From My Way News:
A U.S. Marine who was reported missing in Iraq more than two weeks ago is alive and at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, where American officials are meeting with him, authorities said Thursday.
Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun is safe and appears to be in good health, said a Pentagon official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
In making the announcement about Hassoun, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said in Washington: "We were able to go get him."
Boucher said Hassoun arrived at the embassy around 6 p.m. (11 a.m. EDT,) but he had no other details and no information on Hassoun's immediate plans. As for his military status, Boucher said that would be up to the Defense Department.
When reached at his West Jordan, Utah, home Thursday morning, Hassoun's brother, Mohamad, said he had no comment.
Matt's Chat
Well, thank God he's safe! What a weird story. The family had to have been on pins and needles all this time and all you get is "no comment"? What a strange story...I'm going to go ahead and continue to hold my cards close to my chest for a bit longer; but to quote Han Solo, "I have a bad feeling about this."
