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.
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question everything (1000+ posts) Tue Feb-01-05 02:15 PM
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48. Wouldn't it be horrible if they kill him just as Bush starts his SOTU? n/t
Works for me..
Looks fake to me too.
hate to post this but...its a doll
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=1202804&mesg_id=1203068&page=
acutally great that its doll though
See the other thread just posted, this is a hoax, the "soldier" is a doll.
That is why I said "future". They are working the technology. I am in the military, and if the order came down for me to implant this device under my skin, I don't know what I would do. I would weigh out the options I guess. If I refused to obey the order they may discharge me which effects more than me, it effects first my wife and kid, and depending on the status of war, it could effect others as well. I would consider it, but it would weigh heavy.
Dang i can't get it to show the picture, but that is what i was thinking. Nothing looks right in the photo!
"It looks fakey, to me. The head looks out of place. Photoshopped on. No neck."
Yup, that jumped right out at me when I clicked the pic. I hope it's fake.
Start the timers.....see how long it takes Jesse Jackson to find a microphone...
As a spouse, I would not want it! The Gov't doesn't need to track anyone. Let to know where I'm at. I know what your thinking, what about if my hubby comes up missing. This will find him. No wouldn't want it, sorry. I'd just go on living and hoping. No one needs a tracking device.
What's wrong with his eyes?
Thank God and let's hope it is a fake doll. What I'd like to hear is what the abu grab prison crowd will have to say whe one of our soldiers is beheaded on video. Will there be an international outcry for the Geneva COnvention? I am actually nauseated by the word Democrat this days. it invoques pictures of godless elitists, and anti-americanism. Thanj you God for Bush. We had a close one with Kerry running... now let's take down Hildabeest '08 as well.
plastic? looks closed to me and the one arm don't look right let alone the leg and the vest. That is out of place.
Thanks. I saw, after I posted, that it may be a doll. Which may explain why the gun doesn't look right. To me, at least. Not that I'd know.
LOL they are posing GI Joe dolls as captured American soldiers now.
Hey, the gun looks like my son's toy gun, and the color looks wrong,like a toy. In other pictures we see these fools holding the gun. I know am not a pro but something not right and I sure hope it's fake. PLus, that face is so red and not normal for someone alive.
DOLL:
Just tell them that the chip is the mark of the beast and you will carry a chip on every item of clothing. They are so tiny that they would be nearly impossible to find if hidden well like in a hem or belt loop or boot lace.
Heck they are so cheap to produce that you swallow one before every mission in a capsule.
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