Analog
Lifer
Reports of a possible release of at least two female prisoners in Iraq may offer a glimmer of hope for the family of a British captive threatened with beheading.
Although the interim Iraqi Justice Minister Malik Duhan al-Hasan is quoted by a British newspaper as saying that the release "has nothing to do with the kidnapping", the family of Kenneth Bigley says "it's no coincidence".
"I think this is the language of diplomacy", Paul Bigley, the brother of Kenneth, told Aljazeera.net. "They had to say that to save face. I think the news is directly to do with the fact that we are lobbying so hard for Ken's release."
Text
Although the interim Iraqi Justice Minister Malik Duhan al-Hasan is quoted by a British newspaper as saying that the release "has nothing to do with the kidnapping", the family of Kenneth Bigley says "it's no coincidence".
"I think this is the language of diplomacy", Paul Bigley, the brother of Kenneth, told Aljazeera.net. "They had to say that to save face. I think the news is directly to do with the fact that we are lobbying so hard for Ken's release."
Text