OH NOES THEY GOT GI JOE

[moonwise]

So-called U.S. hostage appears to be toy

This is right out of the "are you fucking kidding me" files. If I hadn't seen the story on CNN last night, I would have been sure this article was right out of the Onion.

I mean, holy shit! They got the Real American Hero, what chance do we stand now? Let's all hope for Special Agent Cody's safe return and hope he doesn't get blown up by Sid and his dog Scud (Toy Story reference.)

Disclaimer: I am happy it wasn't a real person. This story has America collectively peeing its pants, but it won't be funny when the next group grabs a real person.

Comments

[jaina.livejournal.com]

More and more I see real life headlines coming straight out of the Onion. Forget about crazy weather, THAT is a sign of the end times.

[wpl510.livejournal.com]

There's also a direct comparison of the action figure and the photo here:

http://www.snopes.com/media/goofs/gijoe.asp

...That's amazing.

[notowned.livejournal.com]

well, there's precious little funny coming out of IRaq, so I doubt anyone could begrudge you this!

BUt, jeez, what an idiotic thing to fall for.

[irenak.livejournal.com]

It's like a supremely twisted episode of Action Figure Theater.

The question that remains: how long did it take those guys to paint the little jihad-ist flag to scale?