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February 01, 2005

Drudge: American Soldier Captured (?)

I hope not; if this is true, of course, our prayers are with this man.

But there are reasons for doubt. First of all, it's just a picture, not a video, which is more easily faked.

Second:

A statement posted with the picture suggested the group was holding other soldiers.

"Our mujahadeen 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."

I think if there were "other soldiers" (presumably US) we'd know about it by now.

And that name-- "John Adam"? Why not "John Smith"?

It's quite possible this is all true, and of course that's horrible.

On the other hand, this may be a desperate hoax, trying to "divert attention" (as Josh Marshall might say) from the impressively-successful elections of Sunday.


posted by Ace at 02:44 PM
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It's a hoax, I'm sure of it. I blew up the picture and you can clearly see manipulation.

http://www.conservativefriends.com/viewtopic.php?t=1150

Someone over at Wizbang also found a GI Joe doll that looks exactly like the captured soldier.

http://wizbangblog.com/archives/004955.php

Posted by: Drew on February 1, 2005 02:47 PM

I question the timing.

Posted by: senator philabuster on February 1, 2005 02:54 PM

Drew, your eyes are better than mine. The picture looked odd, I agree, but I don't have any expertise on photos, and I can't tell.

What particular signs of manipulation should I be looking for?

Posted by: Dianna on February 1, 2005 02:54 PM

I think Michele has the best explanation...

Posted by: cadrys on February 1, 2005 03:02 PM

Dianna: If you look around the mouth area in the closeup of the photo, you'll see that the skin abruptly changes color in a roughly oblong area. This is a classic sign of photoshopping. The other two places that I mentioned are much harder to see and may not be manipulation, they just don't look right to me.

However, with Fark, Wizbang and a number of others pointing to the GI Joe doll, it's pretty well a forgone conclusion.

Posted by: Drew on February 1, 2005 03:10 PM

Mujahadeen brag of capture of 'GI Joe' Doll?

compare the claim of a captured American soldier
at http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050201/D87VTJHG0.html
to a photograph ofa GI Joe toy and his equipment
at http://www.drudgereport.com/toy.jpg

Posted by: Jim Oberg on February 1, 2005 03:14 PM

I'm claiming 'doubtful' on this. The first thing you do with a prisoner is to strip them of all weapons and gear. This POW shows a vest with smoke grenades and flashbangs attached. Even boneheaded terrorists take the time to remove potentially dangerous gear.

I could be wrong but I doubt it.

Posted by: Doc8404 on February 1, 2005 03:20 PM

Jim, Cadrys,

Thanks so much for the tip!

It's wonderful. Not only was no soldier captured, but these assholes have exposed themselves to a powerful weapon-- ridicule.

Posted by: ace on February 1, 2005 04:36 PM

This serves to remind us that while combatting the threat of Islamic terrorism and Al Queda, we should not forget the true danger we face - Cobra!

The fact that Cobra Commander is still at large and staging captures of brave GI Joe troops is a rebuke to this administration's triumphalism.

Posted by: SparcVark on February 1, 2005 06:29 PM
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