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.
I had to bump this hilarious thread. Are they going to cut GI Joe's head off??
I want to see the hand of Allah twist his head plumb off.
Guess they should have stuck with the R. Lee Ermy doll!
They could track you...
I pinged Lazmataz and said it might be the work of that devious genious Karl Rove to lure Zarquawi out. ;)
Not if you wrap your mouse in tinfoil first.
No, I'm from Dallis, Texas that is!!! :)
Hah! Looks like the jihadists haven't figured out it ain't a doll, er, action figure. Of course, I can't read that arabic scribble scrabble...
This is the image From:
http://www.qo4.net/montda/uploads/post-4-1107268656.jpg
Mirrored loacally to load faster:
Does anyone know where qo4.net is ?
True they could track a person, but thats about all they could do. They won't even be able to pinpoint your exact location or who you are.
You know the dems are really going to pressure President Bush for immediate withdrawal of all of our action figures from Iraq.
But in light of those chatters who were possibly murdered by the Jihads they were arguing with...
I clicked it, then backed out as it was loading. If you cant trust Drudge to not load crap on your pc. Well, its a judgment call I guess.
ROFL!
:) I love that pic with the GI and his GI Joe!
Al Qeada really looks stooopid. It's even better than the Evil Bert/Osama poster-waving Pakis and the Mooslim protestor who wound up burning himself instead of the US flag!
My copy of NeoTrace Pro traces www.qo4.net to the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
I can't read Arabic, but that site is jihadist propoganda.
Registrant:
moh shahab
dammam
dammam 966
Saudi Arabia
Registered through: GoDaddy.com (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: ALMJLAH.NET
Created on: 28-Jun-04
Expires on: 28-Jun-05
Last Updated on: 29-Jun-04
Administrative Contact:
shahab, moh info@dammamhost.com
dammam
dammam 966
Saudi Arabia
508977789
Technical Contact:
shahab, moh info@dammamhost.com
dammam
dammam 966
Saudi Arabia
508977789
Special Ops team deployed to rescue GI Joe.
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