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"100 percent sure" that Saddam captured: INC
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DOHA (AFP) - The spokesman for the Iraqi National Congress said that Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) has been captured, wearing a fake beard to disguise himself, the Arab satellite channel Al-Jazeera reported.

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"We are 100 percent sure that Saddam has been detained by American forces," said Intifadh Qanbar, spokesman for the INC, headed by Ahmad Chalabi, a member of Iraq (news - web sites)'s interim Governing Council.

"Saddam Hussein was captured this morning in Tikrit. He had a fake beard that he had taken off," to be identified, he said, adding "he was hiding in a house."

"A DNA analysis will confirm," that it is Saddam Hussein, Qanbar said, describing the former leader's capture as "historical".

"Kurdish special forces of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) led by Qusrat Rassul Ali along with American special forces after receiving information that Saddam was hiding in a house in Tikrit carried out an operation and arrested Saddam Hussein," a senior PUK official told AFP earlier.

US overseer Paul Bremer also confirmed Saddam's capture in Tikrit, Governing Council member Nassir Chaderchi told BBC radio's Arabic service.

"Bremer called us to confirm it (Saddam's capture) and we are all celebrating here," Chaderchi told the radio adding that a news conference would be held shortly to provide more details on Saddam's capture in Tikrit.

First Tests Show Captured Man Is Saddam
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By JOHN SOLOMON, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - U.S. military captured a man in the basement of a building in Tikrit, Iraq (news - web sites), 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 said, cautioning more scientific testing, possibly DNA, was being done early Sunday morning to try to confirm the identity.

The 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.

US Confirms - Saddam captured in a basement!
See post #18. Also, FOX News is showing pictures/video of Saddam Hussein. He HAS been captured ! Yippee !
He was found in an underground basement with air vent/pipe supplying air. They showed him in a Before/After shaved (he had a very thick beard).

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