Everything about Enzo Baldoni totally explained
Enzo G. Baldoni (
October 8,
1948 -
August 26,
2004) was an
Italian journalist working freelance and for the Italian news magazine
Diario
. He was kidnapped near
Najaf, Iraq, on
August 21 2004, by the "Islamic Army in Iraq", a Muslim fundamentalist terrorist organization, allegedly linked with
Al-Qaeda.
The Islamic Army released a videotape, aired on
August 24 by
Al Jazeera, in which it requested the withdrawal of
Italian troops from Iraq in 48 hours. Failure to comply would result in Baldoni's
execution. On
August 26, Al Jazeera came into possession of a videotape depicting Baldoni's murder. This latter videotape wasn't aired because of its gruesome nature. The existence of this tape is based on claims made by Al Jazeera only. Other sources claim it's only a video frame or a still shot taken with a
digital camera.
He had arrived in
Baghdad only a few weeks earlier and served there also as a
Red Cross volunteer. He leaves behind his wife and two children (23 and 25 years old).
Baldoni was born at
Città di Castello,
Umbria. Before becoming a freelance journalist he'd founded the advertising agency "Le balene colpiscono ancora" ("The whales strike again") which orchestrated some very successful ad campaigns in Italy. Prior to becoming a successful advertising man he'd done many odd jobs like mason (Belgium), gymnastics professor, photographer, interpreter and laboratory technician (chemistry). He was also noted for the Italian translation of
Doonesbury comic strips.
In his
blog (
bloghdad) he defined himself as a very curious person interested to understand why people are driven to take up arms against one another. He also said to be very interested in social issues and
Zen.
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