Jill Carroll
Jill Carroll
Jill Carrollis an American former journalistwho was kidnapped and ultimately released in Iraq. Carroll was a reporter for the Christian Science Monitor at the time of her kidnapping. After finishing a fellowship at Harvard University's Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy she returned to work for the Monitor. After her release, Carroll wrote a series of articles on her recollection of her experiences in Iraq...
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It stays on for about an hour and a half and then goes out for a few hours. Back in October, we would get three or four hours at a time.
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It was like falling off a cliff for three months, waiting to hit the ground.
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I am here. I am fine. Please just do whatever they want, give them whatever they want as quickly as possible.
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One night she slipped a note in my hotel mailbox. It was a small essay of encouragement and praise from out of the blue.
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I was treated well, but I don't know why I was kidnapped.
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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.
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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.
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I finally feel like I am alive again. I feel so good.
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I just want to say how much I'm overwhelmed by how wonderful the paper has been to my family.
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I'm just happy to be free. I just want to be with my family.
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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.
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Iraqis in the street are saying that the Shiite-dominated government planned it that way. The elections gave people hope for an improved life, but immediately after the vote, the quality of life declined.
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Things that I was forced to say while captive are now being taken by some as an accurate reflection of my personal views. They are not.
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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.