If the Saudis had known where he was, do you think they would have saved him?

-Rudey

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (June 19) - "Grieving over their loss, relatives of an American hostage beheaded by militants in Saudi Arabia hoped for privacy as they decide what to do next, according to a family spokesman.

Family members of Paul Johnson Jr. also released a statement Friday praising U.S. and Saudi authorities for efforts to rescue him."

Reports yesterday were that Saudi and US Security forces had surrounded an area where Johnson was suspected of being held. Apparantely the information was incorrect.