View Full Version : Amercan hostage escapes
Bugfatty
05-02-2004, 04:22 PM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4884602/
A happy ending.
To bad for the other U.S., Italian and Japanese hostages though.
Viceroy
05-02-2004, 04:37 PM
Yeah, do we actually know how he escaped?
Sketcher
05-02-2004, 04:38 PM
Yea that's good.
Karly
05-02-2004, 10:14 PM
i think he heard an american convoy & upon hearing it get closer ran out of the building he was being held in towards the americans. if I remember correctly that is- i heard it about it very early this morning.
i think he heard an american convoy & upon hearing it get closer ran out of the building he was being held in towards the americans. if I remember correctly that is- i heard it about it very early this morning.
Yeah, Mami is right. He ran about a mile towards the Americans. That took some guts. I would have been thinking someone was going to shoot me in the back (but I still would have done it). God bless him. Glad he got away.
Karly
05-02-2004, 10:21 PM
Yeah, Mami is right. He ran about a mile towards the Americans. That took some guts. I would have been thinking someone was going to shoot me in the back (but I still would have done it). God bless him. Glad he got away.
Thanks Star, I thought that was it but wasnt too sure. & Yeah man- that guy has got some major guts! That took sheer courage & a lil bit of madness I'm sure.
Yeah that took courage. Now it's only a matter of time before they make a TV movie about him :rolleyes:
Viceroy
05-03-2004, 08:00 AM
Until I hear what happened officially, I'm gonna remain sceptical his 'heroic' escape. For all we know, the Iraqis just let him go. It wouldn't be the first time.
Bugfatty
05-03-2004, 08:54 AM
Until I hear what happened officially, I'm gonna remain sceptical his 'heroic' escape. For all we know, the Iraqis just let him go. It wouldn't be the first time.
You just would have been happier if they executed him.
Viceroy
05-03-2004, 09:42 AM
You just would have been happier if they executed him.
No, I just know that these stories have a habit of being exaggerated. Like the story of that Jessica Lynch girl.
Karly
05-03-2004, 10:04 AM
No, I just know that these stories have a habit of being exaggerated. Like the story of that Jessica Lynch girl.
only because she is a pretty lil white girl who fit the mold of what america wanted to publcize in order to garner support for the "good guys". Its such a load- but that is in fact how it hapened Viceroy with that Hamil guy. He heard the convoy & ran about a mile or half a mile to it. why would that be so unbelievable anyway? He heard his chance to escape & he took it- wouldnt you? You ppl are so fuckin critical about every goddamn last minute detail. He escaped point blank. I doubt the iraqis would have willingly let him go.
hodog78
05-03-2004, 11:57 AM
Yeah, Mami is right. He ran about a mile towards the Americans. That took some guts. I would have been thinking someone was going to shoot me in the back (but I still would have done it). God bless him. Glad he got away.
Absolutely! God bless this man and his family. Not only did he escape, but he also voluntarily took the American soldiers back to where he was being held, at which 2 of his captors were then detained. (this according to an interview with one of the soldiers from the 108th Infantry on FoxNews). Now THAT takes some guts.
Viceroy
05-03-2004, 12:02 PM
I'd just like to know all the facts, before I praise this guy for running half a mile, through hostile territory, to an American patrol.
Judging by his appearance, he'd have trouble running 100 yards, let alone half a mile. :D
Tiken
05-03-2004, 03:52 PM
I am happy for the guy for comming home to his family alive, but I smell another Jessica Lynch news whoreing attempt
Karly
05-03-2004, 04:20 PM
Eh, I'm thinking that anyone deployed to Iraq has to be in some kind of shape. And really Viceroy, be reasonable, the guy was running for his life. A 350 pound man could have run a half a mile for his own life.
you know the saying "every cloud has a silver lining"- well with Viceroy its replaced by soot.
wils0646
05-03-2004, 04:25 PM
I'd just like to know all the facts, before I praise this guy for running half a mile, through hostile territory, to an American patrol.
Judging by his appearance, he'd have trouble running 100 yards, let alone half a mile. :D
Eh, I'm thinking that anyone deployed to Iraq has to be in some kind of shape. And really Viceroy, be reasonable, the guy was running for his life. A 350 pound man could have run a half a mile for his own life.
Sketcher
05-03-2004, 05:21 PM
Eh, I'm thinking that anyone deployed to Iraq has to be in some kind of shape. And really Viceroy, be reasonable, the guy was running for his life. A 350 pound man could have run a half a mile for his own life.
Yep, look at pro football players. They have to be able to run that kind of distance at the least. And they're not exacly light-weights.
Viceroy
05-03-2004, 05:25 PM
Yep, look at pro football players. They have to be able to run that kind of distance at the least. And they're not exacly light-weights.
Yeah, but the heaviest guys (like the quarter backs) don't do most of the running, right? Plus, they're mostly muscle.
Viceroy
05-03-2004, 05:27 PM
you know the saying "every cloud has a silver lining"- well with Viceroy its replaced by soot.
:D Dude, I'm touched.
wils0646
05-03-2004, 05:37 PM
Yeah, but the heaviest guys (like the quarter backs) don't do most of the running, right? Plus, they're mostly muscle.
LOL, what? Learn the sport of football before you talk. The quarterbacks are like a feather compared to the offensive and defensive line. Even those guys could probably run that far. Yes, the QB's don't do most of the running, unless you're Michael Vick or Coulpepper. Plus, they're mostly muscle? Does that make them really slow?
Bergs
05-03-2004, 05:45 PM
Yeah, but the heaviest guys (like the quarter backs) don't do most of the running, right? Plus, they're mostly muscle.
HAHAHAHAHA, I thought you were an expert on America? Quarterbacks are the heaviest guys on the football field, thats a good one. Shut your mouth.
Karly
05-03-2004, 07:50 PM
He heard an American convoy pass the building he was being held in and pried the door open then ran a 1/2 of a mile to the check point.
pyro- totally off topic- but your avvy has made me find a whole new hate & loathing for you. :D
seriously though- its annoying as all hell.
Yeti Patrol
05-03-2004, 07:54 PM
He heard an American convoy pass the building he was being held in and pried the door open then ran a 1/2 of a mile to the check point.
Yeah, but the heaviest guys (like the quarter backs) don't do most of the running, right? Plus, they're mostly muscle.
I'm sorry but you need to bone up on shit you're not clear about before posting.
Karly
05-03-2004, 08:08 PM
I'm sorry but you need to bone up on shit you're not clear about before posting.
haha- yeah even I know that- & I am a girl who doesnt even like football!
seaweed
05-04-2004, 08:24 PM
To bad for the other U.S., Italian and Japanese hostages though.
By the way, the Japanese hostages have been released and they're now accused of possibly staging it all up.
Yeah, but the heaviest guys (like the quarter backs) don't do most of the running, right? Plus, they're mostly muscle.
Since you're from UK, just think in terms of rugby. Big guys running 100m under 12seconds.
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