Hostage Thanks Arroyo for Surrendering
How many more people will die now because of the Philippines’ abject surrender to terrorist demands? Filipino Hostage Thanks President on Tape.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Filipino truck driver being held hostage in Iraq said he was coming home soon and thanked his government for agreeing to withdraw peacekeepers from the country, according to a video shown Thursday on Al-Jazeera.
In the video, Angelo dela Cruz was no longer wearing the bright orange garment he had worn previously. Other hostages killed by insurgents had been wearing a similar garment in videos showing their deaths.
Dela Cruz told his family not to worry about him, pointing out that he had changed clothing, an apparent sign that he was no longer under threat of execution.
“Wait for me, I’m coming back to you,” he reportedly said.
His voice was not audible on the Arab television station; the newsreader narrated the video.
Dela Cruz thanked President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for her decision and asked her to uphold it, according to the television station.