This truck, once owned by Mark-1 Plumbing in Texas City, Texas, is seen here in an Islamist propaganda photo. It's unclear if it has gone all the way to Syria or whether the photo has been digitally altered
Did A Plumber's Pick-Up Truck From Texas End Up Carrying An Anti-Aircraft Gun For Islamic Fighters On The Front Lines Of Syria? -- Daily Mail
* Mark Oberholtzer, of Texas City, Texas, sold his truck to a dealership three years ago
* The truck, featuring the name of his company - Mark-1 Plumbing - is seen in a propaganda photo released by Islamist group Ansar al-Deen
* The vehicle has been outfitted with an anti-aircraft gun and is fighting on the front lines in Syria
* The logo features Oberholtzer's phone number and he says he's now getting death threats
* But a propaganda video shows a similar vehicle shooting from exactly the same position, raising questions about the photo's authenticity
Mark Oberholtzer isn't an Islamic fighter in Syria. He's never been to Syria. And the plumber from Texas City, Texas, says he certainly would never willingly aid fundamentalist rebels.
So it's hard for him to understand how his Ford F-250 pickup truck - including his logo for Mark-1 Plumbing and his phone number - wound up being in a photo posted on Twitter by the extremist Ansar al-Deen Front from the front lines of the war in Syria.
Mr Oberholtzer says he's been getting hundreds of phone calls and faxes since the Ansar al-Deen Front tweeted a picture of what appeared to be his old truck with an anti-aircraft gun in the back, according to the Galveston County Daily News.
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More News On A Plumber's Pick-Up Truck From Texas Ending Up Carrying An Anti-Aircraft Gun For The Islamic State In Syria
Islamic militants buy plumber's old truck, use it in Syria -- USA Today
Texas plumber's old truck resurfaces in Syria, mounted with terrorists' guns -- FOX News
Texas plumber hit with threats after his old pickup truck appears in jihadist propaganda from Syria -- New York Daily News
Texas City truck seen on Islamic military group's Twitter feed -- KHOU
My Comment: My money is on this being a fake from someone who has a beef with Mark-1 Plumbing .... correction .... a BIG beef with Mark-1 Plumbing.
6 comments:
Second hand car sales to the poorer countries in the Middle East are pretty common. While a lot of those vehicles are Japanese, in Iraq and Lebanon, American pickup trucks and commercial trucks are prized for their larger cargo volumes.
An over due bill payment demand south Texas style.
Texans and Russians .... there are a lot of differences .... but damn .... their temperament is sometimes the same.
Where alcoholics to lol.
I can tell Phill that you are still getting a kick out of the "Vodka is Salad" line. :)
Now, if you're going to bring up drinking that would be painters. How do you think they can stay on a ladder?
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