You know, the way these security contractors were just killed and thrown away by these captors is just deplorable. It is just like how they did the guys at Crescent, and with Nick Berg. The enemy didn’t sign on to the Geneva Convention, and they could care less about your life. Fighting to your death is probably your best option……if you even can fight to the death. If not, and for whatever reason you do get captured, may god have mercy on your soul. I think in that case, hope and constant dedication to any means of escape are things that will get you through. The Code of Conduct could be somewhat of a guide, along with the industry best practice for surviving hostage situations. Other than that, just don’t get captured. –Matt
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Peter Moore reunited with family as argument rages over deaths
January 2, 2010
Sean O’Neill, Crime and Security Editor
Peter Moore arrived back in Britain last night as criticism continued to grow of the Government’s handling of the Iraq hostage crisis.
A chartered aircraft carrying Mr Moore landed at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, shortly after 5pm. He was later reunited with his stepparents, Fran and Pauline Sweeney, at an undisclosed location.
Mr and Mrs Sweeney, from Lincoln, said that they were “thrilled to have Peter back safely”. They asked for the chance to spend some time with him.
“We have a lot of catching up to do and would like to have time with Peter on our own,” the couple said.
Mr Moore, 36, was flown from Baghdad to the Jordanian capital Amman yesterday morning, then transferred to an aircraft operated by the security company International SOS for his return to Britain. He was accompanied by consular staff from the British Embassy in Baghdad and was met at the RAF base by an official from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.