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March 23, 2006
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Coalition troops rescue hostages from the Christian Peacemaker Teams.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces freed three Christian peace activists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday in an operation mounted two weeks after the kidnappers tortured and killed their American colleague.And the organization responds:Canadians Jim Loney, 41, and Harmeet Sooden, 32, and 74-year-old British pacifist Norman Kember from Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) were snatched in Baghdad in November.
Our hearts are filled with joy today as we heard that Harmeet Singh Sooden, Jim Loney and Norman Kember have been safely released in Baghdad...Harmeet, Jim and Norman and Tom were in Iraq to learn of the struggles facing the people in that country. They went, motivated by a passion for justice and peace to live out a nonviolent alternative in a nation wracked by armed conflict. They knew that their only protection was in the power of the love of God and of their Iraqi and international co-workers. We believe that the illegal occupation of Iraq by Multinational Forces is the root cause of the insecurity which led to this kidnapping and so much pain and suffering in Iraq. The occupation must end.Yup. As Kathryn Lopez says in the Corner, they couldn't even fit a simple 'thanks' into the release?
Posted by slublog at March 23, 2006 08:18 AM
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