A terrorist leader has said that a $2 million ransom was paid in cash for Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig's freedom in August after being held for two weeks. During the time they were held hostage they were forced to
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Fox News Reporter Steve Centanni and Cameraman Olaf Wiig were released by their terrorist captors on Sunday bringing an end to their two week captivity. We here at The Realm are thrilled at this outcome. However, I do have some
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A terrorist group calling themselves Brigades of Holy Jihad have released a video of Fox News reporter Steve Centanni and cameraman Olaf Wiig. In the video demands are made for the release of "Muslim prisoners" within 72 hours. Steve
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Former hostage Jill Carroll, a journalist for the Christian Science Monitor, will appear on ABC's Good Morning America this morning to recount her tale of captivity at the hands of terrorists. The constant fear of being killed at any moment
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The terrorists who took journalist Jill Carroll of the Christian Science Monitor hostage were captured by Marines of the Regimental Combat Team 5 back in May, but information of the capture was withheld until now due to security concerns. The
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Kristian Menchaca (left) and Thomas Tucker (right) The animals in al-Qaeda have released a video of the beheading and desecration of Kristian Menchaca and Thomas Tucker, the two 101st airborne service members reported missing at a checkpoint attacked by terrorists.
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Tom Fox, one of four peace activists taken hostage in Iraq by the The Swords Of Righteousness Brigade in November, 2005 was found shot in the head and chest in Baghdad. Tom Fox was 54 and dedicated his life to
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al-Qaeda Terrorist, Hussein Fehimi, has confessed to 116 beheading including that of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda For those who don't remember, Shosei Koda, was a Japanese man taken hostage while backpacking in Iraq in October 2004. He was later shown
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Terrorists have released another video of Journalist Jill Carroll. This is the third to date and shows Jill Carroll in a hajib against a patterned rug background. Unlike the last video Jill Carroll was not seen crying or weeping,
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A 23-year-old female reporter, Reem Zaid, and 25-year-old male reporter, Marwan Khaza'al, working for Iraqi channel Sumariya TV were taken hostage by 5 terrorist gunmen in Iraq. It seems they just wanted the faces as they left 2 cameramen behind.
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A video of German engineers, Thomas Nitzschke and Rene Braeunlich, was played on al-Jazeera. The terrorist group Tawhid and Sunnah Brigade said they are going to kill the two within 72-hours if Germany doesn't break ties with Iraq and pull
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There's some terrorist threats and boycotts going around over cartoons printed in a Danish paper portraying Muslims in a bad light. Here is one of the cartoons. It just simply amazes me that Muslims would be all up in arms
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A video of reporter Jill Carroll was show on al-Jazeera yesterday. In the video Jill Carroll is seen crying and apparently begging for the release of Iraqi prisoners or the terrorists threaten to kill her. There was no audio
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Video of two German engineers being held hostage in Iraq was broadcast on Al-Jazeera today. Thomas Nitzschke and Rene Braeunlich were taken hostage outside of their workplace on January 24, 2005. The two had only been in the country for
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Two German Engineers, Thomas Wischke Thomas Nitzschke and Rebiti Drata Rene Braeunlich, were taken hostage on their third day on the job this morning. Reports say 6 terrorists in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped the two in Baiji -- which is
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Jill Carroll, reporter for the Christian Science Monitor, was shown on a video today on al-Jazeera. The audio was not broadcast and there was no mention of the terrorist group that took her hostage. They have threatened to kill
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French Engineer, Bernard Planche, has escaped from his terrorist captors that took him hostage on December 5, 2004. Initial reports are that the terrorists panicked at a checkpoint while transporting him and tossed Bernard Planche from the car. Other reports
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Details are scarce, but reports seem to confirm that an American female journalist was taken hostage in Iraq and that her interpreter was killed in the hostage taking. The terrorist group who took her hostage is also unknown at this
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In a bizarre choice former hostage Susanne Osthoff appeared on German TV channel ZDF for an interview dressed in what appeared to be suicide bomber attire claiming she didn't want anyone to know what she looked like. During the
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Bernard Planche, a 52-year-old French engineer, was shown on al-Arabiya TV with a gun pointed at his head while he read a statement. The previously unknown terrorist group calling itself Battalion of the Lookout for Iraq demanded the removal of
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I applaud Susanne Osthoff. There has been a lot said about Susanne Osthoff and her recent decision to return to Iraq to get back to work after being taken hostage by terrorists. While some would decry her action as foolish
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The Islamic Army In Iraq has released a video of the execution and murder of American Ronald Schulz. In the video a man is seen kneeling and blindfolded facing away from some terrorists on a dirt area. Moments later gunfire
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Susanne Osthoff, the German Archaeologist who was taken hostage by terrorists, has been freed and is reported to be at the German embassy in Baghdad. There were no details on whether she was released by the terrorists or rescued. Susanne
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Update: December 19, 2005 See: Video Of American Hostage Ronald Schulz Execution By Islamic Army In Iraq Released A message posted to a known terrorist website says that Ronald Schulz, the American security consultant taken hostage, has been killed by
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A new video was released of two of the 4 hostages taken hostage by a terrorist group calling itself The Swords Of Righteousness Brigade. In the video American Thomas Fox (seen at right) and Briton Norman Kember are seen in
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Ronald Schulz, An American contractor, was taken hostage Tuesday in Iraq by the terrorist group Islamic Army In Iraq. A video was released with Schulz on it. On the video the terrorists threaten to kill Schulz if the US
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Bernard Planche, a French engineer working for a a group called AACCESS rehabilitating areas in Iraq, was kidnapped in the Mansour district. One interesting difference in this hostage taking is that it seems a female terrorist was involved. There
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The hostage taking of four peace activists in Iraq a few days ago, on November 30, 2005, is strikingly similar to what happened to Italian left-wing reporter Giuliana Sgrena earlier this year on February 2, 2005. The Jawa Report has
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the first female German Chancellor in history, said in her first speech that she is not going to negotiate with terrorists. After the constant soft spined approach of Gerhard Schroeder this is welcome news and a
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German Archaeologist Susanne Osthoff, 43, was taken hostage in Iraq by an unknown terrorist group. She is the first German national to be taken hostage in the country. The terrorist group released a video showing Osthoff alongside a terrorist
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