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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: GigaShadow on February 01, 2005, 12:46:13 PM
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Are terrorists really this stupid? CNN is reporting this and so is the AP.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050201/D87VU1582.html
Web Site Claims GI Captured in Iraq
Feb 1, 3:03 PM (ET)
By ROBERT H. REID
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."
(AP) This image of what appears to be a captured US soldier was posted on an Iraqi militant website,...
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A statement posted with the picture suggested the group was holding other soldiers.
"Our mujahadeen heroes of Iraq\'s Jihadi Battalion were able to capture American military man John Adam after killing a number of his comrades and capturing the rest," said the statement, signed by the "Mujahedeen Brigades."
"God willing, we will behead him if our female and male prisoners are not released from U.S. prisons within the maximum period of 72 hours from the time this statement has been released," the statement said.
The posting did not show any ID card for the alleged captive and no organization\'s name was written on the black banner, as have appeared in some past claims of kidnappings. The man\'s uniform had no U.S. insignia or names visible.
The Mujahedeen Brigades have claimed responsibility for two kidnappings in the past - the abduction in April of three Japanese who were released and that of a Brazilian engineer who went missing after an ambush that the Brigades claimed to have carried out along with the Ansar al-Sunnah Army.
More than 180 foreigners have been kidnapped in the past year. At least 10 of them, including three American civilians, remain in the hands of their kidnappers.
The only American soldier known to have been taken hostage is Pfc. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, who was shown in a video in April being held by militants. Another video aired in June showed what purported to be Maupin\'s slaying, but the picture was too unclear to confirm it was him and the military still lists him as missing.
Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun went missing in Iraq in June and later photos surfaced on Arab television showing him blindfolded with a sword to his head. In July he made his way to the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. Back in the United States, he said he had been captured, but in December he was charged with desertion for the incident.
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Hmmm looks sort of like this? Check out the gun in the picture and the gun pointed at his head. Also note the jacket on the "soldier".
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Holy shit....
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Its a doll dude. These idiots thought they were fooling someone... or maybe they thought they really caught one!
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The one who took that pic cant be very smart. Everyone knows terrorists dont use american weapons, they jam too often. :D
Kidding aside, you can easily see its a fake.
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Apparently the AP and CNN didn\'t.
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Another reason not to trust one source. ;)
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Well at least my source called it right.
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Originally posted by Halberto
Holy shit....
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I betcha clips and Miss Tiq are gonna say "SEE! ANOTHER AMERICAN LOST BECAUSE OF BUSH! HEIL SADDAM!" ;)
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Wow, they must be getting desperate.
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Originally posted by GmanJoe
I betcha clips and Miss Tiq are gonna say "SEE! ANOTHER AMERICAN LOST BECAUSE OF BUSH! HEIL SADDAM!" ;)
Yes, I am...?
That\'s funny shit. It\'s obviously the damn toy. Man, that is beyond desperate.
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/after looking at the picture
Its like an episode of 24...only more life like and convincing ;).
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Fox News reporting of a civilian hostage! In a shocking turn of events, evil terrorists from the evil axis of evil has captured another hostage and are threatening to get head from her.
;)
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Originally posted by Samwise
Fox News reporting of a civilian hostage! In a shocking turn of events, evil terrorists from the evil axis of evil has captured another hostage and are threatening to get head from her.
;)
Its Kim Bauer :eek:.
p.s.
am I the only one that watches 24 just for Elisha Cuthbert ?
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Originally posted by ooseven
am I the only one that watches 24 just for Elisha Cuthbert ?
No. :)
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Originally posted by ooseven
Its Kim Bauer :eek:.
p.s.
am I the only one that watches 24 just for Elisha Cuthbert ?
I used to watch it regularly because of Elisha Cuthbert.
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Originally posted by Samwise
Fox News reporting of a civilian hostage! In a shocking turn of events, evil terrorists from the evil axis of evil has captured another hostage and are threatening to get head from her.
;)
OH NO!!!
Now they got someone\'s g/f, too...
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
Its a doll dude. These idiots thought they were fooling someone... or maybe they thought they really caught one!
They know how ready the liberal left here in America is wanting bad news that they\'ll believe anything.
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Front page news on some liberal news papers. Go (action) figure! ;)
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Originally posted by Titan
I used to jerk it regularly because of Elisha Cuthbert.
Really? ;)
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Originally posted by GmanJoe
Front page news on some liberal news papers. Go (action) figure! ;)
If that\'s true, then you\'d have to ask yourself why it wasn\'t frontpage on conservative news papers - because they were smarter, or because they didn\'t want to show bad news about US troops?
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Originally posted by Samwise
If that\'s true, then you\'d have to ask yourself why it wasn\'t frontpage on conservative news papers - because they were smarter, or because they didn\'t want to show bad news about US troops?
Conversely, we must ask ourselves why left-slanted media jumped on this one so fast - because they felt a real journalistic obligation, or because they absolutely love showing bad news about US troops, to the point where they don\'t even bother verifying the authenticity of the facts?
I think the results we saw answer that question. And after what CBS and Dan Rather pulled, is it any surprise?
Again, to me, it\'s obvious that certain people are helping our enemies and abusing constitutional freedom to do so.
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Or maybe guys with guns to their heads get ratings.
*looks at car wreck as he drives by*
The Daily Show was funny. They did a news correspondence with Steve Colbair, but instead of Steve, the report came from a bobble head doll.
-Dan
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Conversely, we must ask ourselves why left-slanted media jumped on this one so fast - because they felt a real journalistic obligation, or because they absolutely love showing bad news about US troops, to the point where they don\'t even bother verifying the authenticity of the facts?
They probley showed it because of the same reason I see people die everyday on the front page of every single newspaper.