PFC Bowe Bergdahl alive or Mullah Omar Dead

JEFF HEAD on Twitter ^ | July 20, 2009 | Jeff Head

[Jeff Head]

PFC Bowe Bergdahl alive or Mullah Omar Dead! #Bergdahl #Idaho #USARMY #USMC #USN #USAF @whitehouse Please RT

Nothing follows.

[Hoodat]

Mullah Omar ping !

[Shooter 2.5]

You could of at least mentioned the line is an altered quote from a John Milius[NRA board member] movie called “The Wind And The Lion”.

It did make me smile though.

[jiggyboy]

Huh? Is this a coded message?

[RichInOC]

You know, this doesn’t have to be an either-or thing, does it?

[RoseofTexas]

Wat wuz dat?!!! :(

[Jeff Head]

Nope...but if they do not give him back, then Omar needs to die all the more. That’s all.

[Jeff Head]

Twitter speak...\the bold is the message, the rest is getting it out to various discussions (the #’s) and directly to individuals (the @’s). PLease RT means Please re-tweet.

[rlmorel]

Pray for our soldier.

(I like the sentiment of the thread, though...from an enjoyable movie!)

[tarheelswamprat]

You could of at least mentioned the line is an altered quote from a John Milius[NRA board member] movie called “The Wind And The Lion”.

Oh, it goes back a little further than that, to the real-life Perdicaris incident of 1904 where President Teddy Roosevelt stated "Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead".

[Jeff Head]

Agreed. Prayers up for this brave young man. God bless and watch over him...God strengthen him and comfort and strengthen his family and all loved ones.

[MarkT]

Actually, I believe it is contemporary version of what was said to the Barbary pirates, “Perdicarius alive or Rasuli dead.”

[tarheelswamprat]

Pray for our soldier. (I like the sentiment of the thread, though...from an enjoyable movie!)

Actually, it's from real-life. See post #11.

[yldstrk]

hey, no deals. Even if we get the boy back, omar is dead

[Jeff Head]

I think Sec. of State, John Hay, issued the statement for Teddy at the Republican Convention that year (1904) stating “This government wants Perdicarius alive or Rasuli Dead”, the last part becoming the famous phrase.

[rlmorel]

I know, I know, but...I wasn’t around for the REAL one...:)

Okay, and even though Sean Connery is a wife-beating, drinking Scot, I still like his acting...:)

[Bobalu]

[Shooter 2.5]

When the movie came out, there was an article that stated Roosevelt did nothing more than send a telegram. The movie was closer to the truth so you are correct.

[Jeff Head]

Teddy sent seven naval warships and seven companies of Marines in case they were needed to force the issue with Rasuli in 1904.