"Captured" GI a real doll

 

(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.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/01/...ain670972.shtml

you can tell that shit is fake

That doll shit is hilarious.

A photograph posted on an Islamist Web site appears to be that of an action figure and not a U.S. soldier being held hostage.

Liam Cusack, the marketing coordinator for Dragon Models USA, said the figure pictured on the Web site is believed to be "Special Ops Cody," a military action figure the company manufactured in late 2003.

"It pretty much looks exactly like the same person," he said.

Cusack said he was contacted Tuesday morning by one of his retailers, who informed him that the alleged hostage appeared to be one of the company's action figures.

"I thought it was a joke at first," he said.

But after reading a report on a news Web site about a U.S. soldier allegedly being captured, "I looked at it and said, 'It does look like one of our action figures.'"

"Cody" is an action figure the company made for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, which supplies U.S. military bases worldwide with various items. The doll was meant to look like a U.S. soldier who might be serving in Iraq, Cusack said.

On the Islamist Web site, a group calling itself the Al Mujahedeen Brigade, posted a photograph of a man it claimed was a captured U.S. soldier named John Adam, and it threatened to behead him if Iraqi prisoners are not released by U.S. forces.

Staff Sgt. Nick Minecci of the U.S. military's press office in Baghdad told The Associated Press that "no units have reported anyone missing."

The photograph showed the figure against 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. It appears that "rifle" was part of the plastic weaponry that came with the action figure.

The photograph immediately raised questions.

CNN military analyst James Marks, a retired Army general, questioned its authenticity.

He told CNN in a phone interview that the flak jacket in the picture had a kind of trim along the edges that he'd never seen before, and that the open-legged pants, as opposed to gathered hems, struck him as odd.

He also questioned what appeared to be camouflage paint on the face.

"We have not used camo paint with conventional forces serving in Iraq," Marks said.

the daily show take on it was brilliant.

ahhh... here comes an insurgent!

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"They threatened to blow him up with firecrackers and rub his face in Ken's butt."

insugent!!!

already a thread.

merged.

oops. nice catch symbols.

hahaha "John Adam"

Hahaha! Kids these days.....

LOL!!!! EEYYOOOOOOOO-JOOOOOOOOEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:

Originally posted by <KEY3>@Feb 3 2005, 10:49 AM

the daily show take on it was brilliant.

 

ahhh... here comes an insurgent!

 

 

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Are there any links to this video floating around? Or did you see it on tv?

I bet it was hilarious

Originally posted by Æ°@Feb 3 2005, 11:28 PM

Are there any links to this video floating around? Or did you see it on tv?

 

I bet it was hilarious

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It almost made me choke on the cereal I was eating at 1am.....

hopefully this is a sign of desperation...

a hysterical one at that...

Originally posted by Æ°+Feb 4 2005, 01:28 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Æ° - Feb 4 2005, 01:28 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-<KEY3>@Feb 3 2005, 10:49 AM

the daily show take on it was brilliant.

 

ahhh... here comes an insurgent!

 

 

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Are there any links to this video floating around? Or did you see it on tv?

I bet it was hilarious

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It was on the daily show with jon stewart. Weeknights at 11 ten central on comedy central. Except on Friday.

Military Intelligence.

You might be able to find that daily show clip on here: http://video.lisarein.com/dailyshow/

The article and photo was originally aired on Al Jazeer.

jazeera. not jazeer.

what if that dude turns out to be a person ..........then you all would feel bad

John Adam was tragically killed Tuesday when "Jihad Joe" strapped a firecracker around his neck. He is survived by His wife Barbie, and the cabbage patch kids.

It's totally fake.