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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (6099)	10/19/2004 11:06:36 AM
From: Brasco One	Respond to of 22250

Armed Group Kidnaps British Boss (Margaret Hassan) of Aid Organization CARE Armed group kidnaps UK charity boss An 'armed group' has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the director of an international charity in Iraq as she was being driven to work in Baghdad. Al-Jazeera satellite TV said Margaret Hassan was snatched by an unnamed group and aired a video showing her in captivity, along with her documents. Mrs Hassan, a British-born Iraqi national, was abducted in the capital, CARE International UK said in London. "As of now we are unaware of the motives for the abduction," the statement said. "As far as we know, Margaret is unharmed. A CARE employee said Mrs Hassan was abducted while she was being driven to work in a west Baghdad neighbourhood. The employee said CARE did not employ armed guards. The charity said Mrs Hassan had been "providing humanitarian relief to the people of Iraq" for more than 25 years. "Needless to say, we are doing whatever we can to secure her release," the statement added. "But equally, it would be unhelpful for us to comment further at this time. Our overwhelming concern must be for Margaret's safety." Mrs Hassan was born in Britain but became an Iraqi citizen, is married to an Iraqi and has lived in this country for 30 years. Humanitarian organisations have not been spared from the violence sweeping Iraq. Last year, the Iraq headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross was damaged in a vehicle bomb, and many non-governmental organisations have withdraw foreign staff because of the bombings and kidnappings of foreigners. --------------------------------------------------------- Shame on you HUango again for admiring and supporting these criminal thugs!!