Following is an excerpt from a report about American hostage Jeff Ake, which was aired on Al-Jazeera TV (Qatar) on April 13, 2005.
In a video recording, the American hostage Jeff Ake called upon the American administration to begin talks with the Iraqi resistance and to save his life.
The hostage, kidnapped in Iraq, urged the American forces to leave Iraq as soon as possible.
Al-Jazeera TV stresses that the American hostage's statements were made under irregular circumstances.