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Zarqawi group says US pilot executed
 MILITANTS in Iraq today claimed to have executed an American hostage in a statement on the internet, which was accompanied by pictures of the man's driving licence. The group, headed by al-Qaeda's frontman in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, said the victim was a US pilot. "Your brothers in Al-Qaeda in the Land of Two Rivers got their hands on a US pilot who turned out to have bombarded several mosques and the Sheraton hotel in Baghdad during the invasion of Iraq, as well as several civilian homes," the statement said.| Um. No hostage video, no execution video, just pics of a driver's license? Color me skeptical. |
"After questioning this infidel, the divine verdict was applied to him." The statement's authenticity could not be verified.It did not specify the date of the man's kidnapping, but was accompanied by pictures of an Illinois driving licence in the name of Neenus Y. Khoshaba, born on November 27 1948.| A moment of silence for Mr. Khoshaba's ID, please. |
There was no immediate comment from the US military.| "We'll get back to you on that. Later. Much later." |
Posted by: Seafarious 2005-05-22 |
