They get condemned harshly when they make mistakes, so they need to be applauded for doing something great-----as they did here in this instance:

"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Richard Butler, the CBS journalist rescued by Iraqi soldiers in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, described a quick escape and "brilliant" military work that ended his two long months of captivity.


Richard Butler, shown here in an undated photograph, had been kidnapped two months ago.

"The Iraqi army stormed the house and overcame the guards and burst through the door and I had my hood on, which I had to have on the whole time. And they shouted something at me and I pulled my hood off," Butler told TV cameras. "And they ran me down the road."

Butler, who is British, was freed Monday by chance during Iraqi military operations that have been ongoing for weeks in the city, and later was handed over to the British military. News footage showed him hugging and shaking hands with people after he fled a house in the Basra neighborhood of Jabaliya.

"Thank you and I'm looking forward to seeing my family and friends at CBS. And thank you again," he said.

When asked whether the Iraqi army was "good," Butler called the army "brilliant."
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/...eed/index.html


"Brilliant."

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What a relief for his family! So many people are murdered when taken hostage and in horrible ways. I can't imagine what he and his family have been through.

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Yes it was on the news here yesterday - extreamly good news.

Goes to show how the Iraqi Army are doing a fine job - bravo them !!!

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Bravo, two thumbs way up. I hope he and his family didn't have to suffer to much while he was gone.

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Let's just hope it wasn't propaganda lol

I remember the news reporting 10 minutes after 2 suicide bombers blew themselves up, that somehow the government knew they were both retarded women who were detonated remotely lol That's a lot to know about 2 people at seperate sites 10 minutes after they were obliterated.

Not saying I don't believe this story, just cautious is all.

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the jessica lynch situation infused a healthy dose of skepticism for these kinds of stories. i would expect anyone released from a hostage situation to think well of those who rescued him. but, should this be as presented, it would serve as an excellent sign that iraqis are being prepared to assume custody of their own future

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CBS' Butler says he isn't sure who kidnapped him in Iraq
Quote:
Butler said he felt it was better to be kidnapped in Iraq then taken into custody by Americans in Afghanistan.

"I was pleased I wasn't being mortarboarded in Guantanamo or being held for six and a half years like an Al-Jazeera cameraman, for instance," he said.

Butler said he lost about 42 pounds and during the last 12 days of his captivity, ate one tangerine and four boiled eggs.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080429/...xrYWK_fOys0NUE

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He was first taken to a police station in Basra and then was held in different places — including three nights where he was sealed into a small room between two walls, he said.
I wonder if he had more or less square feet than Gitmo Prisoners? I bet less
As time went on, his captors treated him better, but he was still held with a sack over his head and arm restraints.
they should of smacked this idiot too! But seriously I doubt the US military would have covered his head in a sack . We do reserve the right to cover his mother's face .
Butler said he lost about 42 pounds and during the last 12 days of his captivity, ate one tangerine and four boiled eggs.
excellant friggin treatment what a dope!
After continuing to recover at his house in France, Butler said he wants to go back to reporting in the world's danger spots. He doesn't plan to go back to Basra anytime soon, however.
I hope the french deport his stupid ass

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This guy's first full length interview is being broadcast on the BBC tonight

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7373486.stm

He tells of how to keep mentally strong he blanked out from his thoughts his wife and family - because he felt that would be too much to handle. But now weeks later he feels very guilty about doing it.

It must mess with your mind to be held like that in fear of being executed.

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