Paris (AFP)
PARIS (AFP) - One of two French journalists freed after a four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq (news - web sites) spoke of having been "immersed in Planet (Osama) bin Laden" as the pair began giving media interviews after their return to Paris and debriefing by French authorities.
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"One of the lessons we drew from our captivity was that we were immersed in planet Bin Laden, especially when we were in a cell of the Islamic Army in the north" of Iraq, Malbrunot told France 2 public television.
"We really understood that these kidnappers were driven not by an Iraqi agenda, but by an agenda of Islamic holy war," said the journalist, speaking from his home town of Montaigeet-en-Forez in central France.
Malbrunot also issued a stern warning to fellow journalists about the dangers of working in Iraq.
"We urge them to be very careful. Our kidnappers told us: 'Do not come back to Iraq, this is a land of war and we do not need you here. We want to settle our scores with the Americans,'" he said.
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Mata Musing
Now is the time to ask. Would Americans prefer we engage the enemy bent on "settling scores" on Iraqi soil? Or would you prefer they came here to the US again?
Just to hedge off any nonsense, do remember the timeline. Bin Laden and his cronies attacked us on 9:11. This was prior to our so called "occupation" of Baghdad, and prior to our liberating... I assume even dissenters can agree the Afghanis are liberated and not "occupied"... Afghanistan.
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