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about time we got him

almost...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/...ain/index.html

CNN downplaying it just recently the reporter was saying that all the gunfire they hear is a problem the millitary still has to deal with, cause of all the guns still on the street.

Yea we failed to get their guns..

Now What through? What countries get to steal the rebuilding and oil contracts? What the total death count of US soldiers going to be? How much more do we have to pay?
Questions...I still have many questions.....

At least they have ONE GUY, Now the trial, and more games, plus, how about the other one...

Holy poop.

Link.

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Saddam Captured Alive, Iraq Official Says

By HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. military captured a man in the basement of a building in Tikrit during raids seeking Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), and initial efforts to verify his identity indicate he is the deposed Iraqi dictator, U.S. officials said Sunday.

"It certainly looks good," one senior U.S. official in Washington said, cautioning more scientific testing, possibly DNA, was being done early Sunday morning to try to confirm the identity.

Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) welcomed the capture, his spokesman said Sunday, adding that it "removes the shadow" of his possible return from Iraq (news - web sites).

The senior U.S. official said the captured man's appearance did not immediately look like Saddam, but additional efforts to ascertain his identity indicated he was the former leader.

The officials spoke only on condition of anonymity.

Tikrit is Saddam's hometown.

In Baghdad, the U.S.-led occupation notified reporters that a "very important" announcement will be made at a news conference scheduled for 7 a.m. EST but did not give details.

Earlier, a member of the U.S.-appointed Governing Council said Saddam had been captured alive in Tikrit.

Council member Dara Noor al-Din told The Associated Press that the council was informed of the former dictator's capture in a telephone call from L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator for Iraq.

"Bremer has confirmed to the Governing Council that Saddam was captured in Tikrit," Noor al-Din said. "He spoke on the phone to several members, including Ahmad Chalabi."

Chalabi is a leading member of the council who has close links to the Bush administration.

A council spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that Bremer had relayed news of Saddam's capture to the council. A council delegation planned to visit Saddam in captivity later Sunday, the spokesman said.

Another Governing Council member, Jalal Talabani, was earlier quoted by Iran's official news agency, IRNA, as saying Saddam had been captured in Tikrit.

Talabani told IRNA that Saddam's detention will bring stability to Iraq.

"With the arrest of Saddam, the source financing terrorists has been destroyed and terrorist attacks will come to an end. Now we can establish a durable stability and security in Iraq," Talabani was quoted as saying.

In Baghdad, residents fired small arms in the air in celebration, and gunfire echoed in neighborhoods across the city. Earlier in the day, rumors of the capture sent people streaming into the streets of Kirkuk, a northern Iraqi city, firing guns in the air in celebration.

"We are celebrating like it's a wedding," said Kirkuk resident Mustapha Sheriff. "We are finally rid of that criminal."

"This is the joy of a lifetime," said Ali Al-Bashiri, another resident. "I am speaking on behalf of all the people that suffered under his rule."

It's kinda surreal.... But, now what? Is he going to be charged for international crimes... or what?

Hopefully he will be locked in a small room with the families of the women that he and his sons have raped and murdered.

Where Is Osama bin Laden?

Is there a press conference coming up?

Anyone know where I could watch it streaming on the internet?

*doesn't have a tv...*

Press conference is about to start.

Saddam Hussein CAUGHT !!!!!

WOOOHOOOOOO MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY !!!! HAVE FUN IN THE POKEY SADDAM !!!!

http://www.cnn.com
http://www.msnbc.com

I was just about to post this, its like a xmas prezzy for the world and the USA. Hope he gets his just.

Mind you could be a trap D:!

Shameless plug for the thread I started in Politics:

*edit: Threads merged, plug link no longer needed.*

Hopefully they can get some good information out of him, in the most incredibly painful way imaginable. But I feel a little better knowing that he is (supposedly) caught.

It's been confirmed. "We got him", according to Bremer, in what was probably the coolest statement ever. :)

It's good that they caught him, but there's still work to do....

they found him in a hole D:?

You see them giving him all these health cheacks but you know when the cameras go, they bet the living crap out of that arse hole.

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Originally posted by Dragonlich
It's been confirmed. "We got him", according to Bremer, in what was probably the coolest statement ever. :)

If by "him" he meant Bin Laden...... no offense.

When I heard the news I was like wtf no way! I've been watching it on CNN for the last 2 hours. Now where are those WMD?

Similar threads merged.

SADDAM CAPTURED!

Let's hope this is the beginning of the end of our military involvement there.

Sadaam Captured!

Link to story

TIKRIT, Iraq (CNN) -- U.S. forces have captured Saddam Hussein in a late night raid near his hometown of Tikrit, according to the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority.

"Ladies and gentleman, we got him," L. Paul Bremer announced Sunday. The announcement was greeted with cheers from the audience.

Lt. General Ricardo Sanchez showed video of Saddam, who had graying hair and a long beard, undergoing a medical examination after his capture.

Several Iraqi journalists stood up and shouted "Death to Saddam" after the video was shown.

Sanchez said the former leader was not injured and has been "talkative and cooperative," after 4th Infantry Division and special operations forces nabbed him at a "rural farmhouse."

"Today is a great day for the Iraqi people and the coalition," Sanchez said.

Not a single shot was fired in "Operation Red Dawn," carried out based on intelligence gathered over several months, Sanchez said.

