Douglas Wood Needs Hospitalization

From the Daily Telegraph:

Ailing Wood needs urgent medical help says sheik

THE sheik attempting to free Douglas Wood says the Australian hostage is sick and needs urgent hospitalisation.

Sheik Taj el-Dene Elhilaly was last night on his way back to Baghdad from Egypt, where he has been staying with family for the past week.

In an interview with SBS radio reporter Majida Abboud-Saab, the Mufti said he was confident he would leave Iraq within "a couple of days" – with Mr Wood.

He said he was in the final stage of a critical and sensitive mission.

When asked if he had received evidence Mr Wood was still alive, the Sheik responded by saying he was also in poor health and wouldn't be returning for nothing.

It is understood the Australian Government had also been informed the Sheik was on his way back to Iraq and was hopeful of a release soon.

French negotiators who have been working closely with a high level Australian hostage team also believe Mr Wood would soon be released.
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This is not the first time it was reported that Douglas Wood's release was imminent.

Hopefully, this instance is different. Hopefully, soon Mr. Wood will receive the medical care he needs.

Once again, I'm reminded of the outrage on the left and in the leftist media over treatment of prisoners at U.S. facilities.

Amnesty International isn't issuing reports, demanding that Mr. Wood, a civilian, be given access to medical care. He's certainly not being treated humanely. His human rights are being violated on a number of different levels. Nevertheless, I'm not aware of the International Red Cross insisting that they be given access to interview him.

Why don't they call for the shut down of the gulag where Mr. Wood is being held hostage?