," he told Fox.

Fox has video and Centanni's recounting of the ordeal here; TVNewser has the background on this crisis. Congratulations to Centanni, Wiig, their families and to Fox!

Now I would actually like to know what the Bush Govt and Fox news did to get the journalists released nothing as usual, they where set free, by the Palistinians nothing changes that bit of news

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I suppose you noticed that I would not believe anything that came from Faux News Fair and Balanced, they do not deserve my trust in journalism.

First Posted: Sunday, August 27, 2006 . 7:55pm -->Last Update: Sunday, August 27, 2006. 7:55pm (AEST)

Kidnapped journalists released in Gaza
By Middle East Correspondent David Hardaker and wires

Militants in Gaza have released two Western journalists who have been held captive for the past two weeks.

The two journalists, who working for the Fox News Network, were freed after Palestinian security services negotiated with a group called the Holy Jihad Brigades.

American reporter Steve Centanni and freelance cameraman, New Zealander, Olaf Wiig, showed the strain of their near fortnight in captivity as they raced into a Gaza hotel, which is popular with journalists.

The two men appeared to be unharmed and the Fox News Network says they are in good spirits.

Earlier, militants had released a videotape in which the two men are shown converting to Islam.

Centanni says they did so against their will.

"Don't get me wrong here I have the highest respect for Islam and learned a lot of very good things about it, but it was something we felt we had to do because they had the guns and we didn't know what the hell was going on," he said.

"I'm so happy to be out because there were times I thought I was dead and I'm not."

They men were overcome with emotion after greeting family and friends.

Wiig urged reporters not to allow their abduction to scare them away.

"My biggest concern really is that as a result of what happened to us, foreign journalists will be discouraged from coming here to tell the story and that would be a great tragedy for the people of Palestine and especially for the people of Gaza," he said.

"Your story doesn't get very well told because it is difficult to work here."

The group which abducted them had demanded the release of all Muslim prisoners held in United States prisons.

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, who met with the pair after their release, says the mysterious group behind the kidnapping is not linked to the global Al Qaeda network as rumoured.

"I don't think that the kidnappers had any relationship to Al Qaeda," he said.

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