Jill Carroll

By all accounts Jill Carroll, a freelance writer currently employed by the “Christian Science Monitor” is an educated young woman. She is photogenic, and even without make-up I think most young American Fighting men would say “hottie.” For those of you that don't recognize the name this young woman, she was kidnapped recently by some undisclosed Iraqi group. At the time I am writing this there has not been an accurate time given of her kidnapping, nor has there been a time given for the time that AlJazeera has received the tape and the kidnappers’ demands.   If prayers will bring your God into action then I request that we get started.   It's Dangerous if we all get along. I have trouble imagining a world where the American press and the American government can come to a true agreement of goals. I think though that if this young woman dies in the hands of these people that we will find it happening for a short time.  If you have been paying attention over the last week you will know that CNN was thrown out of Iran for misquoting their president. Iran said publicly that it would allow CNN back in the country once it has shown that it would have fair and balanced reporting concerning Iran’s actions. Less than 24 hours later CNN was let back into the country and there has not been another words said on the matter.  What agency has the ability to convince a powerful and feared world government to change its mind so rapidly? If I can believe that all decisions are based in fear as I have written here then I have to ask myself: What does the Iranian government fear from CNN?  “We the people” think of channels like CNN as a news station on our cable television. It may surprise some to learn that other countries see CNN as shapers of American Opinion. American Opinion is a feared and hated thing.   The balance we maintain here in America is based on fundamental differences of opinion between our Government and our Media.   The death of this young woman will make not only the people of America cry out for “justice”, but our press will let go of whatever imaginary leash its been holding on the dogs of war. This young woman has risked her life for the purpose of providing a balanced opinion of the Iraqi people. She is looking for peace, and understanding. If they do not let her do that, they will see what happens when the American Government is allowed to fuel its war machine with the hatred of the American people.  I don't believe that these people could have possibly have chosen a worse person to kidnap.   This photo swiped from http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/09/jill_carroll_us_jour.html Provided by MSNBC "Jill Carroll is the 31st media employee to have been kidnapped in Iraq since the start of the war. Five of the kidnap victims -- four Iraqis and Enzo Baldoni of Italy -- were killed by their abductors. The others were released safe and sound. Twenty-three of the abductions took place in or near Baghdad."