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| Breaking: Pakistani man taken hostage in Iraq |
| 2004-06-27 |
| Arab television broadcast videotape Sunday of two men taken hostage by militants, one described as a U.S. Marine lured from his base and the other a Pakistani driver for an American contractor. Insurgents threatened to behead them both. The U.S. military confirmed that a Marine had been missing from his unit for nearly a week. It said it was unclear if he had been taken hostage, but his name was on a Marine "active duty" identification card shown by militants in the videotape aired by the Al-Jazeera network. In the video, the hostage had a white blindfold covering his eyes. He wore military fatigues, and his mustache was trimmed. The U.S. military said he was of Lebanese descent, though the Al-Jazerra report said the hostage's origins were Pakistani. The kidnappers claimed to have infiltrated a Marine outpost, lured the Marine outside and abducted him. Al-Jazeera said the militants demanded the release of all Iraqis "in occupation jails" or the hostage would be killed. They identified themselves as part of "Islamic Response," the security wing of the "National Islamic Resistance -- 1920 Revolution Brigades." The name refers to the uprising against the British after World War I. The group, which has claimed responsibility for previous anti-American attacks, first surfaced in an Aug. 12 statement claiming the United States was hiding its casualty tolls in Iraq to help President Bush's election chances. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #11 http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/27DFDFC0-2CDE-4EF7-8731-FF0900CE82BF.htm |
| Posted by: rich woods 2004-06-28 12:11:44 AM |
| #10 The Marine Corps has reported they had a Marine missing,for over a week.They said he was of Lebanese orgin.Al Jazeera has stated he was Pakistani.Some confusion here. |
| Posted by: rich woods 2004-06-28 12:08:13 AM |
| #9 BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An Arab satellite TV network broadcast a videotape Sunday showing a blindfolded man in military uniform it said was a U.S. Marine taken hostage in Iraq. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. military, but the video showed a card identifying the man by a Pakistani name and as an "active duty" Marine. The Al-Jazeera newtork said the group claimed it infiltrated a U.S. Marine outpost, lured the man outside and abducted him. The station said the group demanded the release of all Iraqis "in occupation jails" or the man would be killed. The group identified itself as "Islamic Response," the security wing of the "1920 Revolution Brigades" referring to the uprising against the British after World War I. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-27 5:20:40 PM |
| #8 They sure never learned the lesson 4-legged wild animal knows - never crap in your own den. (With apologies to forest animals everywhere.) |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-27 4:57:52 PM |
| #7 Lux; according to my friend, they're one and the same. (Cross-checked with Drudge; the linked-to article from Drudge said that the "Marine" was of Pakistani descent, blindfolded, and gave no confirmation that he had any sort of US ID or that his uniform was that of a Marine.) |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2004-06-27 4:56:46 PM |
| #6 ...and now there's reports of a US marine taken hostage as well. |
| Posted by: Lux 2004-06-27 4:20:55 PM |
| #5 I have this fantasy whereby, mistaking him for a kindly old gentleman, they kidnap Yasser Arafat... |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2004-06-27 2:55:28 PM |
| #4 thx Lux |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-27 2:43:32 PM |
| #3 Link and rather predictably they're threatening to behead him. |
| Posted by: Lux 2004-06-27 2:41:06 PM |
| #2 FoxNews TV is where I got it. I put the link in correctly...dunno why it adds the rantburg prefix.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-27 2:29:56 PM |
| #1 Link broken. No mention on Fox yet. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-27 2:21:32 PM |