"Muhammad" did a lot more than the Reuters article says he did. (Could they be trying to push him down the memory hole?)

If it's possible, we should declare him a citizen immediately if he wants to be. To help him establish himself, give him a job in the transition planning. A good job.

I believe if it were publicized where he might go or do he would be welcome pretty much anywhere in the United States. It would also be less secure for him and his family. Personally i hope they put him in witness protection with a nice job, a new name, a two story two car garage house with two SuV's, citizenship and a bank account large enough to secure a good start in his new home.

Roll out the red carpet for this guy and his wife. They did us a good turn, at considerable risk to themselves, and deserve the best in return. I hope that "Muhammad" and his wife become citizens - I would be honoured to call him a countryman.

Agreed. Only problem is, Iraq needs guys like this too.

This guy's story shone out like a bright light in a wicked world. Truly noble and brave.

And what a morale-boost he provided by essentially instigating the rescue !

Yes. A cynical person could say that the guy certainly knew which side of the bread is buttered, but I am not a cynical person. He deserves an assylum and a good life regardless of his motives, though.

hell! he can stay with me!!1

""Muhammad" did a lot more than the Reuters article says he did"

Hardly, the more you read about this story the more clear it becomes that the melodramatic and overstated first reports were largely bogus.

That is not the point, giles. The point is we must reward anyone who aids American soldiers as lavishly as we can afford, so other people can see and perhaps be motivated to help our soldiers in the future. Granting him full citizenship (if he wants it) costs us nothing, but would be a great motivator for many people in other, less prosperous, nations to help our soldiers and/or citizens.

In other words, we want the whole world to know: Help save an American, and we will set you, and your family, up for a good and prosperous life. Harm or murder an American, and we will hunt you down accross the globe and kill you.

Correction: 'gile', not 'giles'. My deepest apologies.

Yani you are wrong about the point. It is one thing to propaganidze in the moslem world it is another thing for our government to disinform our own people back home with a tv movie story that falsifies the facts.

Bailey....do you rain on everyone's parade? I would like for you to show us WHAT our gov't said about this case that you can show us is a lie?

I think this is just one of the few stories that see the light of day, that show us what the TRUE Iraqi people are made of. They're human beings just like us. It's the ulterior motive groups that give them a bad name.