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36 Americans Captured, Including Women:(?) Arab TV Refuses to Air Hostage Footage
Tracking Terrorism ^ | 11/9/04

Posted on 11/09/2004 7:53:42 AM PST by gopwinsin04

36 Americans were captured in an Industrial neighborhood yesterday on board three tanks and three armoured jeeps, when the Mujahudeen encircled them, isolating them from the rest of their column.

Leaders of the Mujahdeen Column of Fallujah have announced as a part of their information struggle against US troops, 'resistance' fighters had filmed occupation prisoners being held inside Fallujah.

The prisoners who were filmed numbered 36 and included some women US soliders. All were captured in Fallujah's industrial zone Monday morning.

Abu Asad, president of the Council of Mujahideen of Fallujah announced to Mafkarat al-Islam's correspondant that after filming the American prisoners, they gave the film to Al Jazeera and Al Arabiyah satellite TV stations.

The two stations refused to air the tape for 'security reasons.'

In fact they were afraid of American reprisals against their stations if they were to broadcast the videotapes, as previously happened to Al Jazzera after they showed film of US prisoners at the start of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Regardless of their reasons, this is a deviation for both networks. It is expected that visuals will be posted to the web in coming days.

(Excerpt) Read more at trackingterrorism.com ...


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Crime/Corruption; Israel; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: debkawannabe; garbage; propaganda
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To: Always Right
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81 posted on 11/09/2004 8:23:52 AM PST by cripplecreek (Greetings from Militiagan.)
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To: cripplecreek

Bob can't spell either apparently.


82 posted on 11/09/2004 8:25:12 AM PST by cripplecreek (Greetings from Militiagan.)
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To: All

Its not true.


83 posted on 11/09/2004 8:28:24 AM PST by TheGunny
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To: gopwinsin04
Do the math.

We have 15,000 troops deployed in this operation. Estimated total of residual terrorists who haven't managed to slip out of Fallujah...3,000. They are outnumbered 5-to-1 and outgunned with air cover, oh, maybe 10,000 to one.

How likely that an entire column is going to be bushwacked without cobras and apaches being on the enemy jihadists like stink on... ?

84 posted on 11/09/2004 8:30:02 AM PST by Paul Ross (Deploy Real Missile Defense NOW. Iran will have nukes in 4 months.)
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To: gopwinsin04
Three tanks???

Right!

85 posted on 11/09/2004 8:30:09 AM PST by wireman
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To: Capriole

Everyone of them knows it would mean their death if they surrendered.

I find it hard to believe that people with tanks, which means RADIO COMMUNICATION would get surrounded and captured.

MULTIPLE TANKS means multiple radios, along with all other radio comm gear they have.

There are Beau Coup aircraft and helicopters just itching to strike, and to hear a unit surrounded, they can pop a flare or something, smoke, whatever.

I doubt this story is accurate.


86 posted on 11/09/2004 8:30:19 AM PST by RaceBannon (Arab Media pulled out of Fallujah; Could we get the MSM to pull out of America??)
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To: gopwinsin04

All of our propaganda isa blowing smoke up r own asses.....


87 posted on 11/09/2004 8:30:22 AM PST by thingumbob (Now showing........W 2 ..........for 4 more years)
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To: gopwinsin04

Something really stinks....


88 posted on 11/09/2004 8:31:06 AM PST by Dallas59 ("A weak peace is worse than war" - Tacitcus)
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To: t_skoz

"Seriously, why are women on the front lines in a battle like this?"

They aren't. This is BS.


89 posted on 11/09/2004 8:31:16 AM PST by monday
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To: All

What a crock. Sadly, we'll probably see crap like this make it into the next Michael Moore "movie."


90 posted on 11/09/2004 8:32:33 AM PST by TexasGreg ("Democrats Piss Me Off")
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To: A Balrog of Morgoth

Yep this is pure propaganda. The terrorists are losing and getting desperate.


91 posted on 11/09/2004 8:34:25 AM PST by whershey (www.worldwar4.net)
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To: t_skoz


Thank YOU for understanding that was not meant in a bad way!
Have a good one, fellow Freeper...


92 posted on 11/09/2004 8:34:33 AM PST by texas_mrs (Four more years 'in the bag'! No more pandering, please!!)
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To: t_skoz
"Seriously, why are women on the front lines in a battle like this?"

They aren't. At least not at the very front. Just another obvious indicator that this story is a lie.

93 posted on 11/09/2004 8:36:09 AM PST by Rokke
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To: texas_mrs

no problem!


94 posted on 11/09/2004 8:36:43 AM PST by t_skoz ("let me be who I am - let me kick out the jams!")
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To: thag
Tankers call anyone not in a tank "crunchies"...and it's for a 70-ton dayum good reason. Tankers call anyone not in a tank "crunchies"...and it's for a 70-ton dayum good reason.

My son swears this is true

The words that made 13Bravos crack into grins every time: Expend all ammo. "Battery 12 rounds Fire For Effect, Shell HE, fuse PD, Charge 7, deflection 1187, quadrant 639. fire when ready."
95 posted on 11/09/2004 8:39:22 AM PST by boxerblues (www.ohbluestarmothers.org)
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To: t_skoz

The goal of this website is to provide the latest in raw data from popular Jihad websites and forums, as well as current events related to the National Security of the United States and our Allies

The above is at the bottom of the page of this website. it is doubtful that the "popular Jihad websites and forums" would be considered credible sources.


96 posted on 11/09/2004 8:42:46 AM PST by dnmore
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To: EA_Man

Exactly. Baghdad Bob is on the loose.


97 posted on 11/09/2004 8:46:33 AM PST by old3030 (Religion would not have enemies if it were not an enemy to their vices.-- Massillon.)
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To: TexasGreg
What a crock. Sadly, we'll probably see crap like this make it into the next Michael Moore "movie."

Hey maybe Soros should send Michael Moore into the thick of this fighting and document "the great fighting spirit & tactics" of the Resistance against the Imperialist Americans!!

Of course this "stupid white man" would run a very large risk of getting his ass shot off while filming against American troops, but hey thats the trouble with filming live combat eh? :-)

Sly grin :-) :->

98 posted on 11/09/2004 8:47:03 AM PST by prophetic (What do u call someone who flip-flops so much? A Politician? No, a HYPOCRITE!!)
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To: gopwinsin04
the Mujahudeen encircled them,

Now there's a new, er, old one.

99 posted on 11/09/2004 8:50:07 AM PST by Professional Engineer (lim GPA -> 0 ENGR = B.A.)
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To: Pox

This doesn't make sense. The column would have turned around and came back for them. How do you isolate five vehicles without the rest of the column knowing about it?


100 posted on 11/09/2004 8:50:23 AM PST by mombrown1 (Trust in God and our President)
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