Update: More information at Blogs of War - the military confirms bodies found, but not confirming ID. Looks like possibly the WaPo didn't wait for the families to be notified. Below an image, ABC is stating what many feared, that they were beheaded and tortured.
Unfortunately, I'm afraid the news gets even worse from there.
Pray for their souls. And hope that we find and kill the bastards that did this to them.
BAGHDAD, July 20--The two U.S. soldiers missing since an attack on a checkpoint last week were found dead near a power plant in Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad, according to an Iraqi defense official.
General Abdul Aziz Muhammed, head of operations at Iraqi Ministry of Defense said in a news conference in Baghdad this afternoon that the soldiers had been "barbarically" killed and that there were traces of torture on their bodies.
He offered no further details. U.S. officials could not immediately be reached for comment or confirmation.
The Army yesterday identified the missing soldiers as Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, of Houston and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker, 25, of Madras, Ore. They were attacked at a checkpoint near Yusufiyah. A third soldier, Spec. David J. Babineau, 25, of Springfield, Mass., was killed in the incident.
More than 8,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces had launched a massive search for the army privates. In a statement posted to the Internet yesterday, the insurgent group Al Qaeda in Iraq had claimed to have abducted the soldiers.
One report on the radio this a.m. claimed they were found friday shortly after the abduction.
Posted by: rwilymz | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 08:23 AM
Pray for their souls. And hope that we find and kill the bastards that did this to them
AMEN Dan.
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One report on the radio this a.m. claimed they were found friday shortly after the abduction.
Posted by: rwilymz | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 08:23 AM
I also heard that report
Posted by: SinCerely | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 11:05 AM
Drop the BOMB!!!! These people are not worth it. Start with Korea then Iran and finally Syria.
Posted by: Hillary Miller | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 12:52 PM
These people who have done this are filthy evil dogs.
I call them dogs, because when I lived out in the Far East, the Muslims there hated dogs and would not touch them.
In fact they are much lower than dogs, or any animal you can think of.
I hope the US stops trying to make the Iraqi soldiers be politically correct, like they are, by making them fight with one hand tied behind their backs, and stop pandering to the crazy left wing liberals.
Leave the Iraqi's alone, and let them go after these people how they need to, whatever the consequences are for these evil dogs when they are caught!!
My heart goes out to the families of these brave young men.
Posted by: annie | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 01:53 PM
I'm sick and sad and mad all at once. Can you imagine how the families must feel knowing their sons were tortured.
Posted by: danascully | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 02:31 PM
I pray that Gods' foot will come down from the heaven and crush the skull of every muslim.
Posted by: cdb | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 05:55 PM
:(((
Posted by: lurking | Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at 11:34 PM
The gloves have got to come off and we must assume every mohammedan is a terrorist. Double that for Arabs
Posted by: Ian Private | Saturday, June 24, 2006 at 03:47 AM