Captive Marine Possibly Freed! - Democratic Underground

LiberalKid

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Tue Jul-06-04 07:16 AM
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Captive Marine Possibly Freed!

BREAKING NEWS
NBC News and news services
Updated: 8:14 a.m. ET July 06, 2004

BEIRUT, Lebanon - The family of a Lebanese-born U.S. Marine held hostage in Iraq said it was confident Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun had been freed and was well, though relatives have not heard directly from him, his brother said Tuesday.

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"We have received reliable information the guy is free," Sami Hassoun told The Associated Press from the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, where the Marine has family.
NBC's Paul Nasser reported from Tripoli that the family was celebrating the news of Hassoun's release

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Though he had not spoken with his brother, who was serving as a translator with the U.S. Marines in Iraq when he went missing June 20, Sami Hassoun said "we received a sign from my brother reassuring us."

He would not say what the sign was, but said the family received information deemed credible from a person he did not identify who came to their Tripoli home. That person, he said, did not disclose the whereabouts of the Marine to the family.

Hassoun's alleged captors have variously claimed to have beheaded him, then claimed that he wasn't. On Monday they said he was in a safe place and had promised not to return to the U.S. military.

© 2004 MSNBC Interactive

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sadiesworld

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Tue Jul-06-04 07:21 AM
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1. Good news!

Welcome to DU :hi:

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mom cat

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Tue Jul-06-04 09:42 AM
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8. The news was on Al Jazeera yesterday.

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ElWood

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Tue Jul-06-04 07:30 AM
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2. Excellent! n/t

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Blue Gardener

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Tue Jul-06-04 07:43 AM
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3. Let's hope so

That would be wonderful news. Not sure if we'll here anything on the news now with all the VP talk. I'll have to stick with DU today.

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cal04

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Tue Jul-06-04 07:51 AM
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4. CNN reporting it too

American Marine Cpl. Wassef Hassoun, held hostage in Iraq, has been freed, his brother tells CNN. Details soon.

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LiberalKid

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Tue Jul-06-04 08:45 AM
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5. Yep, but NBC News was the only one with a full story on the WWW

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obietiger

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Tue Jul-06-04 09:14 AM
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6. Wonderful news

Edited on Tue Jul-06-04 09:14 AM by obietiger

Sure hope it is true. How did the story get started last week that he was dead? Can you imagine the emotions of his family!

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Tue Jul-06-04 09:29 AM
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7. Hi LiberalKid

When posting in LBN, please provide a link to your news story. Thanks.

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