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Several other foreign journalists and filmmakers have been detained while working in the region in recent years. In April, four members of a Seattle-based film crew were arrested in the Delta and held for six days on spying charges.

Mr. Berends had visited Nigeria on several occasions and had been in the country since April on this trip. He often ventured into the creeks of the Delta to film in villages affected by oil drilling. Two weeks ago, Mr. Berends said he had nearly finished his work and was planning to return to New York this month. Mr. Berends directed the 2006 documentary “The Blood of My Brother,” about Iraq.

“He had no security clearance,” Colonel Musa said. “It is for his own safety. If something happens to him, it’s an embarrassment to the security agencies. It’s not normal times in the area right now. The S.S.S. will investigate him, and once they are satisfied they will release him, God willing.”

Commenting on the arrest of Mr. Berends, Chris Alagoa of the Niger Delta Peace and Security Secretariat, a community organization, said: “The government probably knows the fellow’s real mission and that it has nothing to do with espionage, but[b] they want to do it to discourage others from coming to report on the situation on the ground[/b]. Hounding journalists and filmmakers who want to inform the public is in bad taste.”

He put the love of his life out of harms way because he truly loved her.

SMC: Any half intelligent twit would have come to the simple and very obvious conclusion that the solution would be to totally remove EVERY religious board so that no one feels prejudiced or discriminated against, but oh no, not you

I am disappointed at your response, Seun.

Must we make films? We have very very good music videos.

zoraro:
No such problem here. I can scroll up and down with my mouse wheel.

i once read a book on d antichrist

kazey:
This is an issue that was addressed by me personally, the same day of the transaction. We were credited exactly what we charged, nothing more, I made that clear to him, I find it quiet amazing that after I told him to contact his bank, he came here to start a thread on the issue.

i believe its rather immature and close minded to believe that your graduating class or others lack of it gives you a divine right to find better employment.

McCain on the other hand is ready to lose the election rather than see his country lose a war.

I'm an Obama supporter and i think the media should give Palin a break, leave her family out of politics like she said