Monitor Statement on Latest Video
Jan. 30, 2006 -- -- Christian Science Monitor Editor Richard Bergenheim has issued a statement responding to the Jill Carroll video that aired today on al Jazeera:
"Anyone with a heart will feel distressed that an innocent woman like Jill Carroll would be treated in the manner shown in the latest video aired by al Jazeera. We add our voice to those of Arabs around the world, and especially to those in Iraq, who have condemned this act of kidnapping. We ask that she be returned to the protection of her family immediately."