By: E&P Staff Kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll appeared in a video aired Thursday on a private Kuwaiti TV channel. She appealed for her supporters to do whatever it takes to win her release.
"I am here. I am fine. Please just do whatever they want, give them whatever they want as quickly as possible," she said. She wore a veil over her head and spoke in a strong voice. "There is very short time. Please do it fast," she says. "That's all."
She "appeared composed - a stark contrast to the previous video that aired on Al Jazeera on Jan. 30, in which Carroll appeared distressed," the Christian Science Monitor observed in a brief update on its Web site.
In the video, Carroll says the date is February 6, then she shakes her head and corrects herself, saying it was February 2, 2006.
"I sent you a letter written by my hand that you wanted more evidence, so we're sending you this new letter now just to prove that I am with the mujahedeen," Carroll says in English on the tape, broadcast on AlRai television.
Carroll, 28, was a freelancer for the Monitor, and was abducted by armed men on Jan. 7 in Baghdad.
Monitor Editor Richard Bergenheim issued the following statement: "It is always difficult to see someone speaking under coercion and under these circumstances. We are seeking more information about the letter that Jill refers to in the video. We remain in constant contact with Jill?s family and are still doing everything possible to obtain Jill?s release."
Carroll's parents released the following statement: "The family is hopeful and grateful to all those working on Jill's behalf."
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