Thomas Veil
Feb 2, 2005, 01:44 AM
We seem to be running a spate of threads about dolls lately:
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A Web site posted a photograph of what it claimed was a kidnapped U.S. soldier, but doubts were quickly raised about its authenticity and the U.S. military said no soldiers were missing.
An American toy manufacturer said the figure in the photo resembled one of its military action figures, originally produced for sale at U.S. bases in Kuwait.
The statement appeared on a Web site where militants' statements are often posted and was in the name of a group that has claimed previous kidnappings, the Mujahedeen Brigades.
The Arabic text, however, contained several misspellings and repetitions.
Staff Sgt. Nick Minecci, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, said "no units have reported anyone missing.''
The photo in the posting showed a figure dressed in desert fatigues, wearing a vest and knee pads and with a gun pointed to its head. All the items are similar to ones that come in a box with the action figure, named "Cody.'' Linkin' (http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20050201%2F1941831876.htm&sc=1107&floc=NW_1-T)
And now, I plan to swear off the doll posts. Frankly, my masculinity feels threatened. :p
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A Web site posted a photograph of what it claimed was a kidnapped U.S. soldier, but doubts were quickly raised about its authenticity and the U.S. military said no soldiers were missing.
An American toy manufacturer said the figure in the photo resembled one of its military action figures, originally produced for sale at U.S. bases in Kuwait.
The statement appeared on a Web site where militants' statements are often posted and was in the name of a group that has claimed previous kidnappings, the Mujahedeen Brigades.
The Arabic text, however, contained several misspellings and repetitions.
Staff Sgt. Nick Minecci, a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, said "no units have reported anyone missing.''
The photo in the posting showed a figure dressed in desert fatigues, wearing a vest and knee pads and with a gun pointed to its head. All the items are similar to ones that come in a box with the action figure, named "Cody.'' Linkin' (http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/news/story.jsp?idq=/ff/story/0001%2F20050201%2F1941831876.htm&sc=1107&floc=NW_1-T)
And now, I plan to swear off the doll posts. Frankly, my masculinity feels threatened. :p
