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| Al-Jizz sez Iraqi group executes US soldier - Breaking News |
| 2004-06-28 |
| In videotaped and written statements mailed to Aljazeera, a previously unknown Iraqi group has claimed it has executed a US soldier it captured in April. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, who was listed as captured on April 16 by the US Department of Defense (DOD) was executed because the Bush administration did not change its policies in Iraq, the statement said. The statement claimed the execution was also in revenge for atrocities committed against Muslims in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Algeria. The videotape, which was aired on the Aljazeera Satellite Channel early on Tuesday, Maupin is seen talking to the camera. He is dressed in military fatigues. Aljazeera did not broadcast the execution but said Maupin appeared in front of a freshly-dug grave with his back to the camera. He was then shot in the head. According to a DOD statement, Maupin and Sargeant Elmer C. Krause, 40, of Greensboro, North Carolina were categorized as duty status - whereabouts unknown on 9 April. Individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire attacked their convoy. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army Reserve’s 724th Transportation Company, from Bartonville, Illinois, the statement said. 48 hour rule in effect, BUT... It’s on, scum. |
| Posted by:Chris W. |
| #1 One good thing: At least in the Al-Jazeera version of events, they didn't link it to Haliburton like a certain ASSociated Press did... |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-06-28 9:33:49 PM |