I'm wondering why they didn't have him speak and say his own name. Apparently the video clip is very brief, he's blindfolded and doesn't speak.
I'm still clinging to the hope that this isn't really a Marine. Maybe they snatched an ID card somehow and dressed someone up in camoflauge to "play the part". I noticed that, unlike the other Pakistani hostage taken today, those holding the "Marine" didn't give a deadline.
Maybe I'm grasping at straws, but ...