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U.S. soldier captured in Afghanistan, military says
LA Times ^ | July 2, 2009

Posted on 07/02/2009 4:08:34 AM PDT by navysealdad

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S. military said today that insurgents have capture an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan.

Spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias said the soldier went missing Tuesday.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; aimia; amnestyinternational; antiamericanism; captured; codepinkmia; doublestandard; gitmo; gwot; mia; missing; obamalegacy; obamasfault; oef; soldier; terrorists; tm; torture; warcrimes
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To: ardara

Are you kidding? This administration will appeal to the captors’ sense of fair play and decency, sit down and have tea and a dialogue. If that fails, a strong letter to the UN will follow.


41 posted on 07/02/2009 6:50:35 AM PDT by CholeraJoe (So close to Postal.)
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To: lookout88

I’m retired US Army. My son’s an Army Sergeant Major. He’s been in harm’s way four times. Thanks to God he was not injured. Still has two years to go for 20. Not sure what he’ll do at this time.

But, I’m with you. If he were to go in harm’s way again and something bad happen, I would want to avenge it. Sadly, I don’t think the present leadership (military or civilian) has the guts to do it. .


42 posted on 07/02/2009 6:50:54 AM PDT by dools007
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To: thefactor
is what flavor ice cream?

tutti frutti or passion fruit (big in Kenya)

43 posted on 07/02/2009 6:53:57 AM PDT by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: navysealdad

Prayers to God for this soldier’s protection.


44 posted on 07/02/2009 6:56:18 AM PDT by penelopesire ("The only CHANGE you will get with the Democrats is the CHANGE left in your pocket")
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To: navysealdad
Where's The-Spin-Starts-Here TOTUS on this? President Present.
45 posted on 07/02/2009 7:01:26 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: odin2008; navysealdad
In my world, if this soldier turns up dead. I recall all troops, then green glass the whole country. Problem solved!If the rest of the world starts bee-itchin, tell then we have plenty more if they want one or two.

To bad we're not in your world but Obama's world...

46 posted on 07/02/2009 7:08:22 AM PDT by Doofer
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To: CholeraJoe
He'll probably do the same as Eurpeeans and pay a ransom.
47 posted on 07/02/2009 8:02:06 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
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To: Redleg Duke

Emperor No-Clothes is keeping the job of Ice Cream Czar for himself.


48 posted on 07/02/2009 8:02:50 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
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To: navysealdad
I don't normally offer prayers but I will in this case. I just wish we had some Jack Bauers at times like this.
49 posted on 07/02/2009 8:09:21 AM PDT by McGruff (Helen Thomas: Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama)
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To: navysealdad

Praying.


50 posted on 07/02/2009 8:09:43 AM PDT by Mr. Silverback (We're definitely in the Rise of the Empire era, but is Obama Valorum or Palpatine?)
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To: navysealdad

Title is misleading and not the complete title of the story to which you link.

Reading the story, I noted the information in the story is not confirmed. Key word left out of title on this thread is “Believed”. So far, all that seems to be known is a soldier is missing, and there is much speculation.

One alleged militant-insurgent-alqaeda-taliban-tribesman- fighters-whoever the hell we are fighting over there, claims the soldier was captured while leaving the base to go on patrol.

Now, I don’t believe we send soldiers out on patrol alone. So if the soldier was captured as this (whatever umphteenth group he claims to represent) fellow says, then his fellow soldiers would know he was captured. Would they not?

I think we need more info before jumping to conclusions on this one. Since we all know how these animals treat our soldiers. So let’s don’t go there just yet. Prayers up!


51 posted on 07/02/2009 8:27:41 AM PDT by takenoprisoner (Freedom Watch: fight for freedom with everything you have.)
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To: navysealdad

A radio news update on this story a few minutes ago mentioned that the soldier had “walked away from the base” and hadn’t been seen since. Anybody got an idea what this means? It almost sounded like they were saying that he’d deserted or something... but then again could have meant just about anything. Anybody else heard anything like that?


52 posted on 07/02/2009 8:48:13 AM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: Doofer
To bad we're not in your world but Obama's world...

Didn't happen in Bush's world either. When it comes to the fate of prisoners in Afganistan, Kipling's advice was spot on.

53 posted on 07/02/2009 8:50:48 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Ramius

If the reports I read are true and this soldier walked off the base alone, in the company of some Afghans (who apparently were not even Afghan soldiers) then that was an incredibly irresponsible and idiotic thing to do. I don’t want any harm to come to him but when he is safely back in US hands he needs to answer some tough questions and face whatever punishment he deserves. His reckless act has put countless other US soldiers in danger, who now have to worry about saving his a@@ on top of everything else they have to do.


54 posted on 07/02/2009 9:07:49 AM PDT by saquin
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To: navysealdad

Any comment Urkel?.......(crickets chirping)


55 posted on 07/02/2009 9:09:42 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Ramius

Every caption is misleading. At comcast.net The headline reads US Soldier Kidnapped. Officials confirm blah blah...captured by Taliban. Then when clicking to read the full story, there is a revised headline...”Feared Captured”


56 posted on 07/02/2009 9:31:10 AM PDT by takenoprisoner (Freedom Watch: fight for freedom with everything you have.)
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To: takenoprisoner
From CNN now: U.S. soldier sold to Afghan militant clan, official says
57 posted on 07/02/2009 9:33:01 AM PDT by Cinnamon Girl (G-d Bless President Bush. He kept us safe.)
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To: MarkT

Has Obama apologized to the Taliban for encroaching on their territory yet?


58 posted on 07/02/2009 9:55:06 AM PDT by the Fun in Fundamentalist
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To: navysealdad
Turns my stomach to think of one of our guys in the hands of those barbarians. May God protect and deliver him!
59 posted on 07/02/2009 10:04:08 AM PDT by americanophile (Sarcasm: satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language.)
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To: navysealdad

Maybe he was captured by the moderate Taliban...


60 posted on 07/02/2009 10:47:59 AM PDT by FDNYRHEROES (In just 3 days, the War on Terror became the War on Free Speech.)
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