Washington Post: Video of Kidnapped Journalists Released
Why “Suspiciously?” Because this doesn’t look like a Palestinian kidnapping in Gaza but rather a Sunni terrorist kidnapping in Iraq.
The videotape is an ominous echo of kidnappings in Iraq. In the past, Palestinian groups have seized more than a dozen journalists, but almost all have been released quickly. Palestinian sources said they have never heard of this group and were struck that the statement accompanying the videotape did not demand release by Israel of Palestinian prisoners, a common demand of Palestinian groups. The kidnapping Aug. 14 had been condemned by Hamas and by other groups, but Palestinian officials had said they were unable to find out information on the kidnapping, an unusual circumstance raising worries about the men’s safety.