It is not automatically safer for our Iraqi staff. It's not just because they're working for a Western news organization, but because they have a job with income coming in and that makes them vulnerable to kidnapping and ransom.

There is more fresh fruit, more pretzels, bagels and healthy sandwiches. This is great news and we're delighted and happy to say you can eat healthfully. Even though you are captive, even though you have to make the choices in the airport, the choices have gotten better, and there's plenty of nutritious food in the airport.

Good news and bad news. You are going to live, is the good news. It's going to be a horrible life if you don't get it togethor is the bad news.

Unfortunately, a lot of water is covering farmland and towns and roads, ... The good news is our emergency plan worked just the way it was supposed to.

We are over the moon at the news.

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