Dead Or Alive? (Maupin)

[54anickel]

http://week.com/morenews/morenews-read.asp?n=4807

The Arab-language TV network Al-Jazeera is reporting Iraqi militants have killed an Ohio reservist who was assigned to a Bartonville-based unit.

20-year-old Matt Maupin, of Batavia, Ohio had been reassigned to the 724th Transportation Company. Maupin was captured in an April 9th ambush on a convoy west of Baghdad.

A videotape of the Army Specialist was broadcast at that time. Since then, there had been no word of his whereabouts or condition.

Al-Jazeera showed a statement from those who said they kidnapped Maupin, and a grainy videotape of what may have been an execution.

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[hlthe2b]

1. How horrible for his family.... waiting for confirmation that may never

happen, short of finding his body.....


The public nature of these killings has to be the most horrendous part of it... Imagine having video out there of your loved one being shot or (worse), beheaded... I can not even fathom.

[xchrom]

2. 20 years old -- dear god that is sad.

i want to rage but it's too sad.
i'll just leave it alone.

[lebkuchen]

3. Bush said he would not negotiate with "terrorists"

even though Rummy did with Saddam in full knowledge and agreement with the Iraqis gassing the Iranians, using a US produced product.

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=651550&mesg_id=651550