U.S. Finds Initials of Missing Navy Pilot-Speicher ALERT!

Yahoo ^ | 4/23/03 | NikkiUSA

[NikkiUSA]

WASHINGTON - American investigators in Iraq have found what may be a clue to the only American missing from the first Gulf War the initials of Navy pilot Michael Scott Speicher, etched into a prison wall in Baghdad.

It is unknown who scrawled the letters "MSS" into a cell wall in the Hakmiyah prison, said U.S. officials, or whether the letters had anything to do with the missing pilot.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said an informant had also reported that an American pilot was held at that prison in the mid-1990s.

A joint team of officials from the CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency is in Iraq, searching for clues to Speicher's fate.

Lt. Cmdr. Speicher, an F/A-18 Hornet pilot from Jacksonville, Fla., and three other pilots flew off the USS Saratoga for a bombing run over Iraq on Jan. 17, 1991, the first night of the war. During the mission, another Hornet pilot saw a flash and lost sight of Speicher.

The next morning, the Defense Department announced that Speicher's plane had been downed by an Iraqi missile. Several months later the Pentagon classified the pilot as killed in action, but changed that last year to "missing in action, captured."

Intelligence reports from several sources led to the change, officials said.

Iraq officials have said Speicher was killed in the crash.

Speicher's flight suit was found at the crash site and there have been persistent intelligence reports about a U.S. pilot held in Baghdad.

Only one U.S. service member remains listed as missing from the second Iraq war — Army Sgt. Edward J. Anguiano, 24, of Brownsville, Texas, who disappeared after his convoy was ambushed March 23.

[NikkiUSA]

I know this doesn't prove that Captain Speicher is alive, but I believe that he is and I will keep doing everything that I can to bring him home!!! And we WILL bring him home!!!!
http://www.nikkiusa.com/Speicher.html

[NikkiUSA]

Sorry, here's the link......

http://www.nikkiusa.com/Speicher

[Slip18]

If he is still alive, we'll find him. I have no doubt.

[paws_and_whiskers]

Hoping and praying for some kind of resolution of his status for the sake of his family.

[cherry]

I hope we can find him, no matter what his mental or emotional state....

prayers that he be found alive, though

[rs79bm]

Looks like he was at the prison, but where is he now?

[prairiebreeze]

If this guy comes out alive he's Superman!!

No, he'd be a living miracle.

Prairie

[NikkiUSA]

I've been told that there is an intelligence report that says his mental and physical health are very good. I'm sure there is a lot more that we don't know though.

[NikkiUSA]

I only wish that I knew where he was, but I believe that since we've brought 8 home we can bring him home too!!!Whether Saddam is alive or not, we don't know, but whoever has Captain Speicher is following orders and moving him just like they did our 7 POW/MIA's that came home.

[Thinkin' Gal]

It is unknown who scrawled the letters "MSS" into a cell wall in the Hakmiyah prison, said U.S. officials, or whether the letters had anything to do with the missing pilot.

Hmmm...

Main Entry: MSS
Function: abbreviation
manuscripts

in Baghdad

Keywords Michael, Baghdad (Babylon), MSS, [Lt.]commander, they remind me of...

Daniel 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.

[Thinkin' Gal]

I posted too soon, ack.

LCDR, now CAPT Michael Speicher...

The word for "prince" in the above verse:

08269 sar {sar}
from 08323; TWOT - 2295a; n m

AV - prince 208, captain 130, chief 33, ruler 33, governor 6, keeper 3,
principal 2, general 1, lords 1, misc 4; 421

1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain
1a) chieftain, leader
1b) vassal, noble, official (under king)
1c) captain, general, commander (military)
1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)
1e) heads, princes (of religious office)
1f) elders (of representative leaders of people)
1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)
1h) patron-angel
1i) Ruler of rulers (of God)
1j) warden

There's that word again (sar)

[Howlin]

Maybe a good news bump!

[firewalk]

Thanks

[RightWingMama]

Thanks.

[TheDon]

Good news!

[Howlin]

Wouldn't it just be fabulous if they found him alive?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

Told by...?

[Brad’s Gramma]

Well, let's just pray him home. ASAP!

We're so close....and there's been so many Iraqi's who've come forward giving our troops information....

[firewalk]

You know, I keep hoping they will