Posted on 09/23/2006 12:10:10 PM PDT by mware
Edited on 09/23/2006 1:04:25 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- An al-Qaida-linked group posted a Web video Saturday purporting to show the bodies of two American soldiers being dragged behind a truck, then set on fire in apparent retaliation for the rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman by U.S. troops from the same unit.
The Mujahedeen Shura Council -- an umbrella organization of insurgent groups, including al-Qaida in Iraq -- posted another video in June showing the soldiers' mutilated bodies, and claiming it killed them. It was not clear whether the video posted Saturday was a continuation of that footage, or why it was released.
It was impossible to identify the bodies, but the footage was believed to be of Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, and Pfc. Thomas Tucker, 25, who went missing after being attacked by insurgents on June 16 at a checkpoint south of Baghdad. Their remains were found three days later, and the U.S. military said they had been mutilated.
The video showed masked men dragging the corpses, first by hand, then behind a truck, beheading one of them and then setting them on fire. Below the graphic footage is a subtitle: "The two soldiers belong to the same brigade of the soldier who raped our sister in Mahmoudiya."
Absolutly enraging..
God keep and rest their brave souls and give comfort to their famlies.
God give our President, Military leaders and Brave Troops the courage, wisdom and resources to extinguish this Evil.
Yes.
mystery..if you would tell me your sons first name I will light a candle and remember him during rosary.
Very good point! Could've been.
Religion of Peace alert! That will happen to all of us if we don't take off the gloves and kick a__.
It's the only thing that makes sense.Of course we are not going to come out and say it to the friggin media..they only leaked it to get Bush's base to turn on him and the war. Sadly, it works too often around here.
God Bless Our Troops and God cradle these men's families in their grief.
I would appreciate that very much....I am really worried about his convoy into Iraq, he is a machine gunner on a Humvee...his name is Jonathan...
And yet, most of the world would show much more outrage over a report of a single Muslim being profiled or humiliated in public.
As always, I have a copy of the video. I will share it with any who wish to see it, but it is graphic. Definitely not appropriate for minors.
I don't have the bandwidth to host it, if someone wants to host it, let me know.
Just e-mail me directly for links to vid. Links dies quickly, let me know if they are dead and I have many more.
myeptjawa@gmail.com
Also, as said way earlier in the thread, I have images from the video up. Very disturbing. Again, not for minors.
Mostly posted for the benefit of Michael Moore's fans so they will see what the 'minutemen of Iraq' are really up to.
Again, here is the link to the story and pics:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/184744.php
I'm not Catholic, I'm Methodist but I will surely remember your son in my prayers, and you as well.
All prayers are so much appreciated...that's all we can give him right now....thank you
My imagination is plenty to make me fighting mad. This is an incredibly barbaric society we are up against.
My gut tells me the same thing. These troopers did not allow themselves to be taken prisoner while alive.
You've got to be kidding me. Apparent? Not even close. Once again, the establishment media takes the enemy's talking points and runs with them. Fricken traitors.
Prayers for the families.
It is bad enought that they slaughtered these two men, now to associate it with something they were not even connected to, is a slap in the face to the families of these men
These soldiers were not killed in retaliation for that still alleged rape.
The soldiers were murdered before the alleged rape was publicized, and the captors sent out initial reports on why the murders took place, and there was no mention of any rape.
I'm with you....no way I want that in my nightmares....so horrible. What monsters....they need to be killed.
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