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.
Did you look to see if it was a false proxy?
But apparently they aren't very good at it.
Hmmm a Saudi Hmmm
[But you know we may have had to borrow vests from some other country since we sent our men and women into battle unequipped, if you catch my drift. :)
You from Canada too?]
Vests and action figures sold separately.
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Administrative Contact:
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Fax: +44.0000000
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Technical Contact:
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abdul aziz alkubaissi (fahad_al_iraqe@hotmail.com)
+44.7742478714
Fax: +44.0000000
65 langdale drive
hayes
london, england ub4 8ss
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The true location is Eindhoven, Netherlands. There is a proxy server connected into the front end of the web server. The Lat/Lon of the proxy and the web server are identical, which tells me, they are in the same room.
I love this picture wc. I've loved this entire thread all day long but I have to go and make dinner so my husband thinks I was busy all day.
Trace route will tell you the exact location of the server. Whois just tells you who owns the domain.
If they do this for real, let it be known that from now on all insurgents will be buried with pigs. They will never get to see the 77 virgins, nor come close to Allah.
I'm glad I know what that means now! Be sure to check 399, 407 and 498 - priceless!
Did this turn out to be a case of better fact checking on FR than in the MSM? Is this another FR MSM busting post right here?
Oh my gosh, what a find of that toy soldier!
It made it on Britt's grapevine!
You got it!
Ping!
Now, the doll in the pic is one thing, but that gun will actually get a kid busted in many grade schools in the U.S. The 2 1/2-inch toy one, that is.
Make sure you put some flour on the end of your nose and get your spray bottle (that you use for your hair) and spray some water on your face. Then you'll look convincing.
Clearly, you are another one of Karl Rove's secret agents.
See you at the next meeting.
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