SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED

SkyNews ^ | December 14, 2003 | Staff

[Bubba_Leroy]

SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been captured in his home town of Tikrit, according to reports.

There has been no independent verification of the news but Sky New's Foreign Editor Tim Marshall says the source of the news is usually reliable.

The US Defence Department says it has had no confirmation of the claims, which come from Iraqi Kurd leader Jalal Talabani, says the Iran news agency IRNA.

Hundreds of exultant people have taken to the streets of Kirkuk, firing weapons into the air in celebration.

A press conference has been announced for 12pm GMT.

In Baghdad, a spokeswoman for the US-led operation notified reporters that a "very important" announcement will be made at the press conference.

[TexKat]

CNN reporting that President Bush was told of the raid and the possibility that it could be Saddam late last night.

We will have to watch CNN's Sunday's program CNN Presents schedule. They have the exclusive and are showing the 4th ID soldiers that participated in the raid and capture.

[Drammach]

Fox is saying he had lost a lot of weight and had grown a "long grey beard"..

Trying to look like the average muslim grandfather I suppose.

Also saying it was a tip, and they have had him for nearly 12 hours already.

[Calvin Locke]

in other news DNC goes on full suicide alert!!!

Speaking of suicide, what about that vaunted suicide belt/vest he was alledgely bonding to back in April?

What! And where was the guy that was supposed to shoot him in case of imminent capture?

[thesummerwind]

Drudge doesn't have it up yet!

[hosepipe]

Damn, this is gonna KILL Tommy Daschle... and Howard Dean.. AND..... well theres SO MANY... BWahahahahaha

[DaBroasta]

re DUmmie reactions, see my # 137 above..

Damn those are too funny. I feel their pain--bwwwwwaaaahhhhhhhh--oh my side hurts--bwwwwaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh--mommie please make it stop!!

[MEG33]

Thanks..MSNBC was sounding sad..so I switched to Fox.I will watch CNN if they have the soldiers!

[backhoe]

I just did a quick scan backwards of headlines about Dean, Hillary, Democrats- all the usual suspects- and my gut feeling is, they are all irrelevant now. Time will tell.

[Finalapproach29er]

Hope we can humiliate him a little. Maybe a perp walk with his blubber hanging out, or shave the top of his head.

W will never let the Hague get him. Iraq will get to carry out some TEXAS justice.

[Drammach]

If this capture was indeed, based on a tip, someone may be in for a BIG "Christmas Bonus"..

[Drammach]

Maybe a mug shot with makeup and lipstick?

[TexKat]

4th ID RAIDERS

YOU ROCK

DNA complete, its him yall, its Sad Dam.

[HungarianGypsy]

DU is right you know. This won't make a hill of beans to the Iraqis. That's why they're celebrating. </sarcasm off>

[GeekDejure]

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... !!!

.

[thesummerwind]

Jim McDermott and David Bonior, with Michael Moore's money, will be starting a new small business..........Saddam Hussein Martyr Dolls

Maybe the DNC can buy up a couple hundred thousand of them like with Hillary's book.

[Dallas59]

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[Arkinsaw]

Hope we can humiliate him a little.

Some things I am looking forward to.
1) Orange jumpsuit
2) Iraqis trying to hit him with shoes
3) Him standing in front of a US judge and US flag

[Free_at_last_-2001]

Speaking of suicide, what about that vaunted suicide belt/vest he was alledgely bonding to back in April? - Made in France??

[Bubba_Leroy]