Saddam Captured Newsconference occuring NOW [Live Thread]

CNN ^ | 12-14-03 | CNN

[bonesmccoy]

CNN anchor now reports news conference due at 4 AM PST/7AM EST

[bonesmccoy]

Will attempt to do live transcription as service for Free Republic.

[Lead Moderator]

We'll make this the conference's live thread then.

[bonesmccoy]

FNC now reporting that raid was initiated based on local intel. Task Force 21, involving Spec Forces and US Intel Officers, followed up on lead in Tikrit. Hussein was found in a basement. He did not put any significant resistance. Soldiers entered the building, no exchange of fire, they captured him.

They then confirmed by various markings on his body and matched scars on Saddam Hussein.

[bonesmccoy]

FNC reports that testing was going on to insure that this is Saddam. Reuters now reporting that DNA tests completed.

[RobFromGa]

howlin, can you ping the Live thread list please...

[bonesmccoy]

CNN now reports news conference from Baghdad at 7 AM.

(Bremer?)

[Partisan Hack]

John Kerry: "Oh F***"

[bonesmccoy]

CNN now showing pictures from Baghdad of Iraqis shooting rifles in the air in celebration.

(Anybody seen Hillary? BAH HAH HAHAH HA)

[William McKinley]

Jim Angle reporting he was captured with several millions of US dollars in the basement with him.

Woo hoo!

[bonesmccoy]

First Tests Show Captured Man Is Saddam
5 minutes ago

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.

[kitkat]

Tony Blair just confirmed Saddam's capture.

also, they are checking his scars for confirmation.

He was captured in a cellar. No shots fired. He put up no resistance.

[RobFromGa]

I wonder if this thread from yesterday had anything to do with the basement raid?

4TH ID SOLDIERS CAPTURE FEDAYEEN AND CONFISCATE LARGE WEAPONS CACHE

TIKRIT, Iraq – In an early morning raid in Tikrit on Dec. 11, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment soldiers captured four Fedayeen members and confiscated a significant amount of weapons and ammunition that were hidden throughout the house including under the mattresses of sleeping children and buried in the garden.

[Taco Consumer]

FOX NEWS: Saddam found in basement, with a grey beard, with 10s to 100s of millions of U.S. dollars!!!

[thoughtomator]

Howard Dean, Al Gore, and Hillary Clinton on suicide watch

[bonesmccoy]

Ricardo Sanchez will be speaking (CNN report)

[bonesmccoy]

G.D.!

I'm totally awake now... I was asleep and had the TV on... I thought I was dreaming.

Then, I started to wake up and realize that it's for real!

I've never been so proud of our great Armed Forces!

God bless them!

[witnesstothefall]

The Sunday morning talk shows should be revealing. Bet we see scheduled Rats take a powder rather than eat crow.

[bonesmccoy]

Breaking News on MSNBC line speaking with David Gregory.

POTUS is at Camp David. Gregory is trying to find out if the POTUS will be making a statement.

Nat'l security team is coming together to assess situation now.

NBC with live video from Coalition Provisional Authority HQ in Baghdad.

[matrix2225]

I am waiting. I haven't slept since 3 in the morning. But I wait for that. Iraq is finally free. God bless 4th ID and all the soldiers. There you go US!

[Keith in Iowa]

Jim Anlge on FoxNews said Bush is planning to go to church as usual...