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FBI Memo re: Iraqi Task Force's investigation into the significance/meaning of an Iraqi POW's tattoo

Mar. 27, 2003 | FBI | ACLU-RDI 2981
FBI Memo Counterterrorism to Counterterrorism Tampa (Iraqi task force and SA [name redacted] re: to set lead for the Iraqi Task Force to conduct queries about the significance and/or meaning of a tattoo observed on an Iraqi POW. SA [redacted name] (Tampa Division) requested information regarding a tattoo found on an Iraqi POW, currently being treated for serious injuries and housed on the USS Comfort. SA forwarded a hand sketched copy of the tattoo, via facsimile, to the Iraqi Watch. The sketch of the tattoo appears to be an angel with a heart-shaped body. In the heart-shaped body is an "F." The United States Central Command is attempting to determine if the tattoo is common among the Fedayeen Fighters or any other military group with ties to Iraq.
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