946 Days as a Hostage in Iraq | Peter Moore's Only Full Interview
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Peter Moore shares his harrowing experience of being held hostage in Iraq for 946 days.
He thought he was accepting a routine IT contract. Instead, Peter Moore disappeared into captivity for 946 days . In 2007, British IT consultant Peter Moore traveled to Baghdad believing he would be helping rebuild Iraq's Ministry of Finance from the safety of the Green Zone. Days after arriving, he and four British security contractors were kidnapped by an Iranian-backed militia. Peter would spend the next 946 days as a hostage. For more than two and a half years, he endured isolation, psychological torture, repeated mock executions, and the daily uncertainty of whether he would ever see his family again. The four men kidnapped alongside him never made it home. This is Peter Moore's only long-form interview about his captivity. In this extraordinary conversation, Peter shares the full story—from accepting what he thought was a routine overseas contract to surviving one of the longest hostage ordeals of the Iraq War. He reflects on the mindset that carried him through captivity, the routines that kept him alive, the power of hope and humor in the darkest moments, and what it means to rebuild a life after unimaginable trauma. This isn't simply a story about being held hostage…
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