"If you do not free the American soldier, then…you will be targeted"CBS News
At least two Afghan villages have been blanketed with leaflets warning that if an American soldier kidnapped by the Taliban two weeks ago isn't freed, "you will be targeted."[...]Pray for the Marine's well being and safety. I pray that our boys will rescue him soon.
Military spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias confirmed that the leaflets were produced at Bagram Air Base, the primary U.S. installation in Afghanistan, and distributed in the region. She told CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark, however, that they were distributed by hand, not aircraft.
The papers show on one side an image of a soldier with his head bowed so that his face is not visible (above). A message in the local Pashtun language over the image says, "If you do not free the American soldier, then…"
On the other side, an image shows Western troops breaking into a house. The rest of the message is printed across the photo: "…you will be targeted".
According to the military, the translation of the last word in the sentence is "hunted," not targeted
2 comments:
Amen,
Prayers for out lost serviceman and for those who took him to meet their fate.
It should be noted that it was a soldier who was kidnapped, not a Marine. Also, I don't see where the Marines are even mentioned in the article. I can confirm that the spokeswoman is not from the Corps, so she's either in the Air Force, or CBS miswrote the Army's short for Captain, which would have been CPT.
Prayers go out to my lost brother in arms. Semper fi.
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