Insurgents capture U.S. soldier in Iraq

[82Rigger]

A group calling itself the Al Mujahedeen Brigade has captured a United States soldier named John Adam, and is threatening to behead him in 72 hours if Iraqi prisoners are not released by U.S. forces.

A photograph of the prisoner shows him sitting with hands tied behind his back in front of a black flag with white lettering reading, "God is great, there is no god but Allah." A U.S. military assault rifle was pointed at its head.

[82Rigger]

...but wait!!!


Not to worry!!!

This soldier's brothers in arms will never allow this to happen!!!


HELP IS ON THE WAY!!!!

[David]

See this thread http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/sh...threadid=41621


LOL nice reply

[David]

AP


The U.S. military said Tuesday that no American soldiers have been reported missing in Iraq after a Web statement claimed that an American soldier had been taken hostage.

The posting, on a Web site that frequently carries 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.

But the authenticity of the statement and photo could not be verified, and Liam Cusack, of the toy manufacturer Dragon Models USA, Inc., said the image of the soldier portrayed in the photo bore a striking resemblance to the African-American version of its "Cody" military action figure.

"It is our doll ... to me it definitely looks like it is," Cusack said. "Everything the guy is wearing is exactly what comes with our figure."

He said the figures were ordered by the U.S. military in Kuwait for sale in their bases, "so they would have been in region."

In Baghdad, Staff Sgt. Nick Minecci of the U.S. military's press office in Baghdad said "no units have reported anyone missing."

The figure in the photo appeared stiff and expressionless.

In the photo, a gun barrel was pointed at the head of the man's figure, and behind him on the wall was a black banner emblazoned with the Islamic profession of faith, "There is no god but God and Muhammad is His prophet."

A statement posted with the picture suggested the group was holding other soldiers.

"Our mujahedeen 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."

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.

[Keith_Hixson]

He's too good looking to be an American G.I.

Those Army guys are all ugly.

We were really ugly back then weren't we?


Keith

[Packo]

Rigger!

ROTFLMAO! You are one funny SOB!

Pack

[b3196]

Great comeback Rigger LOL!!!!!
Bob K

[Seascamp]

Well heck, might as well come clean and here it is?
About three months out of boot camp, a few months away from eighteen years of age, aboard the ?Dirty Duce? and on the loose in Subic Bay, P.I. At least the Philippinas said I was a cute little Sailor Boy at the time. But then, they made their living saying such things so who knows.

Scamp