Skokie man taken hostage in Iraq
(5/25/2005): Skokie man taken hostage in Iraq Family holds out hope he's alive By Stacey Baca May 25, 2005 - A man who spent several years in suburban Skokie was taken hostage in Iraq. An al-Qaeda Web site reports that Neenus Khoshaba was killed. His family, who still lives in the area, is holding out hope. Khoshaba was grabbed outside his apartment in Baghdad on May 17. Khoshaba, a businessman, was headed to a meeting when he was taken captive. The family believes it was a set up. "If he was killed, we haven't seen the body. And we're just praying and hoping he's not dead," said Aladin Khamis, Khoshaba's cousin. The Web site has pictures of Khoshaba's Illinois driver's license and a British Airways Executive Club card. Al-Qaeda calls Khoshaba an American pilot who took part in the invasion of Iraq. The Web site said Khoshaba bombed a Baghdad hotel. His family denies he was military. "He was not pilot, nor was he ever -- I know for a fact he was not a pilot. A very good person," said Khamis. The U.S. State Department launched an investigation and released this statement. Khoshaba came to the Chicagoland area in the 1960's to study computer science. He then moved to Saudi Arabia, where he worked for a company in that field. When his wife was diagnosed with leukemia, Khoshaba came back to Skokie. He moved to Baghdad to be near other family members a couple of years ago after his wife died. You can see the ABC7 report by clicking on the video icon above. You will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to view this video. You can get it FREE by clicking here. NOTE: Video clips will only be available for 5-days from the date they were created. ALSO: Video clips will play in a separate window on Mac OS X machines, you may also see a video help screen. Last Updated: May 25, 2005 Back ( <http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/print_052505_ns_skokie_iraq.html> http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/print_052505_ns_skokie_iraq.html) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
