time journalist whose main job is as an advertising copy writer; another hobby is translating comic strips, such as Garry Trudeau's "Doonesbury." On a Webblog he kept while in Iraq, Baldoni described himself as a "war tourist," yet in other reported comments he has insisted he wasn't simply out for cheap thrills. Diario editor Deaglio said in a telephone interview that he was relieved to see Baldoni looking healthy in the video. "He's good, he's in shape. He's not humiliated and he can speak," Deaglio said. Baldoni's brother Raffaele also said it was "a great relief to see Enzo alive." "I want to make clear that he went to Iraq for humanitarian reasons _ he's a Red Cross volunteer _ and naturally also for his work, because he wanted to write a book and do articles on the situation in Iraq," Raffaele Baldoni told SkyTG24 news network. A Foreign Ministry official said Al-Jazeera gave Italian officials a 15-minute warning before showing the video. "We immediately informed his family and the embassy in Iraq," the official said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity
