http://observers.france24.com/en/category/tags/gordon-brown The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080227-hostage-brit-pleads-release-iraq-video After being captured by 40 gunmen at the Iraqi Finance Ministry in Baghdad last May 29, one of five British workers has been shown alive in a video appeal to the UK. The man, who identifies himself as Peter Moore, who was working in Baghdad for the Canadian security firm GardaWorld, has not been seen since his capture. The people detaining him are thought to be a splinter group of the Mehdi Army, which the US believes is Iran-controlled. They are demanding the release of nine Islamic Shia Resistance members in exchange for the five Brits, but British troops have said that they no longer hold any prisoners. The UK foreign office simply condemned the airing of the video and called for the release of the hostages. http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20080227-hostage-brit-pleads-release-iraq-video#comments video Gordon Brown hostage Iraq war Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:20:50 +0100 Julien 10239 at http://observers.france24.com