Guess they should have stuck with the R. Lee Ermy doll!
Posted on 02/01/2005 9:27:11 AM PST by 1LongTimeLurker
DUBAI (Reuters) - A little-known Iraqi insurgent group said on Tuesday it was holding a U.S. soldier and threatened to kill him within 72 hours if Iraqi prisoners were not released, according to an Internet statement.
"Our mujahideen ... have managed to capture the American soldier John Adam after killing a number of his colleagues," said the Mujahideen Squadrons in the undated statement.
It carried a picture appearing to show a U.S. soldier sitting in front of a black banner with a rifle pointed at his head. The authenticity of the claim, which did not say where the man was seized, could not be verified.
"We will cut his throat in 72 hours if our male and female prisoners in the occupation jails are not released," it said.
A group using the same name, Mujahideen Squadrons, last month claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a Brazilian engineer in Iraq (news - web sites).
Insurgents in Iraq, including al Qaeda's wing in Iraq, have been waging attacks on U.S.-led forces since they invaded the country in 2003.
I bet the perps are dismayed at how quickly this was exposed as a hoax. They picked the wrong toys. The 12" GIJoes--and especially the Dragon-branded figures--are not purchased by kids so much as adults who use them for detailed military dioramas. These people know their stuff, and they are more often than not very patriotic Americans with a deep regard for the military. They would instantly recognize this for what it is, and be sure to alert all proper authorities.
A quote from Jonah Goldberg, editor-at-large of National Review Online:
THE CHICAGO WAY [Jonah Goldberg]
"If reports are true and the terrorists have murdererd one of our dolls, we must stand firm. We will destroy ten of their dolls. We will smash their rock-em-sock-em robots. And we will leave the lids of their Play-dough until it grows dry and flaky!"
"We cannot tolerate this aggression."
Latest from Baghdad Bob:
"There are no American troops in Iraq. We now know this. They are only dolls. We have captured one. We are questioning him and he reveals he is only plastic. Still, we will smash their heads to pieces and deliver them to full violence! Their puny bodies we will melt with our cigarette lighters until they drip to the holy ground. Today we have spotted plastic tanks driving around Iraq. We know these not to be real tanks since they are 8 inches long. Their armor is weak. America is weak. They have no soldiers, only dolls to send against us. We will wring their necks until the paint flakes off."
Okay, I have been praying all afternoon for a doll. Do I feel like an idiot!
LOL!
I heard from an inside, reliable source that this really isn't true. What really happened was she farted and flew out the window.
Way to go, reuters! can't you tell a GI Joe doll when you see one? This is almost as good as dan rather's "documents"!
Guess they should have stuck with the R. Lee Ermy doll!
In the annals of terrorist history this has to be one of the dumbest, pathetic and most embarrassing stunts any terrorist has ever pulled.
This is a ten on the stupidity meter/factor.
In an unrelated story, Al Gore and John Kerry have been seen targeting President Bush bobble head dolls on Websites
ROTFL! (#149)
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By the photos posted on Drudge, it seems that our brave G.I. Joe doll has been beheaded.
Before Beheading
After Beheading
Could somebody please inform the idiots at CBS? I'm too choked up to do it myself. (Don't ya love that CBS graphic? The blidfold really adds a nice touch.)
Nooooooooo!!! :-O
Is it just me, or has anybody else noticed that the Reuters story posted this afternoon has been completely changed at the original link?
Yeeeeeeeeessssss!!!!!!! :-O
Dolls don't call in an A-10 strike.
I never realized that there were blow-up sheep available in the Islamic direct mail market.
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