DVD won't eject. I'm in Iraq with no Apple contact.

I have a powerbook G4. I put a DVD in and I can't get it out. It doesn't show up on my desktop. It makes ejecting noises every minute or so but no disc ejects. I have tried the usual methods. Turning on holding the eject and mousepad button. I have even reset the PMU but nothing works. I am in Iraq so I can't call Apple support or get it fixed anywhere. Can anyone please help me. Desperate.
Thanks.

I tried the firmware trick as well as the Pram and all other tricks I could find on the Apple help and support web page. No luck at all. I'm afraid that maybe my optical drive is screwed. My computer is less than a year old. Any other options you can think of to get my DVD out of my computer?

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1 MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-857D KBVB ATAPI Apple Shipping
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DVD won't eject. I'm in Iraq with no Apple contact.

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