May 19, 2006

UAE diplomat Naji al-Noaimi. Released

Good News!

Yahoo News :His brother, Mohammed al-Nuaimi, said the family had been told by the government that he was free, but they did not know how his release came about.

"The officials just told us that he was released and he was on his way to the embassy," al-Nuaimi said from his home in Dibba, a town in the southern Emirates.

"We have no details on how he has been released."

It could be insurgent leaders were uncomfortable with these illegal terror tactics. Still does not excuse taking him to start with. I like it when it ends this way ,especially after only three days. Reports are no demands (at least the public ones) were met.

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Update 18:51 CDT : Still no confirmation he has arrived safely.

Update 05/20 : Still no confirmation. We pray we have it soon. It seems there has been a snag develop.

NDTV : The government declined to comment on the reported release, but the official news agency WAM reported that the UAE charge d'affairs in Baghdad, Ali Seif al-Kaabi, had returned home to brief the Foreign Ministry on the latest developments in the kidnapping.

In Baghdad, Lt Col Falah al-Mohamedawi of the Iraqi Interior Ministry said the government has imposed an official blackout on news of any prospective release of the UAE diplomat

Posted by: Howie at 11:40 AM | Comments (12) | Add Comment
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1 Another ransom paid to help fund the terrorists!

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 19, 2006 12:16 PM (FCC6c)

2 Most of the kidnapping in Iraq have done by criminal gangs with ransom profit being the motive more than any political agenda. The numbers have been changing of late as more have been kidnapped as part of a torture/murder reason as part of sectarian violence/civil war.

Posted by: john ryan at May 19, 2006 12:52 PM (TcoRJ)

3 John Ryan's post was edifying, though woefully offbase. Intel Guy

Posted by: Capster at May 19, 2006 02:25 PM (IARJ7)

4 I blame the liberals for this one. Let the guy get his head cut off why fund the terrorists? Let start taking liberals hostage . . . .

Posted by: Garner at May 19, 2006 03:38 PM (x7v0S)

5 Don't forget his driver was fatally shot in this event.

Posted by: Ernie Oporto at May 19, 2006 03:59 PM (/lpvu)

6 Yeah. The drivers seem to always get the short end of the stick. By the way, get used to soon seeing road signs in Spanish/English. DamnBushsty!

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 19, 2006 04:16 PM (FCC6c)

7 I wonder what would have happened had he been Christian or Jewish?

Posted by: greyrooster at May 19, 2006 07:31 PM (AWtJU)

8 I don't think this hostage has been freed. Nobody can confirm this. Not even the guy's family. You might want to point that out. Hopefully we'll find out tomorrow.

Posted by: Kevin Spade at May 19, 2006 07:40 PM (CnDtU)

9 meanwhile we'll just have to chew on the dozens of others that weren't so fortunate to make it out alive today ...

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 19, 2006 08:42 PM (FCC6c)

10 No ransom has been paid but the top diplomat for the UAE has left Iraq. That was one of the demands for the release of Naji Al Noami. The diplomat has not been released yet.

Posted by: Charles Logan at May 20, 2006 05:49 AM (CnDtU)

11 Are you sure you didn't see any money change hands Charles?

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 20, 2006 08:38 AM (FCC6c)

12 If they did the government isn't saying anything. When terrorists found out Susanne Osthoff was released due to ransom, Two Germans were kidnapped and held for three months. They were released but how it happened has not been revealed.

Posted by: Charles Logan at May 20, 2006 11:53 AM (CnDtU)

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