Schroeder uses Al-Jazeera to appeal for hostage's release

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder used Al-Jazeera television today to issue an appeal for the release of a German aid worker and her Iraqi driver who were kidnapped on November 25.

In a brief taped message aired by the Qatar-based satellite broadcaster, which often carries video tapes from Iraqi insurgents showing their hostages, Schroeder called on those who kidnapped Susanne Osthoff, 43, to release her out of respect for her good works in the country.