CPTnet
26 January 2005

CHICAGO/TORONTO: Statement marking two months since four CPTers went missing
in Baghdad

Today, 26 January 2006, marks two months since our brothers--Jim Loney,
Norman Kember, Tom Fox and Harmeet Sooden --were pulled away from their work
in Iraq. Although we cannot have them with us right now, we choose to
continue the work they were doing: exposing the abuses of Iraqi detainees
and calling for an end to the military occupation of Iraq. Since 15 January
2006, Christian Peacemaker Teams and their supporters have been holding
daily vigils in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom, "shining the light"
on detainee abuses and hostage taking in Iraq.

In Toronto these vigils, the final of which will take place on 29 January,
have ended in processions to the U.S. Consulate. In Washington, D.C. these
vigils have begun at institutions that bear key responsibility for the war
in Iraq and have ended in processions to the White House. Over the next
four days, those institutions will include the U.S. Congress, the Veterans
Administration, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the White House.

Those of us in CPT and the families of Jim, Norman, Tom and Harmeet continue
to feel their absence acutely. We worry about their physical and emotional
well-being and long to see them, speak to them and be with them again. We
know that thousands of Iraqi families share our grief and yearning as they
wait for loved ones caught in a prison system over which they have no
control. We also know that the world cares less about their fate than it
does about westerners currently in captivity, and for this, we are truly
sorry.

For more information on CPT's "Shine the Light" Campaign, including
pictures, litanies and schedule of events in various locations, go to
http://www.cpt.org/iraq/shinethelight.php