http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/...ain/index.html
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- 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.
The soldier, whose identity has not been released by the military, is an Iraqi-American working as a 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. (CNN's John Roberts was embedded with troops searching for soldier)
Coalition troops and Iraqi security forces will continue to search for the missing soldier, the military statement said.
Man, they searched a TV station and confiscated their weapons? Then an Iraqi government dude demands the troops give back the weapons. This is crazy. Plus, if I was a kidnapped troop in Iraq, I'd like to think the president was worried about me, but how much sleep do you think Bush is losing over this guy? Sure he's concerned, but Bush is trying to remain focused on something else and stuff.
