One Iraqi man swore that he had personally buried two Americans

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http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20070518/ZNYT03/705180384/1015/SPORTS

Hunt for 3 G.I.’s in Iraq Slowed by False Trails

One man swore that he had personally buried two Americans. As soldiers quickly began digging, another man came up and asked why they were unearthing his cousin.

Other Iraqis have said they saw the Americans walking, encircled by their captors, and still more have fingered people who they thought might have something to do with the ambush on Saturday that killed four American soldiers and one Iraqi.

Thousands of soldiers are searching for three missing Americans taken during the attack, and sifting through the tips has become the hub of the manhunt. A few have panned out, while most have led nowhere — deliberately so in some cases, many Americans suspect.

The false alarms highlight the challenge American troops face here in a Sunni stronghold where many residents resent the American presence. And for the soldiers who are searching, the disappointments can be heartbreaking.

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1. They were lucky they were just dealing with an outraged relative

This guy could have set them up for the insurgents to pick off. How the hell do they expect our troops to function in this sort of situation.