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SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED
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| December 14, 2003
| Staff
Posted on 12/14/2003 2:16:57 AM PST by 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.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aceofspades; ageofliberty; decapitation; husseincaptured; jalaltalabani; pl; saddam; viceisclosed; viceisclosing
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To: Aquinasfan
Yep, and OBL is probably hiding in a similar stinking hole either in the nether reaches of the Afghan-Pakistani mountains, or in Iran.
541
posted on
12/14/2003 5:17:23 AM PST
by
Wolfstar
(Ronald Reagan — Freedom Man)
To: TexKat
Great News!
What a coward $oddomite is. He showed the world how brave he was by crawling in the hole and allowing himself to be captured alive.
542
posted on
12/14/2003 5:17:38 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(George $orea$$ has owned and controlled the Rats for decades!)
To: boxerblues; Howlin; JulieRNR21; TexKat; All
Major Bob: "This is such an incredible occasion, right now."
"Words can not describe the amount of success that we've achieved in the last 24 hours."
The Iraqi people "really want to hold him accountable."
543
posted on
12/14/2003 5:17:49 AM PST
by
Ragtime Cowgirl
( "Our military is full of the finest people on the face of the earth." ~ Pres. Bush, Baghdad)
To: Bubba_Leroy
OH WOW!!!!
Just catching the news now...... YAHOO!!!
544
posted on
12/14/2003 5:18:06 AM PST
by
Tamzee
(Pennsylvanians for Bush! Join http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PA4BushCheney/)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
The MESSNBC reporter said he was co-operating.
I wonder if the French and Germans are squirming. They will probably send someone to shut him up.
To: Bubba_Leroy
Give him to the Kurds.
To: All
What a wonderful day! God bless our troops!
on a separate note...
"We apologize alJazeera.com news portal is currently off-line for testing and cannot be accessed at the moment."
waiting for the democrats talking points i see...
547
posted on
12/14/2003 5:19:05 AM PST
by
debg
To: Wormwood
If DU wasn't belittling America, they wouldn't be DU. Go pound sand losers!! And to top it all off, the operation to get him was called Red Dawn, the Left's most hated movie of all time!! LOL
To: wardaddy
BEYOND AMAZING --- SORRY FOR THE CAPS! WAY TOO EXCITED.
PRAISE THE LORD, OUT BRAVE AND DETERMINED TROOPS AND OUR POTUS GWB.
549
posted on
12/14/2003 5:19:25 AM PST
by
onyx
(Your secrets are safe with me and all my friends.)
To: ChemistCat
"I want to go out and bang on pots and honk my car horn and heck yes shoot up into the air. Am I the only one who wants to do that?"
No, I feel that way too! In fact I'm going to call my early bird friend right now!
It's after 8 am eastern, for sure she is awake now.
550
posted on
12/14/2003 5:20:07 AM PST
by
jocon307
(The dems don't get it, the American people do!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
You should've seen the beautiful smile on Bob Arnot's face this morning...live from the streets of Baghdad. (He's been a Godsend during this entire ordeal.)
551
posted on
12/14/2003 5:20:11 AM PST
by
Timeout
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Great day,Ragtime!We just picked up the "trash"!
552
posted on
12/14/2003 5:20:12 AM PST
by
MEG33
To: Bubba_Leroy
NYT Front Page:
Bush Skips Out On Church Today - Is He Off The Wagon
Burried on page 35:
Saddam Hussein Surrenders
To: Bubba_Leroy
Congratulations, Bubba. You got the first posting! What a happy day! Merry Christmas to all! Happy holidays to all freepers! Boo hoo to all you Demos!
To: jocon307
I called my siblings at 4:30am.
WAKE THEM UP!!!
555
posted on
12/14/2003 5:21:35 AM PST
by
bonfire
To: ChemistCat
Bumper sticker when I was in college last century some time:
Honk if you passed P-Chem
556
posted on
12/14/2003 5:22:03 AM PST
by
CedarDave
(Insted of using the new spel checkr, I'll just tpye as usal.)
To: TexKat
Some of the Iraqis stated if Saddam was going to go down like a woman, then he should have surrendered to the Americans many months ago. I caught that statement, too. hehe!
Seeing and hearing the Iraqis celebrate is sooooo cooooool! They've waited so many years for this day. FREE at last of his tyranny. They now know he's never coming back.
There are reports that Dec. 14th is being declared the Day of Liberation, or something to that effect. So much going on, I forget the exact wording of that. LOL!
A happy day, that's for sure!
557
posted on
12/14/2003 5:22:08 AM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: Wormwood
If DU wasn't belittling America, they wouldn't be DU. Go pound sand losers!! And to top it all off, the operation to get him was called Red Dawn, the Left's most hated movie of all time!! LOL
To: C-Note
Hundreds of Iraqi children were killed from celebratory fire? Ok, show me the fact that these children were killed.Look. Katie Couric would not lie. Hundreds of innocent cute widdle chilllrun were horribly mangled and killed to death by the celebratory gunfire, not to mention the thousands of cute little happy puppy dogs.
For you to equate this, with gun control in USA, is ludicrous.
If we don't ban guns now this could be our fate! Muslims will kill people by shooting into the air.
If it saves one life, it's worth it.
559
posted on
12/14/2003 5:22:34 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
("With an Iron Fist, We Will Lead Humanity to Happiness." - Translation of sign at Solovki Gulag)
To: onyx
LOL....actually....I was amazed you are awake after 2 hours sleep.
560
posted on
12/14/2003 5:22:42 AM PST
by
wardaddy
("either the arabs are at your throat, or at your feet"...at our feet today obviously..)
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