Mystery Callers Lie About Fate of Troops

AP | 4/20/03

[kattracks]

Mystery Callers Lie About Fate of Troops

.c The Associated Press

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP)- Callers posing as American Red Cross workers have falsely told military spouses around the country that their loved ones were killed in the war with Iraq, the Red Cross said.

No arrests have been made.

Military officials don't know how many such calls there have been, but the Marine Corps warned Wednesday that they should be reported to authorities.

The military contacts families directly when troops are killed in action.

The calls have been reported over the past week by families in California, Delaware, Michigan and Alabama, the Red Cross said.

The male callers tell family members that loved ones are dead, prisoners of war or missing in action, but no solicitation is made, Red Cross spokesman Darren Irby said.

The false stories have upset some families. One woman contacted a crisis center at Camp Pendleton, base spokesman Capt. Joshua Smith said, and ``it took some time to calm her down.''

Suspects could be charged with criminal mischief or sued in civil court for allegedly intentially causing emotional distress.

On the Net:

http://www.usmc.mil

http://www.redcross.org

04/10/03 20:36 EDT

[Brad’s Gramma]

This is lower than low. I hope they're caught.....ASAP!

[TomB]

Suspects could be charged with criminal mischief or sued in civil court for allegedly intentially causing emotional distress.

No, there's no need for the criminal justice system to get involved other than announcing who these people are. Things will get taken care of by the troops themselves.

[unsycophant]

Disgusting. I hope the people responsible are discovered and prosecuted.

[k2blader]

Evil.

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[Arkie2]

This is the left's idea of political action. Sorry B**tards.

[MediaMole]

It's going on across the country.

Our local National Guard unit has has to call every family and warn them about this putrid stunt.

[joesnuffy]

How many high profile members of the anti war left have come out to condemn this?

[Jerry_M]

"Suspects could be charged with criminal mischief or sued in civil court..."

What is wrong with using the nearest tree?

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[Starstruck]

They don't necessarily need to be arrested, just identified. The calls their relatives receive will be legitimate.

[Noumenon]

Well said.

[GnuHere]

Doesn't Michael Moore have anything better to do?

[LTCJ]

Suspects could be charged with criminal mischief or sued in civil court for allegedly intentially causing emotional distress.

Or, they could simply have the everloving cr@p beat out of them.

[Little Bill]

We had something similar happen when I was in Viet Nam, the crumb crunchers would send you cards wishing you well, these were addressed to individual soldiers, but there would always be a few hoping that your life would be a short one, in rather adult hand writing.

[ChadGore]

Michael Moore needs a new hobby.

[Freebird Forever]

I hope the people responsible are discovered and prosecuted.

Positively identify them and then smash their jawbones so they cannot speak again for a long time.

JMHO

[Rytwyng]

Just when I think liberal scum could not get any lower, they surprise me yet again. More proof that they are not just "decent citizens who disagree", but actual enemies of America, just as surely (though not as bravely) as Osama bin Ladin, et al.

[Rytwyng]

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