The Daily Background

With regard to the Fox journalist kidnappings yesterday…

Earlier today I wrote (see same link) that it was important to note- AP said- that most kidnappings in Gaza are very short and do not end in death, unlike those in say, Iraq. Industry blogger TVNewser notes that this may case may be different; “there are concerns that these Fox News journalists could be held for a lot longer and that those demands may be much different than they have been in the past,” according to an ABC correspondent in the area. More here.

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