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| − | His first major media appearance was when he made an appeal in Arabic during a Hostage crisis in Iraq 19 September 2004. <ref>Press Association September 19, 2004, Sunday,</ref> | + | His first major media appearance was when he made an appeal to Iraqi citizens in Arabic during a Hostage crisis in Iraq 19 September 2004. <ref>Press Association September 19, 2004, Sunday,</ref> |
| − | + | A few days later after two of the American hostages were executed and the hostage deadline neared, there were signs of a shift by the Foreign Office, which distanced itself from the US - McLoghlin re-appealed to the hostage takers emphasizing that the Americans were holding the women, not the British: "The British forces in Iraq have no Iraqi female prisoners, not one." | |
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<ref> HOSTAGE CRISIS: KIDNAP THREATENS BLAIR ATTEMPT TO HEAL LABOUR RIFT OVER WAR, The Independent (London) September 22, 2004, pg4</ref> | <ref> HOSTAGE CRISIS: KIDNAP THREATENS BLAIR ATTEMPT TO HEAL LABOUR RIFT OVER WAR, The Independent (London) September 22, 2004, pg4</ref> | ||
| − | He reappeared in the media spotlight when photographs that allegedly show soldiers humiliating Iraqi prisoners were made public. <ref> Court martial: Muted response from Arab world: World media Anger expected to increase, The Guardian (London) - January 20, 2005, pg4 </ref> | + | He reappeared in the media spotlight when photographs that allegedly show soldiers humiliating Iraqi prisoners were made public. <ref> Court martial: Muted response from Arab world: World media Anger expected to increase, The Guardian (London) - January 20, 2005, pg4 </ref> This was also his last appearance. |
Latest revision as of 16:22, 23 February 2008
Current head of Islamic Media Unit
Pointers
His first major media appearance was when he made an appeal to Iraqi citizens in Arabic during a Hostage crisis in Iraq 19 September 2004. [1]
A few days later after two of the American hostages were executed and the hostage deadline neared, there were signs of a shift by the Foreign Office, which distanced itself from the US - McLoghlin re-appealed to the hostage takers emphasizing that the Americans were holding the women, not the British: "The British forces in Iraq have no Iraqi female prisoners, not one." [2]
He reappeared in the media spotlight when photographs that allegedly show soldiers humiliating Iraqi prisoners were made public. [3] This was also his last appearance.
Notes
- ↑ Press Association September 19, 2004, Sunday,
- ↑ HOSTAGE CRISIS: KIDNAP THREATENS BLAIR ATTEMPT TO HEAL LABOUR RIFT OVER WAR, The Independent (London) September 22, 2004, pg4
- ↑ Court martial: Muted response from Arab world: World media Anger expected to increase, The Guardian (London) - January 20, 2005, pg4
