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Ok I don't know how this slipped by with out anyone here posting it...

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U.S. military: No soldier missing in Iraq



BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- The U.S. military said Tuesday that no American soldiers have been reported missing in Iraq after a Web statement claimed that an American soldier had been taken hostage.

The authenticity of the statement and photo, purporting to show a hostage with a gun to his head, could not be verified, and questions were raised about the photo's authenticity.

In Baghdad, Staff Sgt. Nick Minecci of the U.S. military's press office in Baghdad said "no units have reported anyone missing."

The posting, on a Web site that frequently carries militants' statements, included a photo of what that statement said was an American soldier, wearing desert fatigues and seated on a concrete floor with his hands tied behind his back.

The figure in the photo appeared stiff and expressionless.

Liam Cusack, of the toy manufacturer Dragon Models USA, Inc., said the image of the soldier portrayed in the photo bore a striking resemblance to a military action figure made by the company.

In the photo, a gun barrel was pointed at the head of the man's figure, and behind him on the wall was a black banner emblazoned with the Islamic profession of faith, "There is no god but God and Muhammad is His prophet."

A statement posted with the picture suggested the group was holding other soldiers.

"Our mujahedeen 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."

The posting did not show any ID card for the alleged captive and no organization's name was written on the black banner, as have appeared in some past claims of kidnappings. The man's uniform had no U.S. insignia or names visible.

The Mujahedeen Brigades have claimed responsibility for two kidnappings in the past -- the abduction in April of three Japanese who were released and that of a Brazilian engineer who went missing after an ambush that the Brigades claimed to have carried out along with the Ansar al-Sunnah Army.

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.



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" At least God has a sense of humor about the end of the world. Dr. Atkins died. Slipped, hit his head, got brain damage, died on life support. The man that invented the all meat diet...died a vegetable."
Titus


Edited by - Stinger on Feb 01 2005 2:51 PM

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if this is the best they can do after the election then we are making progress. One of the news guys said maybe Bin Laden will fire Zarkawi after his poor showing on election day.

I saw this when AIM started up. <img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle> Hard to believe they'd try this. Perhaps that website stumbled on a prank, and thought it was real?

And some editing might help, that post is messed up.

"Some pup"
Nickname by Fenderstrat72

Edited by - gifted on Feb 01 2005 11:52 PM

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But..But...Wait a minute! You mean "G.I. Joe" has been captured by the ragheads? OMG! Send in the Army! Send in the Marines! Send in Mattel!!<img src=newicons/anim_lol.gif border=0 align=middle>

So, you have trouble. We all have trouble. Build a bridge and get over it.

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will plow for those who do not.\"
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the first time I saw the article, all they had was the grainy picture of the "hostage". My thoughts were A. thats a jacked up looking vest B. why does that M-16 have a gloss black magazine (most are a very dark gunmetal grey) C. why is he still wearing the jacked up vest and why do they have his m-16 that close to him...

The conclusion I reached was "Its not one of our guys, its a rigged photo." I have to admit though I didn't think it was THAT rigged....

Gifted the garbled crap at the top is what the communist news network... er... CNN... gave me for the link.

" At least God has a sense of humor about the end of the world. Dr. Atkins died. Slipped, hit his head, got brain damage, died on life support. The man that invented the all meat diet...died a vegetable."
Titus


Edited by - Stinger on Feb 02 2005 05:29 AM

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Insurgents have captured a G.I. Joe Doll and threatened to play keep away with the PMC that owns the figure unless thier demands aren't met.

"Brave martyr dove off a roof and tried to bring down an A-10 by getting juiced in the right engine"

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Really this?:
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<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Islamic Web site claims U.S. soldier captured; but report not immediately confirmed
ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, February 1, 2005


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(02-01) 11:58 PST 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 U.S. military said it was investigating, but the claim's authenticity could not be immediately confirmed.

The posting, on a Web site that frequently carried militants' statements, included a photo of what that statement said was an American soldier, wearing desert fatigues and seated on a concrete floor with his hands tied behind his back. The figure in the photo appeared stiff and expressionless, and the photo's authenticity could not be confirmed.

A gun barrel was pointed at his head, and behind him on the wall is 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 posting did not show any ID card for the alleged captive and no organization's name was written on the black banner, as have appeared in some past claims of kidnappings. The man's uniform had no U.S. insignia or names visible.

The Mujahedeen Brigades have claimed responsibility for two kidnappings in the past -- the abduction in April of three Japanese who were released and that of a Brazilian engineer who went missing after an ambush that the Brigades claimed to have carried out along with the Ansar al-Sunnah Army.

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.
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"Brave martyr dove off a roof and tried to bring down an A-10 by getting juiced in the right engine"

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ATTACK!!!!!!!

Yeah it's stuff like this and the suicide bomber targetting a Bradley that actually makes my quote, mocking an "al-qaeda in iraq" <img src=newicons/spit.gif border=0 align=middle>supporter sound more and more truthfull.

"Brave martyr dove off a roof and tried to bring down an A-10 by getting juiced in the right engine"

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