Posted on 07/20/2006 9:51:04 AM PDT by HAL9000
Two foreign journalists removed by Hezbollah in BeirutBEIRUT - Two foreign journalists of television and their assistants Lebanese who filmed Thursday in a district of the center of Beirut were removed by members of the party Hezbollah Shiite, one learned near a senior police officer.
"the team was filming in the gardens of Sanayeh", a public park which accomodates a number of refugees in the center of Beirut, according to this officer.
"Of the elements of Hezbollah seized them suspecting them of being spies", it affirmed, refusing to give the nationality from two abroad and the media for which they work.
A witness, Issa Othmane, told to have seen a car with the panes tinted to approach the journalists.
The occupants theirs asked for their identity, then left them the vehicle. A quarrel followed, then the journalists thorough in the car and were taken along quickly.
This witness specified that the two assistants Lebanese, a woman and a man, had also been removed.
Police officers and soldiers were deployed in the sector immediately after the removal of the two journalists.
"We try to find a solution with this business", added the senior police officer without providing details.
Thank you for the translation, most impressif, Hercule.
It's going to get a lot worse too. He said he was pretty well situated with food and water, but if he hadn't gotten out now, I'm not sure conditions on the ground will permit extractions a few days from now if everything keeps deteriorating.
Speak for yourself.
Nikki Robertson?? LOL?
If it were him, we could all relax as I'm sure they're just enjoying some team and hummus.
Hezbolla accused the kidnapped journalists of being spies ... the liberal MSM is on their side, so it couldn't possibly be one of them.
Not surprised at all. These people are cowards.
isn't it funny how they never seem to kidnap anyone?? it's always abduct, remove, capture or anything else. wonder why??
Apparently, Hezbollah is "arresting" a lot of "spys", accusing dozens of Lebanese people of helping Israel target their objectives, according to a report I saw last night in a Beirut newspaper.
Oh, no. A lot of good people will get caught up in that.
Not the Crescent News Network.
If true they'll be turned loose soon enough depending on the network they're working for. If they're french, the check is in the mail.
Maybe the MSM will NOW name the Lebanon as having TERRORISTS..and should tell Kofi Annen.
I haven't heard of Israel kidnapping journalists.
That's a good point.
I must admit that was the first thought that entered my mind upon seeing that headline.
Remember the reporter in the movie "Natural Born Killers"? Remember what happened to him in the end.
I think any journalist who wants to embed himself with muslim radicals needs to watch that movie before he goes on assignment.
After all, natural born killers are exactly what we are dealing with here.
You're encouraging terrorism against Americans? What a regrettable statement.
Civilized nations do not "kidnap" adversaries. They may capture them as POW's, or arrest them for breaking the law. But.......then again I'm talking about civilized..
And if not, you can bet they'll each develop a nasty case of Stockholm Syndrome.
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