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Five Iraqi hostages freed
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ ^
| 5/21/07
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Posted on 05/21/2007 8:01:41 AM PDT by SoldierDad
Five Iraqi hostages freed
Monday, 21 May 2007
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER BAGHDAD, Iraq http://www.mnf-iraq.com 703.270.0320 / 0299
May 21, 2007 Release A070521b
FIVE IRAQI HOSTAGES FREED
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Five Iraqis who were held captive and tortured by terrorists were freed Monday morning during a Coalition Forces raid on the site where they were imprisoned.
Coalition Forces targeted the building northeast of Karmah during continued operations to disrupt the al-Qaeda network operating in the area. After a thorough search of the building, ground forces found a padlocked room. Inside were four men and a boy who had been kidnapped and severely beaten with chains, cables and hoses. The four captives also showed signs of torture, and the boy stated the terrorists had hooked electrical wires to his tongue and shocked him.
Coalition Forces evacuated the five individuals and provided treatment for their injuries. The hostages indicated their captors were foreign fighters who spoke with different accents. The hostages, who are from different tribes, will be turned over to their respective tribal leaders for repatriation.
“The brutality and viciousness of these acts demonstrate the complete disregard terrorists have for human life,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Garver, MNF-I spokesperson. “We will continue to hunt foreign fighters who bring this violence into Iraq.”
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: frwn; iraq
To: Kathy in Alaska; beachn4fun; LUV W; fatima; GrandEagle; Allegra; 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; StarCMC; ...
More good news not reported in the LSM ping!!
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:02:23 AM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
To: SoldierDad
Good work! I pray they find and rescue all other hostages, especially our missing troops!
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:03:00 AM PDT
by
SolidWood
(Save America: Thompson/Hunter 2008)
To: SoldierDad
Micheal Moore’s Freedom Fighters...
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:04:07 AM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: SoldierDad
More good news, indeed. Prayers continue for the missing and their searchers.
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:08:49 AM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
To: SolidWood; SoldierDad
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:13:19 AM PDT
by
Valin
(History takes time. It is not an instant thing.)
To: SolidWood
Good work! I pray they find and rescue all other hostages, especially our missing troops!
Too bad the MSM, Greta and others are not showing the status on our missing troops 24/7. Would be nice to know what is going on with that situation instead of having to search high and low for updates. Too bad a college student wasn't taken hostage along with our troops. I bet it would get media coverage then.
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:17:10 AM PDT
by
Eagle of Liberty
(The United States of America is the only country strong enough to go it alone.)
To: SoldierDad
How is all this good news leaking out. Heads will roll. /sarc
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:21:42 AM PDT
by
showme_the_Glory
(ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
To: SoldierDad
They were not "freed."
They were rescued.
"Freed" implies their captors voluntarily released them.
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:21:54 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("All the measures of the law should protect property and punish plunder." --Frederic Bastiat)
To: SoldierDad
Atta-boy to the coalition forces on the rescue!
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:21:54 AM PDT
by
beachn4fun
("Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of All Who Threaten It")
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Yes, I noticed the wording there too. Funny how this was released by our Military with that title.
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:30:09 AM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
To: SoldierDad
Excellent news, SoldierDad, thanks for posting.
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:34:40 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm)
To: SoldierDad
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posted on
05/21/2007 8:41:06 AM PDT
by
E.G.C.
To: SoldierDad
Good news!
Please, Dear God, let them find out missing boys soon.
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posted on
05/21/2007 9:34:49 AM PDT
by
Bigg Red
(Duncan Hunter in 2008!)
To: Bigg Red
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posted on
05/21/2007 11:41:56 AM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
To: SoldierDad
KILL THEM ALL! They could care less about humane treatment of their captives.
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posted on
05/21/2007 12:36:32 PM PDT
by
Marysecretary
(GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
To: SoldierDad
YEAH!!! Score ANOTHER POINT for the GOOD GUYS!!!WAY TO GO!!!
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posted on
05/21/2007 12:38:04 PM PDT
by
NordP
(The greatest gift God can give us is LIFE. The greatest gift man can give to another is FREEDOM.)
To: 91B; HiJinx; Spiff; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; clintonh8r; TEXOKIE; windchime; Grampa Dave; ...
FR WAR NEWS!
WAR News at Home and Abroad You'll Hear Nowhere Else!
All the News the MSM refuses to use!
Or if they do report it, without the anti-War Agenda Spin!
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posted on
05/21/2007 4:16:29 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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