Jazeera television on September 29 pleading for his life and calling Prime Minister Tony Blair a liar. He was shown in an orange jumpsuit much like those used by the United States at Guantanamo Bay. This week reports in Britain suggested Bigley had been sold by Zarqawi's group to another more moderate group that had released two Italian women and planned to release him in exchange for a large ransom. The reports were later denied. Earlier this week Ireland issued a passport to Bigley, who normally travels on a British passport, in an attempt to convince his captors that he was not a British citizen. --SP 2248 Local Time 1948 GMT
