U.S. soldier still missing as fellow soldiers forced to return weapons to 40 bad guys

Another United States soldier is missing. No one needs to be reminded of the last two soldiers that went missing. The torture that was inflicted upon them by the uncivilized barbarians who took them was unspeakable. While our military search for their missing commrad, they are hindered by an Iraqi national security advisor who forces them to return weapons to suspected bad guys.

A search is under way for a U.S. soldier who went missing in Iraq Monday evening, amid fears the soldier might have been kidnapped.

A military official in Washington told The Associated Press the missing service member was an Army translator.

In the effort to find the soldier, U.S. forces searched the headquarters of Al-Furat TV. The AP reports the troops disarmed 40 guards, but allowed the management and editorial teams to continue working. (Watch update on missing soldier -- 4:00)

The search of the TV station, which is linked to Iraq's largest political bloc, brought the country's national security adviser, Muwaffaq al-Rubaie, to the scene, an Iraqi government security official told CNN.

Al-Rubaie demanded that the weapons be returned, and they were, according to CNN correspondent John Roberts, who was embedded with troops conducting the search.

The duty status of the soldier, who has not been identified, was listed as "whereabouts unknown" at 7:30 p.m. Baghdad time, according to a statement from the military.

Roberts reported that when the soldier was first noticed missing at 5:30 p.m., the U.S. troops Roberts was with searched for more than two hours. source</blockquote>

We pray for the quick and safe return of this brave soldier.

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