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Statement from family of captured soldier

Text of statement released Monday by family of Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan:

Family of captured soldier wants privacy in ordeal

The Pentagon said Monday that troops are "sparing no effort" to find an American soldier captured by the Taliban as his family pleaded for privacy and residents in his hometown tied yellow ribbons on trees along Main Street in a show of solidarity.

Soldier held in Afghanistan is 23-year-old Idahoan

A soldier from Idaho who disappeared from his base in Afghanistan has been captured, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday, a day after he was seen in a Taliban video posted online.

Video: Captive soldier fears he won't get home

The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, said in a video posted by the Taliban that he's "scared I won't be able to go home."

AP sources: Taliban video shows captive US soldier

The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a Web site by the Taliban.

Hamas: Mubarak doesn't know soldier's condition

Egypt's president didn't know what he was talking about when he said an Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants was alive and well, a top Hamas official announced Wednesday, in rare public criticism of the Egyptian leader.

Hamas cartoon mocks captured Israeli soldier

Hamas TV in Gaza has broadcast a short animated movie mocking an Israeli soldier captured by the militant Islamic group three years ago.

Taliban confirms capture of US soldier

The Taliban confirmed on its Web site that it is holding an American soldier that the U.S. military had earlier described as possibly being in enemy hands.

Insurgents capture GI in Afghanistan

Insurgents have captured an American soldier in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

American soldier feared captured in Afghanistan

An American soldier is feared captured by insurgents after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without body armor and weapons, officials said Thursday.

Border officers end 2 prisoners' 8 months on lam

Authorities say two convicts who escaped a Louisiana prison last October were recaptured while trying to re-enter the U.S. from Mexico.

Israelis support captured soldier's family

A protest tent set up outside the prime minister's home by the family of a captive Israeli soldier has become an unofficial pilgrimage site this week, attracting Cabinet ministers, Holocaust survivors and schoolchildren from across Israel.

Alligator fished out of pond in NYC suburb

County wildlife control agents have evicted a neighbor of the Clintons — a 3-foot alligator fished from a pond in the tony New York suburb where the couple live.

Heavy damage in Tskhinvali, mostly at gov't center

Gutted and shrapnel-scarred buildings testify to fierce street battles and heavy rocket and bomb attacks in the separatist capital of South Ossetia. But there is little evidence civilians were specifically targeted by Georgian troops, as Russia claims.

German ship captured off Somali coast is released

A German cargo ship held captive for 41 days off the coast of Somalia was released and all aboard were safe and unharmed, a shipping company said Wednesday. A Somali official said the pirates received a large ransom.

Israeli Supreme Court rejects appeal against truce

Israel's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal against the truce in Gaza, filed by the father of a soldier captured two years ago.

Captive's dad: Son begs for life in letter home

An Israeli soldier held by Palestinian militants for almost two years pleaded for his life in his latest letter home and begged his government to intensify efforts to win his release, his father told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Md. official uses fishing rod to catch alligator

An animal control officer didn't let the big one get away: He used a fishing rod to catch an alligator spotted at a golf facility.

Family: Austrian accused of incest had prior rape conviction

The sister-in-law of an Austrian man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years in a dingy dungeon and fathering seven children with her said he treated his family like a "tyrant."

Lawyers Work to Free Israeli Soldier

Two French lawyers with experience negotiating international crises said Wednesday they plan to visit Gaza in an independent initiative by the family of an Israeli soldier held captive by Hamas militants.

Thrown Rock Helps Nab Escaped Convict

A Helena Prerelease Center employee, hearing something rustling in the bushes, threw a rock at a shrub.

Fugitive Has Support of Longtime Friends

Few in this small Tennessee town can believe the woman they knew as Linda McElroy was capable of murder. Her neighbors and friends learned this week that she was really fugitive Linda Darby — who was convicted of killing her husband but escaped 35 years ago from a life sentence at an Indiana prison.

Ind. Inmate Found 35 Years After Escape

A 35-year hunt for an escaped Indiana inmate convicted of killing her husband has ended in a small Tennessee town, where the woman had remarried and raised a family, authorities said Tuesday.

