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Iraq Group Says Holds U.S. Soldier - Web (GI Joe doll?)
Reuters ^ | 2/1/05 | Reuters

Posted on 02/01/2005 9:27:11 AM PST by 1LongTimeLurker

DUBAI (Reuters) - A little-known Iraqi insurgent group said on Tuesday it was holding a U.S. soldier and threatened to kill him within 72 hours if Iraqi prisoners were not released, according to an Internet statement.

"Our mujahideen ... have managed to capture the American soldier John Adam after killing a number of his colleagues," said the Mujahideen Squadrons in the undated statement.

It carried a picture appearing to show a U.S. soldier sitting in front of a black banner with a rifle pointed at his head. The authenticity of the claim, which did not say where the man was seized, could not be verified.

"We will cut his throat in 72 hours if our male and female prisoners in the occupation jails are not released," it said.

A group using the same name, Mujahideen Squadrons, last month claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a Brazilian engineer in Iraq (news - web sites).

Insurgents in Iraq, including al Qaeda's wing in Iraq, have been waging attacks on U.S.-led forces since they invaded the country in 2003.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: actionfigure; cody; hostages; ignorantmedia; iraq; johnadam; mujahideensquadrons; reuters
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To: JonDavid

or black.


what is going on with his vest?


41 posted on 02/01/2005 10:42:31 AM PST by Snakeyes2
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To: Snakeyes2

The person in the photo could be Arab.


42 posted on 02/01/2005 10:43:14 AM PST by Republican Red (DU: ''Reality sucks. That's the problem. We want another reality.'')
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To: 1LongTimeLurker
I'll not post the image here out of respect for our brave soldier.

Here's the link: Yahoo! Photos

SOBs.

43 posted on 02/01/2005 10:43:41 AM PST by Tarpaulin (Look it up.)
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To: NCCarrs

I see link to pic above => passed in posting; thanks for posting link.

Hard to tell nationality / services given qulity of image => if Jihadi nabbed someone, my beat would be it's an Iraqi from army or guard unit.


44 posted on 02/01/2005 10:46:37 AM PST by NCCarrs (http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/30/quake.usa.editorial.reut/index.html)
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To: Snakeyes2
I notice the vest too. He could be Egyptian I could see them getting a support staff soldier. However, a combat soldiers would hard to believe. He also does not look wounded. If I were a soldier, I would NEVER let these animals capture me alive.
46 posted on 02/01/2005 10:47:26 AM PST by JonDavid
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To: NCCarrs

Thank you for the update. I suppose he probably really was killed.
sundero


47 posted on 02/01/2005 10:48:01 AM PST by brytlea
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To: areafiftyone

John Adams? Is that they best name they could come up with? I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that the guy isn't American but somebody else dressed up in stolen clothing.


48 posted on 02/01/2005 10:54:23 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: brytlea

NP => talk in summer (if recall correctly) was that Jihadi's killed him. There was some grainy video from some Jihadi site showing someone being shot in back of head at night => no definitive proof either way, though, it was / wasn't Keith.

Only hope is that someone who involved in his capture / captivity will get caught and talk.


49 posted on 02/01/2005 10:56:29 AM PST by NCCarrs (http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/30/quake.usa.editorial.reut/index.html)
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To: jmc1969

I prefer implanting the type of exploding chip that they put in Snake Pliskin in "Escape From New York".


50 posted on 02/01/2005 10:56:47 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: brytlea

No, he was murdered.


51 posted on 02/01/2005 10:58:06 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

It looks fakey, to me. The head looks out of place. Photoshopped on. No neck.


52 posted on 02/01/2005 11:01:50 AM PST by monkeywrench
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To: All

Pentagon is denying the claim. Says they have no missing personnel.


53 posted on 02/01/2005 11:02:01 AM PST by katieanna (I Know That My Redeemer Liveth!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I bet your right.


54 posted on 02/01/2005 11:03:12 AM PST by JonDavid
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To: katieanna

Pentagon is denying the claim. Says they have no missing personnel.



Great News!!! Thank God


55 posted on 02/01/2005 11:04:06 AM PST by JonDavid
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To: katieanna

Thanks for the update.


56 posted on 02/01/2005 11:05:31 AM PST by Republican Red (DU: ''Reality sucks. That's the problem. We want another reality.'')
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To: Blood of Tyrants

What is more likely to happen in the future is to implant all of our own military with tracking devices. Then when one is captured we can find them. I wish we could be a little more 007 with these guys. Actually I wish we could be a little more mafia with them, but the liberals would never allow the precious rights of murderers to be violated. If these were Christian psychos instead of Muslim ones the liberals would have already authorized the use of nukes.


57 posted on 02/01/2005 11:09:28 AM PST by Jay777 (Gen. Tommy Franks for President in 08)
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To: smith288
Why dont we place tracking devices on the prisoners and just track them back to their hole and kill them?

I would like to think that we already do this in some form, but maybe not.

58 posted on 02/01/2005 11:13:12 AM PST by kesg
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To: 1LongTimeLurker
It's NOT this guy,Army Pfc. Matt Maupin

Is it just me, or does this look like a dummy? Fake? It looks like a GI joe doll.


59 posted on 02/01/2005 11:17:48 AM PST by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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To: Jay777

Tracking devices small enough to be implanted would have to be RFID devices. The problem with that is that the RFID has to pass within a few feet (less than 10) of a detector to work. Also, if I were in the military, there is no way in hell I would allow them to inject a tracking device under their skin.


60 posted on 02/01/2005 11:23:12 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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