Alive in Baghdad - Pt. 1 Marwan Speaks about his Kidnapping

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Aside from death, abduction of a correspondent is just about the last thing anyone involved in a media organization wants to hear. On July 23rd, that is exactly what happened. Kidnappings have now become routine in Baghdad. Luckily Marwan was released approximately three days after his kidnapping.

Unfortunately when Marwan was first kidnapped, we could not tell his story, due to his parent's request and fear for his safety. Today we bring you the first segment of a two part interview about his kidnapping and detention by one of Baghdad's militias, apparently the Mahdi Army.

Marwan was kidnapped while shooting b-roll, that is supporting footage depicting life around Baghdad. It is an unfortunate reality that shooting footage on the streets of Baghdad is an incredibly dangerous prospect. Marwan had only been working for one week when he was kidnapped, he had not even received his ID card.

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[raist2]

franksolutions please stop posting your hatred and stupidity on all of these videos. Are you so foolish that you have not visited aliveinbaghdad website to discover what it is? Why do you keep suggesting it is something else, and saying such absurd and harmful things? Is it to get attention, or are you simply insane? This people risk their life to bring the true story of Iraqis to the world, which the U.S. media does not do.

[raist2]

The U.S. started this horror with the occupation and by working with the terrorists and causing sectarian fighting by playing sides off of each other for their own gain.

[boxerboii1989]

I want to thank you for all your video's buddy (:

keep up the good work!

[Krasadiva]

You have an electronic address of this guy?

[Krasadiva]

♥♥ I love you honey ♥♥ write me sweet boy

[Krasadiva]

♥♥ I love you honey ♥♥ write me sweet boy

[porky924s]

Thanks for getting a message out. It has been a new and intresting experiance for myself. Again. thank you.

[isunktheship]

I agree, the video is bias, but bias unavoidable! In this case, and the case of most news dealing with Iraq it tends to be more liberal.

One example is when Marwan is explaining his kidnapping the interviewer asks whether he thought the men were connected to the government. Marwan says he couldn't tell/didn't think so, and follows with "Anyhow..." as if to move away from the question.

[isunktheship]

I agree, the video is bias, but bias unavoidable! In this case, and the case of most news dealing with Iraq it tends to be more liberal.

One example is when Marwan is explaining his kidnapping the interviewer asks whether he thought the men were connected to the government. Marwan says he couldn't tell/didn't think so, and follows with "Anyhow..." as if to move away from the question.

[franksolutions]

It also struck me that the interviewer was trying to interject more into it than was there. Then you hit the viewers up for money showing a motive for the interviewer's wrongful interjections. What did you expect an impartial observer to think? Please read the next 5 comments in reverse order.

[franksolutions]

Your alleged staffer deliberately put himself in harms way by doing something that a terrorist might do completely on his own. It struck me as being a deliberate act that could insight the response he got.