July 9, 2004
OKAY . . .
U.S. Marine Leaves Lebanon for Germany (Hassan al-Jabali, Reuters, 7/9/04)
The Lebanese-born U.S. marine who went missing in Iraq and was at one point thought to have been beheaded left Lebanon on a U.S. military plane bound for Germany Friday, witnesses and security officials said. . . .They were suggesting that his family weren't US agents? Posted by David Cohen at July 9, 2004 12:26 PMTwo people were killed in Tripoli Thursday in a gunfight between Hassoun's family and a rival family which witnesses said was sparked by taunts about Hassoun's relationship with the U.S. military and his family being U.S. agents.
I believe I'll grab some popcorn, settle down, and watch this one unfold. More twists than a Quentin Tarantino film, and I dare not guess the ending.
Posted by: Bruce Cleaver at July 9, 2004 12:33 PMIt does make us wonder about AQ (or other) contacts with US personnel. Would the enemy have a list of US military personnel who are Muslim? As Bruce said, stay tuned.
Posted by: jim hamlen at July 9, 2004 12:36 PMSo there's a huge furor over whether this guy is OK, yet two people dead (possibly from the same family) from arguments over it is just a footnote?
Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at July 9, 2004 1:23 PMI forsee an episode of JAG next season...
Posted by: mike earl at July 9, 2004 1:48 PMThe whole thing just gets curiouser and curiouser.
Posted by: H.D. Miller at July 9, 2004 4:00 PM