Alive in Baghdad - Marwan Speaks about his Kidnapping

	Duration: 06:38 minutes Upload Time: 07-07-04 14:44:44 User: AliveInBaghdad :::: Favorites
Description: Visit http://www.aliveinbaghdad.org each monday for new videos about life in Iraq! Aside from death, abduction of a correspondent is just about the last thing anyone involved in a media organization wants to hear. On July 23rd, that is exactly what happened. Kidnappings have now become routine in Baghdad. Luckily Marwan was released approximately three days after his kidnapping. Unfortunately when Marwan was first kidnapped, we could not tell his story, due to his parent's request and fear for his safety. Today we bring you the first segment of a two part interview about his kidnapping and detention by one of Baghdad's militias, apparently the Mahdi Army. Marwan was kidnapped while shooting b-roll, that is supporting footage depicting life around Baghdad. It is an unfortunate reality that shooting footage on the streets of Baghdad is an incredibly dangerous prospect. Marwan had only been working for one week when he was kidnapped, he had not even received his ID card.
Comments
megaton12 ::: Favorites The INGs did nothing... 07-08-28 23:15:13 _____________________________________________________
littlemoroccan ::: Favorites Salam Alykum, I am an American. I see the violence, the blood, and the tears. It saddens my heart to no end. Most of my friends are Muslems and hamdoliah for them!! My other friend is Iraq. I fear for his life everyday. I do not see religion or race..I see human beings doing harm to one and another. I wish for peace and happiness. I wish for the world to be a better place. My heart is with you in Iraq my heart is with the people here to. 07-08-28 18:11:45 _____________________________________________________
mojy2002 ::: Favorites stop trying to indirectly blame the government of kidnappings and that they allow this to happen, this is ridiculous and not true! 07-08-28 18:03:07 _____________________________________________________
michael3326 ::: Favorites Ya its ur Muslim brothers doin this to u. Kill those assholes and end the problem. Rise up against the Muslim terrorists and save ur country. 07-08-20 11:37:08 _____________________________________________________
raist2 ::: Favorites The U.S. started this horror with the occupation and by working with the terrorists and causing sectarian fighting by playing sides off of each other for their own gain. 07-08-28 12:19:48 _____________________________________________________
scottreynolds74 ::: Favorites You're sitting on your fat ass in probably your safe suburban house, probably have never been in the military or have seen death and destruction first hand. You've never known a very real danger to life and limb just by going outside... and YOU are telling these people what to do? You're shameless. 07-08-28 19:20:00 _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
AndyKawai ::: Favorites Let's move past this stale conversation of black and white, them and us, terrorist and emacipators. Let's ask the real questions, like where the oil revenues are going, what the pro-US common Iraqis think, what the anti-US common Iraqis think. 07-08-18 05:35:03 _____________________________________________________
AndyKawai ::: Favorites Terrorists and insurgents infiltrating the police? These words are merely media and government constructs delivered to the American public which blankets anyone that is "them" whether they are common thugs, people with guns who believe in resistance, people in the force who for better or for worse became cynical about US involvement in Iraq. 07-08-18 05:34:51 _____________________________________________________
franksolutions ::: Favorites I took this video to be terrorist propaganda. Usually they take pictures of gas stations, etc. to film an explosion. Apparently this was thwarted, so they are attempting a different line. May Allah bless you with a long and properous life by your not blowing up yourelf and your fellow man. 07-08-17 00:13:42 _____________________________________________________
raist2 ::: Favorites franksolutions please stop posting your hatred and stupidity on all of these videos. Are you so foolish that you have not visited aliveinbaghdad website to discover what it is? Why do you keep suggesting it is something else, and saying such absurd and harmful things? Is it to get attention, or are you simply insane? This people risk their life to bring the true story of Iraqis to the world, which the U.S. media does not do. 07-08-28 12:26:40 _____________________________________________________
blcute ::: Favorites its sad MAY GOD PROTECT YOU AND PROTECT ALL POOR IRAQIS WHO SUFFER AMONG THOSE ASSHOLES THE TERRORISTS 07-08-10 08:56:40 _____________________________________________________
karma52 ::: Favorites The zionist crusaders want to destroy all Muslim nations.Iraq,Iran,Lebanon,Syria,Sudan,Palestine,etc.are all on the zionist hit list.We must stop the evil zionist crusaders.Allahu Akbar!! 07-07-13 18:42:08 _____________________________________________________
ABRAHAM104 ::: Favorites The sad thing is that insurgents have infiltrated the ING and police...a lot of police men are corrupts!! 07-07-04 16:49:26 _____________________________________________________