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Monday, June 19, 2006 12:00 AM

Move along, nothing to see here

A group linked to al-Qaida claims to have abducted two U.S. soldiers. The White House suggests the incident is getting too much attention.
Tim Grieve

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  • Monday, June 19, 2006 09:32 AM

    Wait a minute...

    So wait a minute, if the US Army thinks these guys are important enough to send eight THOUSAND troops looking for them, and they've conducted AIRSTRIKES as part of the hunt, HOW is this NOT news? If the Army thinks it's a story, then the media is justly on top of it.

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