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2007-02-15 Iraq
Hostage rescued in Salman Pak
Coalition Forces rescued an Iraqi citizen during an operation Wednesday in the Salman Pak area targeting al-Qaida terrorists and an associated vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices/IED network.

During the operation, Coalition Forces found a male Iraqi citizen shackled in one of the rooms of a targeted building. Ground forces detained four males who were found hiding near the building. During a search, Coalition Forces found the hostage’s cell phone on one of the detainees. The detainees are being held for questioning to determine their involvement in the hostage taking.

According to the hostage, he was tied up with a hood over his head for three days. He said he had prayed and fasted the entire three days because he believed he was going to be executed by his captors. The man was transported to a nearby military medical facility for an examination.
Remember Salman Pak? It's where some say terrorists were trained to hijack airplanes. Others say it was used to train counter-terrorists. I report. You decide.
Posted by Bobby 2007-02-15 06:09|| || Front Page|| [11146 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 I was halfway through the second paragraph when I thought "this has to be coming from the military. No press organ would publish something that exposes the barbarity of our enemies and a success of our troops".

I hovered over the link, and my guess was confirmed.

On a vaguely related subject -- Murtha's demanding that Abu Ghraib be dismantled. Didn't we hand that over to the Iraqis? It came to mind because the "hood over his head for three days" would be the shrieking headline on every US paper if it had been US troops responsible for it.
Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford  2007-02-15 07:57|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2007-02-15 07:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Nothing good has come from Salman Pak for quite a long time. It was a notorious area during Saddam's reign and appears to remain such.
Posted by Besoeker 2007-02-15 09:25||   2007-02-15 09:25|| Front Page Top

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