Body found in Iraq river may be hostage US soldier

[BurtWorm]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2086430,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront


3.30pm


Fred Attewill and agencies
Wednesday May 23, 2007
Guardian Unlimited

A body found floating in the Euphrates river south of Baghdad is feared to be one of three US soldiers abducted by militants earlier this month.

The discovery came as the US said nine servicemen had been killed across Iraq in several attacks.

Separately, the White House last night released intelligence claiming Osama bin Laden ordered terrorist attacks on the United States in 2005. The release has been seen as an attempt to bolster flagging public support for the Iraq war.

Iraqi police said they had found a body in the Euphrates, and there were unconfirmed reports the bodies of the two others were found floating nearby.

Major General William Caldwell, chief US military spokesman in Iraq, said the authorities had received one body but had not determined if it was one of the missing men.

"Iraqi police did find the body of a man whom they believe may be one of our missing soldiers," he said....

[WilliamPitt]

1. Confirmed

http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2007/05/23/iraq_police_say_body_of_missing_us_soldier_found/

[underseasurveyor]

2. Damnit

:-(

[Oilwellian]

3. From your link....

Police said a half-naked body, with bullet wounds and signs of torture pulled from the Euphrates River south of Baghdad on Wednesday, was that of one of three U.S. soldiers missing since an ambush on May 12.

Damnit.