Freed US hostage flies home amid controversy

JILL CARROLL, the US journalist held hostage for 82 days in Iraq, flew home yesterday amid a lingering controversy over remarks she made in a videotape about the US occupation in Iraq.

Freed US hostage flies home amid controversy

In a video, recorded before she was freed and posted by her captors on an Islamist website, Ms Carroll spoke out against the US military presence.

But she said the recording was made under duress.

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