Kidnapped U.S. Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, who was beheaded and then not beheaded over the weekend, is now said by his jihadist captors to be "in a place of safety."
Some outlets like Bloomberg are even translating the statement as Wassoun has been "returned to his safe base" and is free. Too soon to tell.
Too bad all these pronouncements haven't yet resulted in the good guys finding him.
Outside the Beltway has the story and links. Watch this development unfold around the world via Google News.
Posted by Alan at July 5, 2004 03:08 PM