Interesting, not one word of thanks for those who rescued them. Looking at the figures for kidnappings in Iraq, between 20 and 30 Iraqi's are kidnapped each day, as opposed to 400 'foreigners' since May 2003, of whom all but 55 were released unharmed. The kidnappings in general are criminal, the motive being to extract a ransom, not political. The perpetrators, anybody remember in the run up to the US led invasion, Saddam's general amnesty of all criminals held in prison in Iraq, it didn't apply to his political prisoners, those he ordered to be executed.