All I ever wanted to be was a foreign correspondent. It seemed the right time to try to make it happen. |
At any rate, fearing retribution from my captors, I did not speak freely. Out of fear, I said I wasn't threatened. In fact, I was threatened many times. |
During my last night in captivity, my captors forced me to participate in a propaganda video. |
I am here. I am fine. |
I am here. I am fine. Please just do whatever they want, give them whatever they want as quickly as possible. |
I finally feel like I am alive again. I feel so good. |
I finally feel like I am alive again. I feel so good. To be able to step outside anytime, to feel the sun directly on your face - to see the whole sky. These are luxuries that we just don't appreciate every day. |
I gave a TV interview to the Iraqi Islamic Party shortly after my release. The party had promised me the interview would never be aired on television, and they broke their word. |
I just want to say how much I'm overwhelmed by how wonderful the paper has been to my family. |
I was treated very well. That's important people know that. They never said they would hit me, never threatened me in any way. I was just happy to be free, and I want to be with my family. |
I was treated well, but I don't know why I was kidnapped. |
I'm happy to be here. |
I'm just happy to be free. I just want to be with my family. |
I've never been as happy as I am here. It sounds strange and kind of morbid to say it, but I really love this place. |
In fact, I was threatened many times. |