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An American soldier in Baghdad is reported missing, the U.S. military said Monday.

The missing soldier, an army translator, may have been abducted according to an initial report.

“Coalition and Iraqi Security forces immediately responded to attempt to locate the soldier. The search is ongoing,” the military said in a statement that gave no other details.

Reuters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier was reported missing in Baghdad on Monday, the military said, and troops backed by armored vehicles and helicopters were conducting house-to-house searches in the capital’s center at night.

The soldier, part of a multi-national division in the Iraqi capital, went missing at about 7:30 p.m. local time, the U.S. military said in a statement.

“Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces immediately responded to attempt to locate the soldier, the search is ongoing,” the statement said.

U.S. troops in Humvee armored vehicles launched an intensive search in Baghdad’s central Karrada district, combing houses, hotels and a Shi’ite television center as they looked for the missing soldier, senior Iraqi security officials said.

The sound of military helicopters could be heard flying over central Baghdad, which was under a regular night curfew.

My first response on hearing this was horror. But then there is this:

An employee at Baghdad’s al-Furat TV, which was raided by American forces earlier Monday, said the U.S. forces conducting the search told him they were looking for an abducted American officer of Iraqi descent.

The employee said U.S. soldiers and Mouwafak al-Rubaie, the government’s national security adviser who went to the station during the raid, told him the missing officer had left to join family members in Baghdad’s Karadah district.

The officer’s wife, also an Iraqi-American, was reportedly in the capital visiting family, according to the reports passed on by the al-Furat employee. He refused to allow use of his name fearing retribution.

If the Officer has been kidnapped, then God help him and help those who are looking for him. If he is AWOL, then God help him if he is found by the Soldiers looking for him and putting themselves in danger to come to his aid.

Wide Awake Cafe wonders if CNN knows where he is.

Confederate Yankee has an update that the abduction was witnessed and reported by an Iraqi citizen. He also has noted that leftest/socialist are already blaming Bush.

As expected, the bottomfeeders at the Democratic Underground are already insisting that any impending torture is, of course, President Bush’s fault for signing the Military Commissions Act nine days ago.

Never miss a chance, kids, no matter how petty.

Reading the posts at DU leaves one to believe that the terrorists are not as brutal as the US military. At the same time they declare their support of the troops. Strange.

Debbie at The Right Truth writes:

Another United States soldier is missing. No one needs to be reminded of the last two soldiers that went missing. The torture that was inflicted upon them by the uncivilized barbarians who took them was unspeakable. While our military search for their missing commrad, they are hindered by an Iraqi national security advisor who forces them to return weapons to suspected bad guys.

Lori Byrd at Wizbang

Violence in Iraq will continue to get worse until the November elections. The terrorists are very media savvy and are determined to influence our elections. They may succeed thanks in part to all the help they get. I don’t know whether or not this latest news from Reuters is a part of that plan, but in all likelihood it is related to their overall strategy. I only pray this soldier does not suffer the same fate as those previously kidnapped and used for terrorist propaganda.

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