# GI Joe Held Hostage in Iraq! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 2, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gi-joe-held-hostage-in-iraq/287904 "2005-02-02T01:28:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gi-joe-held-hostage-in-iraq/287904/1 "2005-02-02T01:28:55Z")
[And if Iraqi prisoners aren’t released, terrorists will behead him!](http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/01/iraq.hostage/index.html) > [@](#): > > A photograph posted on an Islamist Web site appears to be that of an action figure and not a U.S. soldier being held hostage. > > Liam Cusack, the marketing coordinator for Dragon Models USA, said the figure pictured on the Web site is believed to be “Special Ops Cody,” a military action figure the company manufactured in late 2003. I’m sure Barbie’s quite upset. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gi-joe-held-hostage-in-iraq/287904/2 "2005-02-02T01:36:29Z")
[Pssssst. . .](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300136) Tripler I’m trying to be subtle. . . ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gi-joe-held-hostage-in-iraq/287904/3 "2005-02-02T01:41:38Z")
Damn, and I _looked_ to see if anyone started a thread on this.