Notice the Times' sources for this supposed capture-Iraqis. There is no confirmation by the military. I would be very wary of this being true. I hope and pray that its not and I take comfort that its the NY Times reporting it-less possibility of it being true.
Is there a chance in hell of that happening.....no!
Personally, I wouldn't blame a US soldier for holding a gun to the NYT reporters head to get this information.