All of us were hoping for four big Christmas presents under the tree in Baghdad. It didn't happen.
We remember with tears Tom Fox. We had longed for the day when all four men would be released together. Our gladness today is bittersweet by the fact that Tom is not alive to join his colleagues in the celebration.
Our hearts are filled with joy this morning. Together we have endured uncertainty, hope, fear, grief, and now joy during the four months since they were abducted in Baghdad.
We believe that the illegal occupation of Iraq by Multinational Forces is the root cause of the insecurity which led to this kidnapping and so much pain and suffering in Iraq.
They knew that their only protection was in the power of the love of God and of their Iraqi and international co-workers.
We know the risks involved. It's very much a part of our training.
There has been way too much bloodshed in Iraq and now the blood of our colleague Tom Fox is added to that river. We know what it is like to lose a loved one to the insanity of war, just like the tens of thousands of Iraqi families.
Our intentions are to promote human rights for everyone, we're not there to change anyone's religion. We pray once they (the hostages' captors) understand that and hear from our Muslim and Arab supporters, they will be released.
This is unusual for it to have gone on sometime without contact.
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