This is so terrible- hostages in Iraq. Update more taken, including Americans.

[palmtreegirl]

Hostages in Iraq

This is so terrible. Prayers for all those involved and their families.

Prayers also for all our troops, the coalition forces, aide workers and any innocents caught in the crossfire.

 

[FINFAN]

 

[annemariec]

That is the worst news. I'm sorry to hear of this. I do pray for the hostages and everyone involved.

Annemarie

 

[Disneyland_emily]

May the angels watch over them and their families

-em

 

[stevenpensacola]

when you look at all that's going on in the Middle East, it makes you realize how good we've got it over here.

 

[DocRafiki]

Saw the pics on the news -- just shocking!

I wonder what we would do if they were our citizens. Unbelievable.

 

[Serena]

My prayers for them.

 

[palmtreegirl]

Originally posted by DocRafiki
Saw the pics on the news -- just shocking!

I wonder what we would do if they were our citizens. Unbelievable.

It's horrific to think that this could keep happening, the people doing this are monsters, pure evil.

 

[palmtreegirl]

Update more taken.

link

_Iraqi Insurgents Say Seize Six Foreigners


ABU GHRAIB, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi insurgents said they had seized four Italians and two Americans on the western outskirts of Baghdad on Friday.

A Reuters journalist saw two captive foreigners, said by the insurgents to be Italians, in a mosque in a village in the Abu Ghraib district. One was wounded in the shoulder. Both were weeping.

U.S. soldiers in a tank in the area near the village of al-Dhahab al-Abyad said they knew some Americans had been taken hostage, but had no details.

"That's why we are sealing off the road," said one soldier.


Insurgents told Reuters they had captured four Italians traveling in a four-wheel-drive vehicle with weapons in it. They said they had seized the Americans in a separate attack.

They took the journalist to a mosque, surrounded by about 40 fighters with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles, where they said all the hostages had been taken.

The two foreigners could be seen from a distance, but the fighters did not allow them to be filmed.

 

[palmtreegirl]

324 views and 6 responses, am I wrong to be slightly bothered by this?

 

[Serena]

No, don't be. The first thing I did was to turn on the tv. It really hurts your heart to see all this and not be able to do anything about it but pray.

 

[Auggietina]

It's unbelievable.
I looked and didn't post, doesn't mean I don't care. My dh is there in Iraq and its hard to put into words when you see something like this and you have a loved one there fighting.

I can not tell you the stressful week I've had not knowing where my dh is in Iraq with all that has been going on.

Thank you to all of you who still support the troops that are over there.

 

[WDWLVR]

Originally posted by palmtreegirl
324 views and 6 responses, am I wrong to be slightly bothered by this?

I wouldn't be - I'm really at a loss for words and wouldn't have responded at all except to answer your post. Prayers are being said and I think right now that is what is needed most.

 

[palmtreegirl]

Originally posted by Auggietina
It's unbelievable.
I looked and didn't post, doesn't mean I don't care. My dh is there in Iraq and its hard to put into words when you see something like this and you have a loved one there fighting.

I can not tell you the stressful week I've had not knowing where my dh is in Iraq with all that has been going on.

Thank you to all of you who still support the troops that are over there.

Prayers and thanks to your DH for serving our country, my DH was in Iraq during the first Gulf War.

 

[WeirdEyes]

This is truly horrific! I hope and pray that there is a good outcome.

 

[PCWizard]

Of course....

All our thoughts and prayers are with those who are there doing what is right, and the families they love enough to risk their lives to protect.

God bless the USA!

 

[leahannpen]

This just makes me ill! Those people are EVIL in the worst way!

 

[dumboiu]

Originally posted by palmtreegirl
324 views and 6 responses, am I wrong to be slightly bothered by this?

What do you expect to be said? I for one am speechless. I have nothing to say..............only prayers for those being tormented.

But.....I responded so you wouldn't feel as if your very important post was being ignored.

 

[palmtreegirl]

Originally posted by dumboiu
What do you expect to be said? I for one am speechless. I have nothing to say..............only prayers for those being tormented.

But.....I responded so you wouldn't feel as if your very important post was being ignored.

I was dismayed because I felt that more people would respond since it was such a terrible/sad/devasting story. My sadness over the lack of posts had nothing to do with my ego but thanks anyway.

If I took your response the wrong way then I am truly sorry, it's so hard to *read* emotions into posts and I'm not sure if you were being sarcastic or not.

 

[dumboiu]

Originally posted by palmtreegirl
I was dismayed because I felt that more people would respond since it was such a terrible/sad/devasting story. My sadness over the lack of posts had nothing to do with my ego but thanks anyway.

If I took your response the wrong way then I am truly sorry, it's so hard to *read* emotions into posts and I'm not sure if you were being sarcastic or not.

No, I wasn't being sarcastic.....just honest. And, don't worry about not being able to "read" emotions in posts. It is next to impossible. I find that my comments are often times taken in a different manner than they are meant.

Your post IS very important. It is just that no matter what anyone says, it doesn't change the horrific situation. It is just very painful.