Stu Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 There is still something "not right" about this whole story. US marine purportedly released by militants in Iraq: Jazeera 34 minutes ago Link BAGHDAD (AFP) - A US marine held hostage in Iraq (news - web sites) was released, according to a statement purportedly from an Islamic militant group received by the Arab television channel Al-Jazeera. The statement attributed to the Islamic Retaliation Movement, which had previously threatened to behead Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun, said the Lebanese-born marine was "returned to his safe base." The US marines said they had no news of Hassoun's release and were still listing him as captured. "We're not going to comment on what al-Jazeera is saying," said Lieutenant Corporal T.V. Johnson. "When we have more information on his status, which is proven, we'll release it." On Sunday the Al-Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sunna group denied a statement issued in its name and posted on the Internet a day earlier saying it had executed Hassoun. The US marines confirmed on Wednesday that Hassoun went missing on June 21 after Al-Jazeera broadcast a tape from the Islamic Retaliation Movement showing a blinfolded Hassoun with a sword over his head. The group threatened to decapitate him unless all prisoners were released in Iraq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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