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SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED
SkyNews ^ | 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: wizardoz
Like a flowchart, no doubt. Right now, the DNC is getting every rat 'on message' and setting up appearances, etc.

Every editorial board is spinning this now. Cannot wait to see the media show this week.
901 posted on 12/14/2003 8:51:31 AM PST by At _War_With_Liberals (It's more than a lib/con thing- All 3 branches of govt colluded to limit the 1st amendmenthave been)
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To: SJackson; yonif; Simcha7; American in Israel; spectacularbid2003; Binyamin; Taiwan Bocks; ...
Iraqi thug and blowhard Saddam Hussein - whose talking big now, Saddam?!

Some men "talk the talk."

The American President, George W. Bush, following through on the war on terror!

Other men "walk the walk!"

Congratulations to American President George Bush, SOD Donald Rumsfeld, and the men and women of the United States Armed Forces, for patiently and tenaciously pursuing the "Butcher of Bagdad" Saddam Hussein, and dragging him out of his hole he was cowering in like the little puke thug he was to finally face JUSTICE!


902 posted on 12/14/2003 8:52:31 AM PST by Salem (FREE REPUBLIC - Fighting to win within the Arena of the War of Ideas! So get in the fight!)
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To: At _War_With_Liberals
I hate to admit it but Dan Rather. in my opinion, is covering this story pretty professionally.
903 posted on 12/14/2003 8:53:34 AM PST by BCrago66
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To: Bubba_Leroy

904 posted on 12/14/2003 8:55:44 AM PST by Flux Capacitor (Deck us all with Boston Charlie)
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To: wizardoz
LOL Yeah, well... atleast see them squirm ;)
905 posted on 12/14/2003 8:55:48 AM PST by Libertina (FReepers of a feather flock together...isn't life great?)
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To: wizardoz
From what I gather, Clark is supposed to be a witness against what's his name? Milosovich(sp?) You know that Serbian guy. The theory tossed about is that W wanted to upstage Clark.
906 posted on 12/14/2003 8:56:03 AM PST by Sapper26
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To: BCrago66
I hope somebody gets a screen shot of George Snuffleupigus, he looks despondent!
907 posted on 12/14/2003 8:57:05 AM PST by Ronaldus Magnus
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To: mrobison
Last week, saddam was supposedly orchestrating attacks from a mini command bunker. This week, they will say the capture is no big deal, because he had no influence anyway. Bush invited AQ in, etc.
908 posted on 12/14/2003 8:57:43 AM PST by At _War_With_Liberals (It's more than a lib/con thing- All 3 branches of govt colluded to limit the 1st amendmenthave been)
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To: TexKat
Odd, I don' see ANY of these celebratory pictures being shown on TV ...
909 posted on 12/14/2003 8:57:50 AM PST by Libertina (FReepers of a feather flock together...isn't life great?)
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To: BCrago66
That will not stop me from attacking Rather!
910 posted on 12/14/2003 8:59:01 AM PST by At _War_With_Liberals (It's more than a lib/con thing- All 3 branches of govt colluded to limit the 1st amendmenthave been)
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To: Libertina
Odd, I don' see ANY of these celebratory pictures being shown on TV ...

You must not be watching Fox. :=)

911 posted on 12/14/2003 8:59:13 AM PST by Bob
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To: Libertina
I see Iraqis celebrating on FoxNews. Today is a treat for me, because I don't have cable, but my local Fox station switched to FoxNews for the entire day.
912 posted on 12/14/2003 8:59:47 AM PST by BCrago66
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To: RobFromGa
-- Mixed blessing, I'm glad Saddam has been captured, but I don't think we'll ever hear the end of this from the repugs. I'm dreading the next few weeks.

Operation Red Dawn. Wolverines Yeah!

Hope a Fox affiliate shows that movie 24/7 for the next week. I know it's one of the Dems favorites.

