Update: The U.S. confirms a marine of Lebanese descent has been missing since June 21.

Family confirms Marine is held hostage and pleads for his release.
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Original Post:

If true, it was only a matter of time. Al Jazeera reports that an Islamic group is claiming to be holding hostage an American marine.

An Arab satellite TV network broadcast a videotape Sunday showing a blindfolded man in military fatigues and said he was a U.S. Marine taken hostage in Iraq. There was no immediate comment from the U.S. military, but the video showed a card identifying the man by a Pakistani name and as an "active duty" Marine. The man had a trimmed moustache and his eyes were covered with a white blindfold.

The Al-Jazeera network said the group claimed it infiltrated a Marine outpost, lured the man outside and abducted him. The station said the group demanded the release of all Iraqis "in occupation jails" or the man would be killed. The group identified itself as "Islamic Response," the security wing of the "1920 Revolution Brigades" referring to the uprising against the British after World War I.

On a related note, Turkey has refused to give into terrorist demands for the release of three Turkish hostages. Here's a picture of the hostages, taken from a video aired on Al Jazeera, with this caption: