MSNBC reporting Iraq's DM said bodies of missing soldiers found.

Roland99

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Tue Jun-20-06 05:33 AM
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MSNBC reporting Iraq's DM said bodies of missing soldiers found.

Edited on Tue Jun-20-06 05:45 AM by Roland99

http://www.msnbc.com (Breaking news banner)

DM = Defense Minister

edit: oops, had wrong network.

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Roland99

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Tue Jun-20-06 05:38 AM
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1. Full Story: Iraq Defense Ministry: Missing GIs killed

Edited on Tue Jun-20-06 05:46 AM by Roland99

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13432770/

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two missing U.S. soldiers in Iraq have been killed, and their bodies found, a spokesman for the Iraq Defense Ministry said Tuesday, according to Reuters.

On Monday, an al-Qaida-linked group said it was holding two U.S. privates captive, one from Texas and the other from Oregon, and taunted the U.S. military for failing to find the soldiers despite a search involving more than 8,000 Iraqi and American troops.

The Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organization for a variety of insurgent factions led by al-Qaida in Iraq, offered no video, identification cards or other evidence to prove that they have the Americans. The group had vowed to seek revenge for the June 7 killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, in a U.S. airstrike.

The council also said it was responsible for the June 3 kidnapping of four Russian Embassy workers. The two separate postings could not be authenticated, but they appeared on a Web site known for publishing messages from insurgent groups in Iraq.

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democrank

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Tue Jun-20-06 05:47 AM
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2. Terrible news.

This has to stop.

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Qanisqineq

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Tue Jun-20-06 05:52 AM
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3. so sad

:cry:

I expected this group to taunt us with a video of the soldiers alive and torture them or some other disgusting crap. I'm glad they didn't have to endure prolonged torture. As much as I hate that they were killed, I hope it was humane.

I've become more-or-less hardened to all the death in Iraq but this one is really making me cry.

:cry:

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Roland99

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Tue Jun-20-06 05:55 AM
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4. Sort of surprised me, too, that they were killed so quickly.

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Sydnie

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Tue Jun-20-06 06:57 AM
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9. they said they had 8,000 people looking for them

I don't know if that is true, but if they had even a third of that number looking for them then it makes sense that they would do this quickly and then move to a different location.

How are we ever going to get out of this mess?

I, as someone up thread stated, hope is was humane ... and as painless as possible.

My heart goes out to their families. :cry:

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cali

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Tue Jun-20-06 07:02 AM
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10. It was almost undoubtedly not humane

It was quick because it was too hot to hold these soldiers. I just heard that there were marks of torture and they were beheaded.

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Roland99

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Tue Jun-20-06 07:32 AM
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12. Heard from where?

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Qanisqineq

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Tue Jun-20-06 07:43 AM
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13. oh god!

:cry:

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Sydnie

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Tue Jun-20-06 07:54 AM
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14. I don't know if you watched that video that was posted here

not that long ago of the beheadings that they posted on line, but I watched a few minutes of it and it made me ill, physically ill.

If that is true, I hope their parents speak out about it when they get over the shock of it all. I can't imagine having that image in my head about my child. It would be enough to drive me mad.

I hope the family has the strength to get through it.

It's just so senseless. :cry: :cry: :cry:

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Poll_Blind

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Tue Jun-20-06 05:56 AM
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5. How many Isaacs can this false prophet bring up the mount? n/t

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Olney Blue

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Tue Jun-20-06 05:57 AM
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6. Are we having freedom yet?

:cry::cry:

RIP, young men.

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Roland99

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Tue Jun-20-06 06:21 AM
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7. Anyone catch Matt Lauer interrupting that soldier's uncle?

Matt kept trying to defend Bush and his policies.

:puke:

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peekaloo

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Tue Jun-20-06 06:50 AM
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8. Yep. "but we don't negotiate with terrorists".

:eyes:

The uncle wasn't buying it.

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Roland99

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Tue Jun-20-06 07:26 AM
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11. I got the feeling the uncle wanted to rip into Bush *and* Lauer

but was holding back.

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Qanisqineq

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Tue Jun-20-06 08:13 AM
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15. family member confirms that bodies are those of missing soldiers

on CNN Breaking News Banner:

The aunt of missing soldier Kristian Menchaca confirms to CNN that the military has notified the family that his body has been found in Iraq.

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bdamomma

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Tue Jun-20-06 08:13 AM
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16. no such thing as the Geneva Convention.

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Roland99

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Tue Jun-20-06 09:12 AM
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17. Well, Gonzales said it was "quaint"

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