Scott Taylor (journalist)

He has also contributed to such publications as the Ottawa Citizen, 'Maclean’s magazine, The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Sun, Reader's Digest and the Global television network.

Their original concept was to utilize the military passengers who normally used the airlines to attract advertisers who wished to promote their products to Canadian Forces personnel.

Because of the loss of its Canadian Air Force distribution and the cost-cutting atmosphere of the military community, Taylor and his wife decided to convert their magazine to a newsstand monthly.

The magazine continued to retain its seat-back distribution with Air Canada military charters and Taylor began to hire staff in order to help fill their new eighty-four page format.

As a result, the Department of National Defence ordered Air Canada to cease distribution of Esprit de Corps aboard their military charter flights.

At a quarter past 7:00 on September 7, Taylor and Zeynep met with an Iraqi police checkpoint, planning to get directions to their contact in Tal Afar, Doctor Jashar.

Scott and Zeynep were held captive for five days by the Mujahedeen in which they were transported to numerous resistance sites, tortured for information, threatened with execution and continually beaten.