Thursday, March 30, 2006

Iraqi, Coalition Forces Targeted Kidnapping Cell, not Mosque

... As the world celebrated the release of kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll, U.S. Major General Rick Lynch reminded reporters in Baghdad that every day, innocent Iraqis are kidnapped by criminals, insurgents and terrorists who fund their activities with ransoms.

“We have reason to believe and evidence to support [the fact] that terrorists and foreign fighters are using kidnapping as a way to finance their operations.” Lynch said during a March 30 press briefing in the Iraqi capital...
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