For 173 days! I can't believe that this hasn't had major media coverage before now. But according to this BBC News article;
"The case has not featured in the media as much as other kidnappings in Iraq - including those of Ken Bigley and Margaret Hassan - because of a Foreign Office request for minimal coverage.
The Foreign Office does not want anything to get in the way of its negotiations, through third parties, to get the men released."
So the Foreign Office told the British media not to report on this situation for the past 6 months. A news blackout in other words. And now we're seeing this coming out of the woodwork. |
