zaterdag, maart 29, 2003
There are several reports last night that photojournalist Molly Bingham, last seen Tuesday in Baghdad, has made it out of Iraq. While her mother, Edie Bingham, said the reports gave hope to the family, the conflicting details were disturbing -- one report from the U.S. State Department had Molly Bingham crossing into Jordan; another from a peace group said she had arrived in Syria. Bingham, 34, reportedly had been traveling with other journalists -- although the number and names of the journalists varied widely. But ''I do think they are all out of Iraq. That seems fairly clear from an array of messages,'' Edie Bingham said. Her remaining doubts, however, were fueled by the fact she had yet to hear from her daughter directly.
''We think she's OK, but we really haven't had any clues or confirmation from her. Until we hear from Molly directly, we're really not accepting anything else,'' her mother said. Edie Bingham said the family got a call about 6:30 last night from the State Department, saying that the press office of the U.S. embassy in Amman, Jordan, reported that a group of journalists, including Molly Bingham, had crossed into the country from Iraq. A few hours later, the newspaper Newsday reported that Bingham and Danish photographer Johan Spanner had arrived in Syria. Newsday had no information about photographer Moises Saman. He had been thought to be traveling with Bingham, after both had been expelled for carrying invalid visas.
Powerful friends have been trying to learn Bingham's whereabouts, but had little to report yesterday. Her connections stem from the time that she was Al Gore's official photographer. Gore issued a statement Thursday: ''(Bingham's) former colleagues in the White House have been extremely active in pursuing all leads . . . to hasten her safe return.''
Molly Bingham photographing Al Gore, AP file photo
''We think she's OK, but we really haven't had any clues or confirmation from her. Until we hear from Molly directly, we're really not accepting anything else,'' her mother said. Edie Bingham said the family got a call about 6:30 last night from the State Department, saying that the press office of the U.S. embassy in Amman, Jordan, reported that a group of journalists, including Molly Bingham, had crossed into the country from Iraq. A few hours later, the newspaper Newsday reported that Bingham and Danish photographer Johan Spanner had arrived in Syria. Newsday had no information about photographer Moises Saman. He had been thought to be traveling with Bingham, after both had been expelled for carrying invalid visas.
Powerful friends have been trying to learn Bingham's whereabouts, but had little to report yesterday. Her connections stem from the time that she was Al Gore's official photographer. Gore issued a statement Thursday: ''(Bingham's) former colleagues in the White House have been extremely active in pursuing all leads . . . to hasten her safe return.''
Molly Bingham photographing Al Gore, AP file photo
# posted by Jan-Edward : 23:59
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