Iraqi group parades 'collaborators' (hostages)

[Whoa_Nelly]

Wednesday 02 June 2004, 13:42 Makka Time, 10:42 GMT

An Arab satellite channel has aired footage of a group of armed men threatening to kill an Egyptian and a Turkish prisoner if their countries do not condemn the US-led occupation in Iraq.


"Death will be the fate of these people if their governments don't condemn the occupation," said a masked man holding an assault rifle as two men crouched in front of him holding up their passports. The footage was aired by al-Arabiya television on Wednesday.

"I deliver foodstuffs from Kuwait to the US army," said one of the men, who was clean-shaven and spoke in Arabic with an Egyptian accent. The other man had a moustache and spoke in what sounded like Turkish.

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"We are going to treat them in accordance with Islamic law, and we warn everyone who is assisting the Americans that they will meet the same fate," the gunman added.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/B3416C1B-7771-42D4-AE95-2F50132FF277.htm

[struggle4progress]

1. These poor guys were probably just trying to make a living.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Here's the story from the BBC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3771725.stm

Iraq hostages video is broadcast



I would assume that this is not the same people who kidnapped Berg? They are not dressed in orange jump suits, the walls are not yellow, and they're not sitting on white plastic chairs.