This is hysterical. According to WorldNetDaily's article, a picture of a hostage US soldier was posted on a website frequently used by a radical Islamic group. The accompanying statement, by the "Mujahedeen Brigades," threatened to behead the soldier if the Brigades' men and women weren't released within 72 hours.
The only problem for the Mujahedeen Brigades is that their "soldier" is a GI Joe-like action figure. In fact, I think the Brigades have visited my house, because over the weekend I found the head of my old Barbie at the bottom of a box.
Laura Ingraham used part of her show this morning to report the other hostages being held. It seems the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were captured near the Green Zone, Gumby and Pokey have been taken, and Mr. Potato Head parts were found scattered in Mosul.
Powerline has also poked fun at the people who posted the photo. In fact, it's one of the popular pasttimes of the day for the blogosphere. See Radioblogger, Fraters Libertas, The American Kestrel, and others.
The question is, who posted the photo? If it was radical Islamists, then it suggests that they're becoming more and more ineffective. And this would be good news for our side. RogerLSimon speculates about the origins of this photo, none of which speak well of the Associated Press, who first broke the story as a straight news item.
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