The group claims to have taken Ali - of Pakistani origin - captive after "infiltrating a US military base in Iraq".
Posted on 06/27/2004 3:42:42 PM PDT by demlosers
A US marine captured by a purported Iraqi resistance group is to be decapitated unless certain prisoners held in occupation prisons are released.
In a video broadcast by Aljazeera on Sunday, the Islamic Retaliation Movement/Armed Resistance Wing said US marine Hassoun Wassef Ali would be beheaded if detainees in US-led occupation prisons were not freed.
The group claims to have taken Ali - of Pakistani origin - captive after "infiltrating a US military base in Iraq".
The video received by Aljazeera shows a kneeling blindfolded moustached man in camouflage military garb. A hand holding a long sword is seen standing behind Ali.
Just hours earlier, an unidentified group of purported Iraqi fighters threatened to behead a Pakistani driver working for a US-occupation contractor within three days.
US marine Hassoun Ali is one ot two captives under threat
The captors also urged Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to shut down his country's embassy in Iraq.
Captive details
The second captive was named as Yusuf Amjad, an employee of US contractor Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR).
Video sent to Aljazeera included proof of marine's identity KBR is a subsidiary of the giant Halliburton company which was once headed by US Vice President Dick Cheney.
Like other contractors for the US-led occupation, it has suffered mounting attacks on its staff.
"This man was taken after an attack on a US base in Balad," said one of the masked fighters on a tape obtained by Al-Arabiya.
"You must release our prisoners held near the US base in Balad, in Dujail, in Yathrib, in Samarra and near Abu Ghraib. You have three days from the date of this recording and after that we will behead him. We have warned you." Aljazeera + Agencies
He's already dead. There will be hell to pay for this.
A Turk, Pakistani and now an American (presumably Muslim from the name) taken hostage to be beheaded??? Someone better tell the kidnappers that Muslims don't kill Muslims.
Bad move on his part, but the ragheads would be better off releasing him, that is, if they aspire to be anything other than vermin to be eradicated by the civilized world ASAP.
Execute the prisoners the captors want released. Tape it and release it on Al Jazzera. Let them see what goes around comes around. No more Mr. Nice Guy.
Of course they kill each other, it is allah's will.
How to influence Marines and make enemies.
Foolish terrs, you lot are for it now!
You thought panties were bad.....?
I think he might be a translator..
What's missing in that sentiment is a realization that they are already in total war with us. There are no consequences that they are reluctant to bring on themselves.
You are right. Prayers for his soul and his family :-(
Remember that pizza delivery guy that had a bomb strapped to his neck that eventually blew up? I say we create a similar device with a GPS unit on it that we can attach around these prisoners' necks and track them. It they try to remove it - KABOOM! If they go to a known terrorist hideout - KABOOM! If they get too close to a microwave oven....
If they want beheadings, we'll teach them how to do it--the Western way.
It sounds like you are just spreaing more Christian Crusader propaganda! Muslims do not kill other Muslims! HEATHEN!
When are we going to stop playing with these bastards and destroy them !
"It they try to remove it - KABOOM! If they go to a known terrorist hideout - KABOOM! If they get too close to a microwave oven...."
Now if we can only get these explosive devices in ladies panties.
I shall not be the first to name it. But it will be named; soon, I think.
And after the goal is clearly stated, fully embraced, and implemented - the world will be a better place.
No we won't. It's fun to do the chest-thumping thing (as you did), but what's really going to happen is a statement from Bush similar to "We will not let these terrorists weaken our resolve to eradicate this evil from the world."
And that'll be it, until the next hostage-taking and beheading, when the above statement will be repeated.
Rinse and repeat. Over and over.
Fallujah survives. Beheadings continue.
And that's all that will happen. Do you seriously think we'd retaliate with overwhelming force and destruction? Not a chance. We'll get more speeches and more spending. And more beheadings.
Never...especially with the clock winding down to June 30th...48 hrs my friend...this Marine is not coming home :(
Bush needs to announce this far and wide.
Just let the Marines loose and well, Chesty will tell you what they will do...
Killing them all will stop this human atrocity, appeasing them will promote this human atrocity.
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