Thursday, June 16, 2005
Douglas Wood, Australian
This guy...
... had to live through this...
...and this is what he had to say on his release:
No long press conference declaiming on world affairs. Just a beer and the sports pages. Douglas Wood talks the way American heroes used to, and is a credit to his country.
... had to live through this...
...and this is what he had to say on his release:
Australian hostage Douglas Wood just wanted a beer and news of his favourite football team after Iraqi troops rescued him from six weeks in captivity, his elated family said on Thursday as details emerged about his release. With tears in their eyes, Malcolm and Vernon said their 63-year-old civil engineer sibling -- his head shaven by his captors -- even joked about not liking his latest haircut.
No long press conference declaiming on world affairs. Just a beer and the sports pages. Douglas Wood talks the way American heroes used to, and is a credit to his country.
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