Man Wanted for Child Rape Back in U.S.

A fugitive wanted in Tennessee on multiple counts of child rape and exploitation was captured Saturday near Matamoros, Mexico, and jailed in southern Texas.

Olmert Blasts Soldier's Captors' Demands

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday that Israel would not free the number of Palestinian militants demanded by the captors of an Israeli soldier abducted a year ago.

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Pentagon IDs captured soldier in video
Source: The Washington Times

The Pentagon on Sunday confirmed that a U.S. soldier who went missing from his base in Afghanistan has been captured and identified him as a private from Idaho serving with an Alaska-based infantry regiment.

US releases Iranian Qods Force agents
Source: The Long War Journal

The US military recently released five Iranian Qods Force agents who had posed as diplomats and were detained in northern Iraq in late 2006. The Iranian agents were released to the Iraqi government, which is expected to promptly turn them back over to Iran.

UPDATE: Elusive South Fla. black bear captured
Source: content.usatoday.net

The search for an elusive black bear in South Florida is over.

Fascinating satellite image reveals how the Earth moved in Italy tragedy
Source: the Mail online

This intriguing image is being scrutinised by Italian scientists trying to unravel exactly how the Earth moved during Italy's devastating quake last week.

Ill. Police Say Boy, 13, Used Handgun To Rob Bank
Source: wftv.com

- A 13-year-old boy used a handgun to rob a Peoria bank before police caught him hiding in a nearby garage after a foot chase. Police said the teen used the gun to rob South Side Bank on Monday.

Escaped inmates captured in Nebraska
Source: CNN

Three inmates who escaped from prison in Indiana last week then allegedly stole a truck, money and guns were captured Thursday in Nebraska after a high-speed car chase, authorities said.

Man Wanted For 6 Years Captured In Canada
Source: wsmv.com

A man who has been on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's 10 Most Wanted List for six years was captured Tuesday morning in Canada.

Suspect's Eye, Voice Help Bust Robbery Spree
Source: WFTV.com

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. -- Police in south Brevard County believe they've ended a crime spree. They arrested two men Tuesday accused of robbing eight businesses at gunpoint. It was one man's glazed-over eye and the voice of another that ultimately led to their capture.

Rice Says Houses Hurt Mideast Talks
Source: The New York Times

Secretary of State Condolezza Rice expresses her dissatisfaction with Israel's expansion of settlements on "captured land".

Corn price is factor in rising movie ticket prices
Source: The Kansas City Star

The K.C. Star reports: The rocketing price for corn already is hurting Americans at the grocery store and the gas pump. Now it's going to hurt us at the multiplex, too.

Mac Notebook Catches Suspects In Laptop Theft
Source: Information Week Online

I remember reading about a service for laptops which would allow you to remotely track them via wifi hotspots. That software had the additional capability of accessing the webcam and wiping the harddrive.

American POW - One Year in Captivity
Source: Conservative Thoughts

I am again posting the story on one of our American heroes Army Specialist Ahmed Altaie. I have posted several times in past about Ahmed's case asking for anyone who reads the post to contact their Senators and Congressman to ask for an update on Ahmed's status.

Islamic State of Iraq Leader Captured
Source: politicalyard.com

The leader of the al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq has been captured in a raid west of Baghdad, an Iraqi military spokesman said Friday.

PReplay - A pcap traffic replay tool
Source: secgeeks.com

"PReplay is a utility to send the captured data.Its main feature is that it will keep the timediffrence between two packets(no very accuratly but it works with some micro/millisecond diffrence) it reads the capture file and then determine the time diffrence for the next packet.

Kidnapped Fox journalists released
Source: CNN

Fox reporter Steve Centanni and photographer Olaf Wiig were released shortly after noon Sunday and dropped off at the Beach Hotel in Gaza City, where they were greeted by a swarm of people offering hugs. The hotel is a popular place for journalists.

Mexican cartel leader captured at sea - Aug 16, 2006
Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- One of the most wanted drug lords in the world was captured Wednesday aboard a 43-foot pleasure boat in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, federal law enforcement officials said.