There's nothing, nothing from anyone. We still say 'No news is good news,' but hearing nothing is pretty rough, and emotionally draining too.

I want them to realize that they really do have people that are actually on their side. The four CPT workers have been working hard for the release of detainees in Iraq and that they want to continue that work.

She said he sounded fantastic. He was alert and was asking how we were doing. He said he was kind of sorry about the whole situation.

He's alert and he was asking how we were doing and said he was sorry for the whole situation. My mom said, 'Don't worry about it — just get home and we'll talk about all that stuff when you get here.

That's pretty typical of Jim, putting others before himself.

It's like having huge sacks of concrete lifted off your soul. I feel so light and I can do anything now.

At first I was in disbelief. I thought it was a dream actually, another odd dream in this whole nightmare sequence.

I'm going to be in the line of people who want to give him a big hug.

He was concerned about us, about family and about other people who were worried about him.