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Terrorists Allegedly Bribed on Behalf of Fox News

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2006 Conservative website WorldNetDaily claims someone paid Palestinian terrorist organizations $2 million for the release of two Fox News reporters. The payment was then allegedly used to buy weapons, meaning -- if the claim is accurate -- that someone financed terrorists on behalf of Fox News. (h/t: Americablog) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Iraq: Mass Kidnapping Targets Academics

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2006 Earlier today some 80 armed gunmen dressed as interior ministry commandos stormed a research institute in Baghdad, kidnapping between 100 and 150 at least 50 people, some of whom were apparently released. The incident follows a series of attacks on academics and prompted Iraq's higher education minister to close all universities until security is improved. (That order was later rescinded.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

EU Lawmakers Condemn Bush?s Secret Prisons

Staff / Truthdig Sep 7, 2006 Members of the European Union?s parliament have been fuming over the existence of secret European prisons, following Bush?s recent admission about the facilities. In response to the discovery and to previous denials by European leaders who may have played host to the detention centers, one lawmaker said: ?Bush exposes not only his own previous lies. He also exposes to ridicule those arrogant government leaders in Europe who dismissed as unfounded our fears about extraordinary rendition.? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

JonBenet Confession May Be Bunk

Staff / Truthdig Aug 17, 2006 UPDATE: Authorities are questioning the veracity of the supposed confession described below. John Mark Karr, a 41-year-old schoolteacher, has admitted to kidnapping and killing JonBenet Ramsey. The surprise confession comes after 10 years of dead-ends and false accusations in a mystery that gripped the American imagination?and airwaves. UPDATE: Thai authorities said Karr told them he drugged and had sex with the child, and then realized he had "accidentally" killed her. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jill Carroll Was Coached by Captors

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2006 In part three of the 11-part series, kidnapped Christian Science Monitor reporter Jill Carroll receives instruction from her captors on how to look miserable on camera. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Kidnapped Reporter Carroll: I Pleaded for a Quick Death

Staff / Truthdig Aug 14, 2006 Jill Carroll, the 28-year-old Christian Science Monitor freelancer who was held captive in Iraq for almost three months earlier this year, has gone public for the first time with the story of her ordeal. She recalls beseeching one of her captors to use a gun to kill her -- rather than a knife -- when it seemed her execution was imminent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Baghdad Gunmen Kidnap 25 People

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2006 The gunmen, wearing Iraqi security force uniforms, snatched the group from an office in central Baghdad that witnesses said housed the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in addition to a business. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Brazen Kidnapping, 56 Vanish from Baghdad

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2006 Gunmen wearing police uniforms forced 56 people into pickups during the daytime operation. A Washington Post reporter writes, "The scale and audacity of the operation were unusual even by the capital's lawless standards." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

American Reporter Set Free in Iraq

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2006 Jill Carroll, 28, was released unharmed after nearly three months of captivity. "I was treated well, but I don't know why I was kidnapped," she tells Iraqi TV. As yet, there is no explanation as to why she was let go. Dig deeper