"This is very good news for the people of Iraq," British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a statement Sunday. "It removes the shadow that has been hanging over them for too long of the nightmare of a return to the Saddam regime. This fear is now removed." (Blair reaction)

A senior U.S. official told CNN's Dana Bash in Washington that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told President Bush Saturday afternoon (EST) of the likely capture.

In Baghdad, hundreds of Iraqis flooded the streets, firing guns into the air, singing, dancing and throwing candy into the air -- celebrating the apparent capture of the man who had ruled their lives with terror and repression for more than three decades.

The raid was based on intelligence that Saddam was at a particular location in the area, the officials said.

Video following that raid -- exclusively shot by CNN's Alphonso Van Marsh -- showed a group of U.S.-led coalition soldiers patting each other on the back -- apparently in celebration -- and taking group photos in front of a military vehicle.

The 66-year-old longtime Iraqi leader was number one on the coalition's 55 most wanted list, and his evasion has been a political sore spot for the U.S. administration. (Saddam profile)

The Iraq war began on March 19 when U.S. forces launched a "decapitation attack" aimed at the Iraqi president and other top members of the country's leadership.

Hours later, a defiant Saddam wearing a military uniform appeared on Iraqi television to denounce the U.S.-led military campaign as "criminal" and to say his countrymen would be victorious.

U.S. troops celebrate in Tikrit, after a raid that captured a man believed to be Saddam Hussein.
At least a dozen audiotapes believed to have been recorded by Saddam, 66, have been released since he was forced out of power by the coalition forces during the Iraq war. The most recent was broadcast in November.

His sons Uday and Qusay -- also on the coalition's most wanted list -- were killed in July, after U.S. forces stormed their hideout in Mosul.

Sixteen policemen were among those killed in Sunday's explosion at Khaldiyah, 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Iraqi capital, the officer added. (Full story)

-- CNN Senior Military Affairs Correspondent Jamie McIntyre and CNN Baghdad Bureau Chief Jane Arraf contributed to this report

awesome.
now we gotta look for osama

Wow. Never thought I'd see the day.

Wonder what this'll do to our Warmonger in Chief's popuarity ratings? :rolleyes:

Heh. I think I'll give him a (mild) plus if he finds Osama. I always figured that would be harder than finding Saddam. ;)

But if you look at the history of Saddam on CNN... wow. The dude has been at this for almost 50 years. What a waste of a life.

Something I'm not getting: I keep seeing references to how Saddam's identity is being confirmed by DNA. But... how the hell do they know what Saddam's DNA is in the first place?

Moskie: from his sons, for one. They found those a while ago. They also already had some DNA before the war, probably from family members that fled the country or from some covert operation...

Way to go, US Military! Thanks, guys. Not a job you should have been given, but one I'm glad to see you did well. Guess 8 years of Clinton made you fellows smarter and quicker ;).

Now, the remainder of the scavenger hunt: WMDs? OBL? GWB's credibility? The Snark? Chop chop.

Honestly and seriously, though, good show! Thanks!

Saddam Hussein Captured!

I hope the insurgents calm down. I eagerly await the day the Iraqis can rule themselves so our soldiers can come back home.

So I suppose Saddam will reveal the happenings of his WMDs? I wonder what methods they will use to extract information from him.

<Mr.Burns>Eeeeexcellent</Mr.Burns>

There are alot of similarities between Hussein and Stalin. Until his death, people feared to do anything but support him. I hope this will be the turning point in civilizing Iraq. Wonder who the common citizens will support now...

WooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

Good news to come home to. Good job boys, soldier on heros!

My reaction was "Well that's completely inconsequential."

Then I realized that this probably means that Bush will get reelected.. hrmmm...

To play devil's advocate, he is still a person, and I find it saddening to look into his eyes in those videos and see a broken spirit.

I see some people still hans't put a coin in their thinking-machine.

The US knew that Saddam gassed his own people/attacked Iran and such, but at the time you considered him a "friend". Now, you try to rewrite history like you've always been against him.

Unless Saddam goes to Haag, this will only serve to turn the rest of the wold even more against you.

Like hell, he's a monster. Crucify him.

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Originally posted by Mehoni
I see some people still hans't put a coin in their thinking-machine.

The US knew that Saddam gassed his own people/attacked Iran and such, but at the time you considered him a "friend". Now, you try to rewrite history like you've always been against him.

Unless Saddam goes to Haag, this will only serve to turn the rest of the wold even more against you.

Ahum... please stop playing the innocent bystander here. Practically EVERY western country (probably including yours) supported Saddam during those days. Now you try to rewrite history by suggesting it was only the US... Kinda ironic, isn't it? :rolleyes:

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Originally posted by Dragonlich
Ahum... please stop playing the innocent bystander here. Practically EVERY western country (probably including yours) supported Saddam during those days. Now you try to rewrite history by suggesting it was only the US... Kinda ironic, isn't it? :rolleyes:

Doesn't matter, since my country STAYED OUT of this mess of lies and bullshit. Oh..and the fact that we didn't supply Iraq with the stuff he needed to gas people.

One step at a time
This is a good step.

Anger begets anger, gentlemen. Stop pointing fingers and laying blame. The best outcome is that we all learn from what happened here and to not repeat it any time soon.

This is why I don't want to see my fellow Americans revel in the defeat of Saddam. Yes, it is a good thing that he is not going to threaten the people of the world , but if we want to show that our ways are better than his way, we should act like it. Do not sink to his level of hatred.

2 years ago I woke up to hearing the WTC had been hit by a plane, and today I wake up to hearing Saddam had been captured. Today is a very good day for America and the World!