Annan demands immediate release of hostages held in Iraq

ECH1969

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Dec-08-05 10:01 PM
Original message

Annan demands immediate release of hostages held in Iraq

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday called for the "immediate and unconditional" release of all Iraqi and foreign hostages taken by Iraqi militants.

Annan "calls for their immediate, safe and unconditional release, and strongly reiterates his appeal to all sides to respect at all times the fundamental principles of international humanitarian law," his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

Annan's comments came as an Internet statement by The Islamic Army in Iraq claimed it had killed a US hostage named Ronald Schulz, who was a contractor.

The Islamic Army said it killed Schulz because US President George W. Bush refused to meet its demands that all prisoners in Iraq be released.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-12/09/content_3898388.htm

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

cantstandbush

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Thu Dec-08-05 10:12 PM
Response to Original message

1. Did he ask that ALL parties in Iraq respect at all time international

humanitiarian law? Abu Gharaib makes this almost a mute issue.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Sat May 11th 2024, 10:57 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.