Posted on 01/05/2005 6:09:09 PM PST by ovrtaxt
U.S. Marine in Mysterious Case Declared Deserter
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By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, charged a month ago with desertion in a mysterious case in which he left his unit in Iraq only to turn up in Lebanon, has failed to return to his base in North Carolina, the Marine Corps said on Wednesday.
In a statement, the Marines said that Hassoun "has been declared a deserter" after not returning on Tuesday to Camp Lejeune from authorized leave.
The statement said Hassoun had been required to return to the base by noon on Tuesday, but has not reported for duty. The statement said "his command officially declared him a deserter and issued authorization for civil authorities to apprehend Hassoun and return him to military control."
CNN reported that he had gone to Canada.
Hassoun disappeared last June from his unit in Iraq where he had worked as an Arabic interpreter and later turned up in Lebanon, the country where he was born, claiming he had been kidnapped by militants.
The Marines announced on Dec. 9 that he had been charged with desertion, rejecting his account that he had been kidnapped. Hassoun was also charged with loss of government property and theft of a 9mm military pistol.
Although desertion from the U.S. military in time of war could be punishable by death, the Marines said they had no intention of seeking the death penalty.
Hassoun disappeared from his base near Falluja in Iraq and turned up safe at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut on July 8. He was seen during his absence in a videotape, seemingly being held by militants, blindfolded with a sword poised over his head. An Islamic militant Internet site said later he had been beheaded, but he later showed up unharmed at the embassy in Beirut.
Hassoun told reporters after he returned to the United States that he was captured and held against his will and did not desert the military.
Traitor. Death by firing squad. Burial with pig entrails. Go grab him in Canada (Israeli-style) if neccessary.
Here's the Fox News version.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1314764/posts
The guy is charged with desertion and they give him "authorized leave"??????? Whoever authorized that leave should serve his term until the miscreant is captured.
All the grief I was given on here when I first mentioned this was a traitorous pig - the first time!
The political correctness is driving me crazy. He should have been in the brig until the charges were answered.
Don't forget, even though it would have never been meted out...the maximum penalty according to law is death.
You insensitive person you.
Here are my theories:
1)I think that this guy was OUR spy and so the deserter scenario is our cover up. He will go to Canada, go into some kind of witness protection and never be heard of again.
2) He's a double agent.
3) He ran off to Lebanon to visit a female....well, you know "The power of the p....y"
( It's probably # 3)
I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't join up with the other side and use whatever intel he has against us.
Is President Bush able to run again in 2008?
WE WON G*D D*MNIT!
Stop wringing our hands over the media and the 48% that voted for sKerry.
Get the press out of Iraq. Shut down Al Jezeera.
Then run this Iraqi War like General Patton would have. Start killing these maggots and get our boyz home safely.
#4....He's a traitor.
I'll respond with 2 possibilities:
1> It's a p***y thing.
2> It's an Allah thing.
Which is stronger in this guy's life? Given the previous debacle in Iraq, I vote for #2.
I doubt he's our spy. We have too many guys available not wearing a Marine uniform. Kinda stupid to send in an active duty Marine claiming to be a spy. How much is the enemy going to tell him really? A covert mole, who can hang around and overhear info, is much more effective.
yeah --- he can go join those 6 senators who want to block the final stage of the election tomorrow ....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1314905/posts
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Have they checked any of the terrorist training camps?
"All the grief I was given on here when I first mentioned this was a traitorous pig - the first time!"
I don't know, I think the story is much more elaborate than befits a simple answer. He might have "issues." Though when I first saw him speak he seemed stable and well-spoken.
You would enjoy my war plan on my homepage.
I don't know...he had a 24hr leave, he's long gone....did he have a passport? and if he did, why wasn't it confiscated?
Hey, I found this one before you did. :)
# 4>>He ran off to Lebanon to visit a young hairless boy
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