Iraq militants threaten to kill U.S. hostage-TV

"DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - An Iraqi militant group has kidnapped a U.S. security consultant and is threatening to kill him in 48 hours unless Washington frees all Iraqi prisoners, according to a video aired by Al Jazeera television on Tuesday.

The man is the seventh Westerner taken hostage by Iraqi gunmen in just over 10 days after a lull in such abductions in recent months following tight security measures by most Westerners.

The grainy video, featuring the logo of the Islamic Army in Iraq, showed a blond, Western-looking man sitting down with his hands tied behind his back. It also showed an American passport and an Arabic identity card bearing the name Ronald Schulz."
Reuters