US soldiers conduct searches for missing US soldier

(24 Oct 2006) SHOTLIST
++AUDIO AS INCOMING++
Baghdad - 24 October 2006
1. Wide of street checkpoint in Baghdad's central Karadah district
2. Wide of U.S soldiers stopping car
3. Various of U.S soldiers patrolling checkpoint
4. Wide of street and car being stopped
5. Mid of car pulling up to checkpoint next to armed U.S soldier
6. Wide of cars queueing at checkpoint
7. Close of soldier
8. Wide of cars queueing at checkpoint
9. Close of two U.S soldiers carrying out check and talking to driver
10. Wide of army tank in street
11. Mid of armed U.S soldier
12. Wide of citizens walking in street
Baghdad - 23 October 2006
13. Various of U.S soldiers searching al-Furat TV offices
14. Iraq's National Security Advisor, Mowaffak al-Rubaie arriving at offices of al-Furat TV
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraqi National Security Advisor:
"You U.S. soldiers should concentrate on the terrorists, the insurgents and the death squads and concentrate on these things. Don't waste time on investigating our friends and allies."
16. Night shot of U.S forces near al-Furat offices
STORYLINE:
A US soldier in Baghdad was reported missing late on Monday.
A U.S. military spokesman said there had been no word on the fate of the solider.
Troops carrying photos of the missing soldier continued door-to-door searches in the capital's central Karadah district on Tuesday, which had been sealed off the night before, while US Kiowa reconnaissance helicopters circled overhead.
The missing soldier's name and other personal details have not been officially released.
U.S. forces raided Baghdad's al-Furat TV, earlier on Monday allegedly saying they were searching for an American officer of Iraqi descent who had gone to join family members in Karadah.
"You U.S. soldiers should concentrate on the terrorists, the insurgents and the death squads and concentrate on these things," Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraqi National Security Advisor said.
"Don't waste time on investigating our friends and allies," al-Rubaie said, referring to the search for the missing soldier.
A military official in Washington said the missing service member was a translator and that the initial report was that he may have been abducted, AP reported.
The official spoke to AP on condition of anonymity because the information was not cleared for release.

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