913 posted on 12/14/2003 9:00:46 AM PST by Tribune7 (David Limbaugh never said his brother had a "nose like a vacuum cleaner")
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To: Libertina
Fox has been showing the Iraqis dancing in the street all morning.
914 posted on 12/14/2003 9:01:38 AM PST by Tribune7 (David Limbaugh never said his brother had a "nose like a vacuum cleaner")
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To: Libertina
Never, in human history, has one country done so much for another's benefit.
915 posted on 12/14/2003 9:01:44 AM PST by At _War_With_Liberals (It's more than a lib/con thing- All 3 branches of govt colluded to limit the 1st amendmenthave been)
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To: At _War_With_Liberals
You've got to wonder about the story of that guy that stood up, in the front of the Bremmer press conference, and started yelling, "Death to Saddam." How many Iraqis, who lost family members and loved ones, finally get some peace today? That is what this is all about. People are weeping for joy in Iraq today. Lots of people.

God bless the United States of America!

916 posted on 12/14/2003 9:01:52 AM PST by mrobison (We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams.)
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To: Bubba_Leroy; All
An Iraqi's perspective on Saddam's capture:

IRAQ THE MODEL
Sunday, December 14, 2003

The big brother in a small hole
Horrraaaaa
It's the justice day.
I'm speechless.
I'm crying.
The tyrants' hour has finally came. I went down to the streets to share the joy with my brothers. This is our day, the day of all the oppressed and good people on earth.
Tears of joy filled the eyes of all the people.
Saddam, the coward, hides in a hole, shaking in fear from being captured.
Not a single bullet was fired, without any resistance, God, he was even cooperative! The mighty tyrant, who exploited all our country's fortune for his personal protection, surrenders like the cowered I expected him to be.
Yes, he should be prosecuted in Iraq. We will not allow anything else.
We want to see him in a cage bending more and more, humiliated more and more, just as he forced all the Iraqis to bend to him, like they were his slaves. But we will not be like him, we will give him a fair trail, and he will get just what he deserves, although I have no idea what does he really deserve.
It's indeed an inauspicious day for all the tyrants. Let them know that their days are near too.
This is the day of all Iraqi martyrs who were slaughtered just to please his sick lust for blood.
Rest in peace my brothers. The paradise is yours and the disgrace and hell is for all the tyrants on earth.
Thank you American, British, Spanish, Italian, Australian, Ukrainian, Japanese and all the coalition people and all the good people on earth.
God bless the 1st brigade.
God bless the 4th infantry division.
God bless Iraq.
God bless America.
God bless the coalition people and soldiers.
God bless all the freedom loving people on earth.
I wish I could hug you all.


- posted by Omar @ 18:32

http://iraqthemodel.blogspot.com/
917 posted on 12/14/2003 9:02:34 AM PST by RottiBiz (Just a few dollars a month could end Freepathons.)
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To: Sapper26
From what I gather, Clark is supposed to be a witness against what's his name? Milosovich(sp?) You know that Serbian guy. The theory tossed about is that W wanted to upstage Clark.

Ah. See, I was sure they'd be convinced that this was to upstage Paul Simon's funeral. I guess it's hard to predict in which areas their paranoia will erupt.

918 posted on 12/14/2003 9:03:00 AM PST by wizardoz
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To: Tribune7
Operation Red Dawn. Wolverines Yeah!

And greetings to all our brothers and sisters behind enemy lines in the blue zone.

The hour of your liberation draws near.

919 posted on 12/14/2003 9:03:07 AM PST by Jim Noble
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To: mrobison
"You've got to wonder about the story of that guy that stood up, in the front of the Bremmer press conference, and started yelling, "Death to Saddam." "

and how soon before the libs in our media start criticizing the IRAQI media for celebrating the news of Saddam's capture? I think even some of our journalists have to celebrate the capture of this man that is responsible for the killing of millions.
920 posted on 12/14/2003 9:04:44 AM PST by pittsburgh gop guy (now serving eastern Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley.......)
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