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ETWolverine |
02/02/05 |
Are the terrorists getting desperate, or what?
NY POST
G.I. 'HOSTAGE' IS A REAL DOLL
By NILES LATHEM
WASHINGTON — Master terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, meet your new hostage — "Cody" the action figure.
In the wake of historic elections and top-level terror arrests, Zarqawi's minions yesterday claimed they had kidnapped an American soldier and posted his picture on a Web site.
"Our mujahedeen have managed to capture the American soldier, John Adam, after killing a number of his colleagues," said a Zarqawi-linked group called the Mujahedeen Squadrons on the terrorist group Ansar al-Islam's Web site.
A photo on the site appeared to show an African-American soldier sitting on a floor with a gun pointed at his head in front of a banner with the words "There is no God but God and Muhammad is his messenger" — a standard Muslim profession of faith.
But the tied-up GI turned out to be a nothing more than a toy soldier.
Dragon Models USA, a California-based toy company, recognized the supposed American "hostage" as being one of their popular action figures — called "Cody." It's sold on U.S. military bases in Kuwait.
"It is our doll. To me, it definitely looks like it is," said Dragon Models spokesman Liam Cusak.
"Everything the guy is wearing is exactly what comes with our figures," he added.
The "soldier" had no markings or insignia on his uniform and looked stiff and expressionless, sort of like, well, a doll.
U.S. military spokesmen initially took the posting seriously.
The Mujahedeen Squadrons has claimed responsibility for at least two other kidnappings. In this instance, they threatened to cut off the soldier's head in 72 hours if male and female prisoners were not released from U.S. prisons.
But military officials quickly realized that no soldiers were missing.
In the end, the taking of the toy soldier appeared to be an act of desperation by the terrorists — or just mischievous hackers.
The members-only, password-protected Ansar al-Islam site is the place where Zarqawi first posts his communiqués and where videos of his group's grisly beheadings first surfaced, according to terrorism expert Rita Katz, who studies Islamic extremist Web sites.
Meanwhile, Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawer said yesterday that it's too soon to start talking about the withdrawal of real American soldiers from Iraq, despite the success of the elections.
"It's only complete nonsense to ask troops to leave in this chaos and this vacuum of power," al-Yawer, a Sunni, told reporters.
He said he believes that by the end of the year — once more Iraqi forces are trained — there can be a reduction in U.S. and coalition troops.
http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/39295.htm
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Better watch out. Someone might try to kidnap your Barbie and Ken dolls to use as hostages.
Pathetic.
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