We urge those holding him to release him swiftly - for the sake of his family and for the sake of anyone who believes the world needs to be kept fully informed about events in Iraq today.

It looks like that.

It's a big thing.

I'm very keen to get that sort of ?wow' factor in so that you've got these quite serious pages, but don't know what the next change of pace and surprise is going to be. You can just do something that absolutely knocks your socks off, but happens in the news run.

Clearly you shouldn't do things that are going to endanger people who are putting their lives on the line for your country -- I think that is a reasonable demand,

So I think it is wise to be extremely cynical about what you are being told, even from your own government.