I agree completely, well said.
Posted on 02/01/2005 11:22:09 AM PST by Peach
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi militants claimed in a Web statement Tuesday to have taken an American soldier hostage and threatened to behead him in 72 hours unless the Americans release Iraqi prisoners.
The posting, on a Web site that frequently carried militants' statements, included a photo of what appeared to be an American soldier in desert fatigues seated with his hands tied behind his back.
A gun barrel was pointed at his head, and he is seated in front of a black banner emblazoned with the Islamic profession of faith, "There is no god but God and Muhammad is His prophet."
A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, Marine Sgt. Salju K. Thomas, said he had no information on the claim but "we are currently looking into it."
A statement posted with the picture suggested the group was holding other soldiers.
"Our mujahadeen heroes of Iraq's Jihadi Battalion were able to capture American military man John Adam after killing a number of his comrades and capturing the rest," said the statement, signed by the "Mujahedeen Brigades."
"God willing, we will behead him if our female and male prisoners are not released from U.S. prisons within the maximum period of 72 hours from the time this statement has been released," the statement said.
The claim, carried on the Web site ansarnet.ws, could not be verified.
More than 180 foreigners have been kidnapped in the past year. At least 10 of them, including three American civilians, remain in the hands of their kidnappers.
The only American soldier known to have been taken hostage is Pfc. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, who was shown in a video in April being held by militants. Another video aired in June showed what purported to be Maupin's slaying, but the picture was too unclear to confirm it was him and the military still lists him as missing.
Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun went missing in Iraq in June and later photos surfaced on Arab television showing him blindfolded with a sword to his head. In July he made his way to the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. Back in the United States, he said he had been captured, but in December he was charged with desertion for the incident.
LOL!!!!!
News at 11!.........AM-Saturday morning.
I suspect no one sent FNC the picture of the toy in the package.
I can only imagine how hard it must have been for Brit to keep a straight face during that segment.
I can't wait to see what Sean Hannity is going to say.
You know we're winning when the bad guys have to capture toys to stay in the news.
You from Canada too?
*smile*
ABC News just ran a piece on this.....and they had the GI JOE package.
hmmm, you think maybe someone has a large inventory of these dolls and just thought up a creative way to move em?
LOL
actually, they really captured Sponge Bob Square Pants..
:-)
If not, here it is: http://www.almjlah.net/vb/showthread.php?t=6073
The link includes the original much larger, much higher res photo.
LOL! Brit has such a way with words, and pauses.
NBC did as well in the last segment.
Isn't that redundant?
I agree completely, well said.
Everyone BE CAREFUL GOING ON THAT WEB SITE.
Terrorist to Sponge Bob: "You see this pineapple?! SPLAT!"
Am I making myself clear, Meester. Sponge Bobs?".........
I sense a lawsuit. There was no warning label on the package saying "Not intended for military use".
LMAO
I have two guesses:
1) RUMMY!
2) GOSS!
Man, how funny would it be if OUR GUYS put this out there to embarass both the evildoers AND the MSM...a TWOFER!
Go here: Freeper Stuff
Why? What could possibly happen?
I can't read 99.9% of what's on there.
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