Centanni and Wiig: Amnesty International weighs in..
Amnesty International has issued a call for the release of Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig…
Amnesty International calls for the immediate release of journalist Steve Centanni and cameraman Olaf Wiig, who were abducted by Palestinian gunmen on 14 August in the Gaza Strip.
The gunmen who abducted the two media workers must release them immediately and the Palestinian Authority (PA) must spare no efforts to secure their release and to bring to justice those responsible for this and dozens of other previous abductions
And it only took EIGHT DAYS from the time of the kidnapping to issue this request for their IMMEDIATE release. Let’s hope the kidnappers react faster than Amnesty International!
Comment by Missy — August 22, 2006 @ 4:43 pm
Well, FOX has attacked that organization relentlessly. So it’s not surprising that they would take their time wording a statement.
Comment by Nobody — August 22, 2006 @ 7:14 pm
It shouldn’t take more than a split second to decide to condemn the kidnapping of Centanni and Wiig. Strip away all the labels of reporter, cameraman, Fox News, and American / New Zealander and what you have are human beings that are missing. Any issue besides their safe return is secondary, IMO. I hope that Amnesty International’s statement, albeit late, does have a positive impact on the kidnappers, though I fear it will not.
Comment by Caroline — August 22, 2006 @ 7:39 pm
You’re right, Nobody, that it isn’t surprising for AI to take their time putting out a statement condemning the kidnapping of Centanni and Wiig. But you’ll never see FNC hesitating to denounce an abduction of someone who has bashed FNC. Of these two organizations, it is pretty obvious who takes the moral highground.
Comment by erljr — August 23, 2006 @ 3:41 pm