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03/31/06
Singing for Jill, and all

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Updated 05/02/06
Jill Carroll update blog

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04/10/06
A thank-you from Jill Carroll's family
Her mother, father, and sister express gratitude to all who helped secure Jill's release.

04/04/06
A Carroll family reunion
Jill Carroll joyfully joined her parents and sister in Boston.

04/03/06
Jill Carroll arrives home
After 82 days in captivity, Carroll arrived in Boston to join her family Sunday.

03/31/06
Carroll forced to make propaganda video as price of freedom
Why she felt compelled to make statements strongly critical of Bush and his Iraq policy.
04/01/06
Jill Carroll statement

03/31/06
Released safe after 82 days
She was freed after an extraordinary outpouring of support around the world.
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THE MONITOR'S VIEW
What it took from the hearts of many people to free Jill Carroll
Ah. The sweet taste of freedom. Jill Carroll, her family, and her colleagues at the Monitor are savoring it. But we also know this: freedom doesn't come without commitment.
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Readers write

E-mails of gratitude for Jill Carroll's release are pouring in from around the world.

"I can't explain how happy I am to read of your release. You are an inspiration to me and so many others."
- Brian Dugdale, Amherst, Mass., USA
Share your thoughts and read what people have already told us.

Allan Enwiyah
Enwiya holds his son Martin. He also had a 5-year-old daughter, Mary Ann.
HOWARD LAFRANCHI
  
Remembering Allan Enwiya
Allan Enwiya was working as an interpreter for Jill Carroll in Iraq. He was killed during her abduction on a Baghdad street. His wife and two children have now left Iraq and are in the process of coming to the US.
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Helping Jill interpret Iraq
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A tribute to Jill Carroll's interpreter


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'From the beginning'
01/10/06
Reporter abducted in Iraq

01/19/06
Hostage video ignites wide call to free Carroll

01/20/06
As Muslims speak out, appeals intensify for reporter's release

01/23/06
Jill Carroll: chorus of support from Muslim leaders

01/24/06
Jill Carroll: Former Islamic militant calls for her release

01/26/06
From our readers: an outpouring of support for Jill Carroll and her family

01/27/06
Five Iraqi women are released from US custody

01/31/06
From an Iraqi family: calls for Carroll's release

02/02/06
What's driving the kidnappings in Iraq

02/02/06
After a second video is released, efforts to free Jill Carroll continue

02/03/06
Kidnapping foreign visitors: an Islamic perspective

02/08/06
French rally for Jill Carroll

02/28/06
As deadline passes, Iraqi official thinks Jill Carroll is alive

03/10/06
Iraq media campaign to free Jill Carroll continues

03/20/06
Readers offer encouraging words for Jill Carroll
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