February 1, 2005
We Have Your Filthy Occupier Infidel!
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.''
hat tip - Stephen Taylor
More at OTB.
UPDATE - Girlfriend pleads for soldier's release
MORE UPDATES - Bin Laden captured, Zarqawi renounces and the reaction pours in...
UPDATED: AP and Reuters to edit headline:
"Gigantic Terrorists Threaten to Behead...".
Heh.
When will they ever learn? from On The Third Hand
The AP, I mean, not to report things from Islamist websites as likely truth. Ok, I found this link at small dead animals, who has a bunch of other links of people taking this latest kidnapping just a bit lightly (not that I blamed them, after reading f... [Read More]
Tracked on February 1, 2005 7:39 PM
Don't toy with us?
Posted by: Mississauga Matt at February 1, 2005 7:37 PMThanks... after dealing with spam attacks all day, I needed a laugh. The jihadis captured a doll... and the AP bought it. LOL.
Posted by: Kathy K at February 1, 2005 7:56 PMDid you see the Foxnews newsflash that Elmo has also been captured... over at powerlineblog.com
Posted by: Kateate at February 1, 2005 10:52 PMI think people are missing the big picture. That's one of OUR action figures, and we have to take it seriously and mount a rescue mission as soon as possible.
Posted by: Jay at February 1, 2005 11:06 PMThe pic was taken on a sofa.Look at the seam on the cushion....AP are such dopes! LOL!
Posted by: howie meeker at February 1, 2005 11:39 PMIn response, here at GOP and the City, we have another offer for the terrorists. We have a picture of an insurgent leader we captured in Iraq. If Abu Musab al-Zarqawi does not surrender to American troops within 72 hours, we will behead her. The clock is ticking. God willing, we will spill her blood if we do not get what we want.
Posted by: The Man at February 2, 2005 10:55 AMHey, check out the second picture - less than 12 hours after I call for a rescue mission, it's being done! The power of Small Dead Animals is amazing!
Posted by: Jay at February 2, 2005 11:04 AM"The Slinky betrayed us. I should have known. I never trusted him. He was an unstable character, always going back and forth, back and forth, never showing a shred of backbone."
http://techcentralstation.com/020205F.html
Sounds like John Kerry.
Posted by: Cal at February 2, 2005 1:29 PM