September 10, 2006

Lost And Found

What a strange tale it is surrounding Major Jill Metzger:

A U.S. Air Force officer who went missing for three days in Kyrgyzstan said she felt like she was in a trance when she followed written instructions that abductors stuffed into her pocket on a package they identified as a bomb, police said Saturday.
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Kemilbek Kiyazov, chief of the Chuysk regional police department, said, "Her first testimony was that when she split up with her group in the department store, someone put a hard object and a note saying it was an explosive in a back pocket of her jeans.

"In the note there were also detailed instructions about where to go and what to do. Metzger says it was as if she were in a trance and fulfilling someone else's wishes."

Kiyazov said the major reported that she was met by three men and a woman who put her into a vehicle, took her to a house and placed her in a dark room. He quoted her as saying she managed to escape after an abductor brought her food and she struck him.

Kiyazov, who said he personally talked with Metzger, told AP that her blondish hair had been dyed dark brown and her hands were stained with dye.

So what do you think? Think she might have had an attack of the crazy eyes?

Posted by floridacracker at September 10, 2006 01:13 AM

   



Comments

You hit the nail right on the head - this is more B'S than I can stand. She pulled a Wilbanks, no doubt about it.

If this is America's finest, at Major rank no less, we're in deep shitaki.

Posted by: Helo Pilot at September 10, 2006 01:36 AM

Okay, what the hell?!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/heatherington/

I suggest we institute a standardised ranking system for these incidents based on craziness of eyes, preposterousness of story, etc.

It'll save time.

Posted by: rg at September 10, 2006 11:48 AM

I served with Maj Metzger in Germany. She is a deeply dedicated Air Force officer. I have never seen a harder worker. She is also very kind and was very good to me. I ask that people wait for the facts to come in before judging her. We don't know the whole story. I can't fathom someone who loves the Air Force so much from doing anything to impugn its reputation. All I know is I would work with her anytime, anywhere and I think the world of her.

Posted by: Marlene at September 15, 2006 10:01 AM

Thanks, Marlene. We're just speculating on a story that doesn't smell right.
For five years I unknowingly worked with a multiple-murderer who's now on death row. He had a great sense of humor.

Posted by: Donnah at September 15, 2006 10:17 AM