A British man kidnapped in Iraq and held for five days by armed men who threatened to behead him was rescued last week by American special forces and astonished to discover that no one had noticed he was missing.
The next part cought my attention:
For Sands, the escape came after he had surrendered all hope. 'I thought with absolute certainty, "I'm dead - it's now just a matter of the technical details,"' he told The Observer. 'I was strangely calm - there was no point in panicking.'
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But the US army, on a routine mission, came to the rescue. He recalled: 'I was in bed and heard helicopters, which I assumed would move on. But then there were footsteps and a banging at the door. It burst open and two young American soldiers came in with flashlights. They woke up my guard and shone a torch in my face. One of them said, "What the fuck?" I said: "I'm a Brit, dammit."'
Lucky for him that they found him just by pure luck.
I wouldnt trust the army anymore though, if they didn´t notice you where gone the first time. Why would they notice if it happened again??
\"No Sane man will dance.\"
-- Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC)
Thats just plain stupid on both countries. How do you not know someone is missing. If i were that guy I would be seriously super pissed. What did the family and friends think after hearing that? In these times, it does not suprise me.
