Originally Posted by Charlatan

The problem with stories like this is that it reminds us that you can't always believe what you are told. It puts that little seed of doubt in your head.

All sides have ample reason and opportunity to massage the truth.


To remind some of the lies used to sell the US position, one only need look at how Hill and Knowlton used the Kuwaiti Ambassador's daughter to cry and tell us about babies being tossed from incubators. Something that never happened but this non-event was one of the main factors in convincing the average American that Gulf War 1 was justified. We could also look to the little show they put on for the rescue of Jessica Lynch.

To remind us how others might spin another way, just remember the daily briefings from Baghdad Bob. While we may laugh at what he had to say you must remember that for many in Iraq this was the only source of information they had at the time.


Sure, this piece may be just a hunk of nonsense there to make those who loved Saddam feel a little better... but in this story there just might be something like the truth.

The problem is... given how the media is manipulated... you just can't know. In the end, you just have to decide for yourself how you want to view the situation.


For me... I don't really care how Saddam was captured.