TERRORISM: CNN Producer Seized in Gaza

Riyad Ali, an Israeli Arab producer for the CNN, was seized today when armed Palestinians asked for Ali by name, and removed him from his car. It is reported that none of the men who came from the car carrying weapons made any attempt to conceal their face. They asked for Ali by name, and when he identified himself they took him and drove off.


Ben Wedemen, a CNN correspondant, reported that he was in the vehicle with Ali when he was taken by the armed men. He claims he was given no reason for the incident, that they were not very communicative. Wedemen also states that the men were "your average Gazan of their age, which was somewhere in their early 20's." No word has been heard from Ali's abductors. It is reported that incidents such are these are very rare in this area, and have been for 4 years of violence between Palestine and Israel.
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Actually, from what i've heard we don't know if he was abducted by Palestinians or by the Israeli services.

I'll try and confirm that.

Rueters corrected their story, they apparently misspelled the witness' name. Instead of Wedemen, his name is actually Wedeman.

CORRECTED-CNN producer seized in Gaza

I am finding nothing that indicates he was seized by Israeli men.

DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A KIDNAPPING...
more like a forced interview with one of there spokesmen...
I hope he is released soon, with a really good exclusive....

Hmmm... I can't find this on the cnn.com site anywhere.

You would think that they would post it somewhere.

Maybe its not a kidnapping afterall.

Well this is kinda weird. I wonder why if the cab contained other people they wouldn't be wearing their usual masks to hide themselves as is the standard for cowards of that sort.

The lack of masks is a departure from their usual method but the tactic is just more of the same. In an effort to strike fear into people's hearts the extremists love to show their immense strength by bullying unarmed people such as reporters or engineers. What a challenge it must be for men with AK-47s to kidnap a guy armed with a pencil and cell phone.

This has been up on CNN's site since before 2PM by the way.
www.cnn.com...

That is an obsurd prediction crossfire.

Ali, who is an Arab, has worked for CNN for about two years. He has worked in Gaza and the West Bank. Wedeman described Ali as someone who is known in Gaza, has worked there "for several years and has good contacts." Ali had been trying to set up interviews, Wedeman said.

Hopefully these terrorist actually have something to say and nothing more. The story is up on CNN now www.cnn.com...

whoops, see Djarums beat me too it

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This is what I dont understand, why would you go? If your going to kill me, get it over with. Make me suffer? I dont think so.

How do we know who grabbed him? Could be anyone. Ever notice how Palestinians and Jews look a lot alike sometimes? Jew doesn't = white and Palestinian doesn't = brown.

taib, i think you mean israeli, not jew.

If that's what you meant, then yes Israelis and Palestinians could be considered visually similar being of middle eastern descent.

The producer has been released:

www.abovetopsecret.com...