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I was about to say that the story seemed a little suspicious for the following reasons (didn't check the link or the pic and wasn't planning on doing it before posting):
1) Inconsistencies in the report between the captured US personnel being a soldier or a marine
2) The US military spokesman being a Sergeant. This is a very low rank for a spokesman, I was expecting an officer of at least the rank of Captain (only these ranks and above have media training and authority to release press statements)
3) The US uniform clearly displays the US flag on the (right?) arm, strange that this was missing
4) As was the absence of the name tag which is always sewn into the breast pocket
One thing I do object to about this thread is the title.
Firstly, there is no proof that the kidnappers are Iraqi. It is common knowledge that a number of foreign militants are operating in Iraq, the phrase "Iraqi terrorist scum" clearly implicates Iraqi extremists.
Secondly, the word 'terrorist' is rapidly becoming a all-enclosing phrase that describes any form of extremist. Why not use the phrase 'freedom fighter' or 'religious nutcases' (note, I would object to the second description if you had any strong religious sentiments because it would imply that they are nutcases for a suggested belief in Islamic principles).
My final objection is to the 'terrorist scum' declaration. I am sure that not all terrorists are 'scum'. If a terrorist is someone that fights against the state to break away from established government, then the US is a terrorist state and the founding fathers are a group of terrorist scum.
Final thing, for a freedom fighter enemy SOLDIERS are a legitimate target. At least they werent responsible for killing thousands of innocents with indiscriminate missile bombardments during the 'war'.
WOMD didn't exist? What a f**king shock. You know, I never saw that twist coming.
That was sarcasm.
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