The Bushidiot probly paid his pal Osama extra for it :
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier in Iraq, military says
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Masked men grabbed a U.S. soldier, handcuffed him and forced him into a vehicle, the U.S. military said Tuesday, offering a relative's account of how the Iraqi-American translator went missing in Iraq.
The soldier had been visiting the relative at a residence when the kidnapping occurred Monday night. The military has not released his identity.
Shortly after the abduction, the kidnappers reportedly contacted the relative on the soldier's cell phone, the military said.
Based on that phone contact, U.S. troops "immediately took decisive actions to locate the soldier" and raided several suspected locations. Among them were a TV station owned by Iraq's largest Shiite political party, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, and the Sadid al Dris Mosque, the military said. (Watch soldiers search for their comrade -- 2:06)
The search continued Tuesday, with the military using unmanned aerial vehicles in the hunt.
"We will leverage all available coalition resources to find this soldier," said his commander, Maj. Gen. James D. Thurman. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones, and we are working for his safe return."
The soldier works as a translator, according to CNN correspondent John Roberts, who was embedded with troops conducting the operation. (Read Roberts' account of the search)
The soldier's duty status remains listed as "whereabouts unknown," according to a U.S. military news release Tuesday.
The soldier was last seen in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone at 2:30 p.m. (7:30 a.m. ET) Monday before he apparently left to visit his relative's house, according to the military.
Three cars pulled up to the residence, and several men jumped out, the military said.
"The men, who were described to have dark-colored rags over their noses and mouths, handcuffed the soldier and forced him into one of the vehicles," the military said.
Soldiers searched houses and buildings in central Baghdad. U.S.-led coalition forces and Iraqi National Police also set up checkpoints to shut down roads and bridges in the area as well as to search vehicles attempting to leave, the military said.
U.S. general: Iraq could take security reins in 12-18 months
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday that it will take another 12 to 18 months before Iraqi security forces are ready to take over in the country.
"We will continue to adjust our tactics to meet and stay ahead of conditions on the ground," Gen. George W. Casey Jr. said.
Casey's remarks came at a news conference with Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador in Iraq, as the United States reassesses its tactics and strategy in Iraq, where sectarian and insurgent violence persists. (Watch as Khalilzad says the U.S. is adjusting policy in Iraq -- 5:35)
Khalilzad said that "success in Iraq is possible and can be achieved on a realistic timetable."
Casey said al Qaeda in Iraq has "an active strategy of fomenting sectarian violence" and described Iran and Syria as "decidedly unhelpful."
He admitted troops face "a tough fight here in the center of the country and in Anbar province," referring to the sprawling, largely Sunni province west of Baghdad.
With two weeks until the U.S. midterm elections, the White House on Tuesday sought to ease concern about security in Iraq but rejected calls from lawmakers for a dramatic policy shift, The Associated Press reported. "We're on the verge of chaos, and the current plan is not working," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, told the AP. (Full story)
October deadly month for U.S. troops
A U.S. soldier died Tuesday in a roadside bombing in central Baghdad, the military said.
The military also announced Tuesday that three troops died in Anbar province the day before -- a sailor and two Marines.
The U.S. troop death toll for October is 91, the highest monthly total this year and the highest in Iraq since last October, with 96 troop deaths. (Watch U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's reaction to the deadly month -- 1:41)
The number of U.S. troops killed in the Iraq war stands at 2,797. Seven American military contractors also have died.
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