Captured GI believed to be toy. (moved from ATSNN), page 1

This article contains a side-by-side photo comparison of the "missing GI" and a toy which was produced for soldiers at Kuwait bases. Dragon Models USA Inc. is the company that manufactured these dolls.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military said Tuesday that no U.S. soldiers were known to be missing in Iraq after Iraqi militants claimed in a Web statement to have taken a soldier hostage and threatened to behead him."No units have reported anyone missing,” said Staff Sgt. Nick Minecci of the U.S. military's press office in Baghdad.

Doubts were also raised about the authenticity of a photograph posted on the Web site, which the militants claimed depicted the kidnapped soldier. A toy manufacturer said the figure in the photo resembled one of its military action figures, originally produced for sale at U.S. bases in Kuwait.

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The toy and the photo of the GI seem to be showing the same "person" The gun looks plastic and the face looks "off" in terms of color or shade. It appears as though the doll is being posed on a concrete step. The doll is pretty lifelike though for being so small.

[edit on 2-2-2005 by onetd4u28]

[edit on 2-2-2005 by onetd4u28]