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AP: GI Joe to be decapitated by terrorists?
2005-02-01
Check the picture at the link. It sure looks like Joe. Perhaps they're demanding a ransom from Mattel.
Iraqi militants claimed in a Web statement Tuesday to have taken an American soldier hostage and threatened to behead him in 72 hours unless the Americans release Iraqi prisoners. The U.S. military said it was investigating, but the claim's authenticity could not be immediately confirmed. The posting, on a Web site that frequently carried 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. The figure in the photo appeared stiff and expressionless, and the photo's authenticity could not be confirmed. A gun barrel was pointed at his head, and behind him on the wall is a black banner emblazoned with the Islamic profession of faith, "There is no god but God and Muhammad is His prophet." A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, Marine Sgt. Salju K. Thomas, said he had no information on the claim but "we are currently looking into it."
Posted by:Mrs. Davis

#10  here are some examples of the violations

BUKHARI:

Book 004, Number 2115:

Abu'l-Hayyaj al-Asadi told that 'Ali (b. Abu Talib) said to him: Should I not send you on the same mission as Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent me? Do not leave an image without obliterating it, or a high grave without leveling It. This hadith has been reported by Habib with the same chain of transmitters and he said: (Do not leave) a picture without obliterating it.

Book 024, Number 5258:

A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) entered (my apartment) and I had hung (on the door of my apartment) a thin curtain having pictures on it. The colour of his face underwent a change. He then took hold of that curtain and tore it and then said: The most grievous torment for the people on the Day of Resurrection would be for those who try to imitate Allah in the act of creation.

Book 024, Number 5261:

A'isha reported: Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) visited me. and I had a shelf with a thin cloth curtain hanging over it and on which there were portraits. No sooner did he see it than he tore it and the colour of his face underwent a change and he said: A'isha, the most grievous torment from the Hand of Allah on the Day of Resurrection would be for those who imitate (Allah) in the act of His creation. A'isha said: We tore it into pieces and made a cushion or two cushions out of that.
Posted by: mhw   2005-02-01 10:26:38 PM  

#9  There will be more Islamic imans condemning the terrorists for violating quranic and hadith verses on graven images then there were imans condemning the terrorists for terrorizing.
Posted by: mhw   2005-02-01 10:24:41 PM  

#8  The boys at PowerLine have discovered that none other than Mr. Bill is slated for death as well. LINK

As well as...
Posted by: eLarson   2005-02-01 6:54:04 PM  

#7  Sarge - Ann Coulter?
Infidel Blonde Woman - This is the devil incarnate!
Right up there with a ham sandwich!
Posted by: BigEd   2005-02-01 5:27:12 PM  

#6  DECAPITATE G.I. JOE?
Hat Tip Drudge for the image...





All it proves is that Al-Qaeda shops at Wal-Mart or Target... And Zarqawi (as Paul Hogan would say) was behind the door when the brains were handed out!
Posted by: BigEd   2005-02-01 5:19:44 PM  

#5  I wonder if Bush can work this into SOTU. It would be great to get the world laughing at these guys after their failure to do anything about the elections.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-02-01 5:04:13 PM  

#4  I hear that the Ann Coulter doll is in protective custudy. Team America is being dispatched to Paris to deal with these heathens! America #uCk Yeah!
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-02-01 4:58:31 PM  

#3  This is a job for Team America - World Police!
Posted by: Steve   2005-02-01 4:42:26 PM  

#2  lol
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-02-01 4:24:30 PM  

#1  Also, the feet tend to come off if you don't remove the boots carefully.
Posted by: BH   2005-02-01 4:15:16 PM  

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