http://medienkritik.typepad.com/blog/2005/12/susanne_osthoff.html
"said that she "cannot blame them for kidnapping her, as they cannot enter [Baghdad's heavily fortified] Green Zone to kidnap Americans."
Well. That makes it all better. Doesn't it?? /sarc
Good link -- so she was a sympathizer and now it looks like she was a participant in the scam.
I agree with blogger that this is a great comment: "Give her back ... I know that they don't give refunds but maybe the Germans can get store credit."