From Sky News. Sickeningly horrible:
Iraqi militants have threatened to kill an American hostage unless US troops pull out of Fallujah, according to an Arab TV network.
The man - who gave his name as Thomas Hamill - was taken hostage by masked Iraqi gunmen near Baghdad.
"Up to now your prisoner is being dealt with in the tolerant manner specified by Islamic law," a voice on a tape shown on the Al Jazeera network said.
"Our one request is to break the siege of the city of the mosques (Fallujah) during the 12 hours from six o'clock on Saturday evening.
"If not he will be dealt with worse that those who were killed and burned in Fallujah."
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1130980,00.html