Friends blog for kidnapped Briton

Peter Moore's friends have set up a blog for him

Friends have set up an internet blog for one of the men who has been kidnapped in Iraq for more than a year.

They started the blog to share information about Peter Moore because they felt his plight was not being properly publicised.

Mr Moore, from Lincoln, was working as a technology consultant at the Ministry of Finance building in Baghdad when he was abducted with four others on 29 May, 2007.

'Solid and dependable'

David Thomas, 36, who helped set up the blog, told the BBC News website: "We wanted to keep a record of what was happening, somewhere people could go to see people were thinking about Peter.

"It is to get public support for this man who has now been in captivity for a year, who was out there helping a new country rebuild itself."

A group has also been set up on networking site Facebook, to show support for Mr Moore.

The blog was set up by Koen Backers and Mr Thomas, who met Mr Moore when they worked for Voluntary Service Overseas in Guyana in 2004.

It wasn't difficult to admire him David Thomas

The pair had sat together on the plane. "We spent two years working together, sharing experiences," Mr Thomas said.

Mr Moore had started by teaching college students how to use computers, but was soon briefing presidents on IT systems for elections.

He was also involved in mapping the country, to ensure people could make claims for their own land.

He then became a database administrator during the flood relief operations in early 2005, to ensure aid was correctly distributed.

During his time out there he chose to just receive the VSO wage of £200 a month.

In Guyana Mr Moore is known as a 'big' man, Mr Thomas explained, which means he has status.

"The people of Guyana love him. When he was kidnapped the people of Guyana offered to make representations on his behalf," he said.

Mr Thomas described Mr Moore as "a nice man, very solid, very dependable."

"It wasn't difficult to admire him," he said.