GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 12/14/03- Saddam Captured,Tikrit,memo

Yahoo, AP, Reuters, and the usual suspects | 12/14/03 | President Bush and The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

[Diogenesis]

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 12/14/03 - Tikrit, Saddam caught, Baghdad, Najaf, link to Atta

BREAKING: Tikrit, Iraq - Saddam caught
BREAKING: Baghdad - Bremer confirms capture of Saddam
BREAKING: Baghdad - Letter found linking al Qaeda and Saddam
BREAKING: Iraq - Iraqis cheer capture of Saddam
BREAKING: Najaf - more mass graves

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QFN ==== YE OLDE QUAGMIRE-FREE NEWS

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========= Tikrit =========

OPERATION "RED DAWN" - Saddam's caputure by the 4th ID, at 8 PM on 12/13/03 in Tikrit.
Three cheers for Teams Wolverine 1 and Wolverine 2
Saddam was hiding in a 6x8 foot spider-hole. The coward was taken without a round fired.

Saddam's spider-hole in the ground.

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SADDAM CAPTURED -- Saddam Hussein; the animal-tyrant captured.
Heroes look for cyanide teeth.

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=========== Baghdad ===========

Paul Bremer confirmed the capture of Saddam Hussein.
"We got him"
Three cheers for Teams Wolverine 1 and Wolverine 2

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SADDAM CAPTURED -- IRAQIS CHEER

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=========== Tikrit ===========

In Tikrit, US heroes on patrol.

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In Tikrit, an Iraqi boy shows the currency printed
without the image of Saddam.

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In Tikrit, heroes of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse)
play hockey inside Saddam Hussein's former palace.

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MORE FEDAYEEN TAKEN

In Tikrit, Fedayeen taken in a shootout the morining before Saddam was taken.

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In Tikrit, with the 4th Infantry Division,
a handcuffed Iraqi taken after his confrontation with a foot patrol
of heroes of the 4th Infantry Division.

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========= Najaf =========

In Najaf, skull unearthed from yet another mass grave of Saddam.
These graves would have CONTINUED under many US Presidential candidates
or under UN or EU control.

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=========== Baghdad ===========

Flashback - Baghdad, April 9, 2003.

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=========== Found and Ignored ===========

Handwritten letter dated Feb. 19, 1998 linking bin Laden and Saddam Hussein
discussing arrival of a secret envoy sent by bin Laden to Iraq.
The signature beneath the letter is a codename, "MDA" - the Mukhabarat.

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========= Antarctic Solar Eclipse =========

Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse

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Thank you President Bush. Thank you heroes of the 4th ID. Thank you America.

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END OF TRANSMISSION 12/14/03 .......... K

[ppaul]

They're Gonna Put Me in the Movies

They're gonna put me in the movies
They're gonna make a big star out of me
They'll make a film about a man that's sad and lonely
And all I gotta do is act naturally...

[Shooter 2.5]

Thank you for the pictures.

Just for a little trivia, in that picture of the news conference, there is a female brunette just above the name, Mike Cameron. When the news was announced, she was shaking her head side by side as though she didn't believe the news. I also noticed the right side of the conference erupted in applause while the left side was silent except for one or two clapping.

In fairness, she could have been looking side to side and checking reactions but it didn't seem like that.

I'm curious about the distinct opposite reactions of the two sides of the room and the woman's motions.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Cha ching!! It's 9:42 AM my time. I just found out about Saddam's capture less than 10 minutes ago. It's a good morning indeed!

[jriemer]

Seperated at birth (not my original idea)

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Good morning and Merry Christmas! Santa came early, this year!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

I don't see anybody asking which card in the deck we captured this time, LOL!!!

[knak]

This is SO COOL and I'm SO HAPPY today! Thanks for the pics Diogenesis you always do good work!

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
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MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

December 14, 2003December 14, 2003

Release Number: 03-12-32

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED, IN COALITION CUSTODY

Forces from the 4th Infantry Division, coalition forces and special operations forces captured former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, at approximately 8 p.m. local time yesterday in a remote farm house near Tikrit, Iraq.

Operation “Red Dawn” was launched after gaining actionable intelligence identifying two likely locations near the town of Ad Dwar. The First Brigade Combat team of the 4th ID was assigned the mission to capture or kill Saddam Hussein.

The Forces involved in the operation consisted of approximately 600 soldiers including cavalry, artillery, aviation, engineer and special operations forces. The forces cleared the two objectives but initially did not find the target. An additional suspicious site was identified and searched. The area was a small, walled, mud hut compound with a metal lean-to structure. Within the structure a “spider hole” entrance, camouflaged with bricks and dirt was located. The hole was about 6-8 feet deep with space allowing an individual to lie down. Saddam Hussein was found hiding at the bottom of the hole. He was captured without resistance and is in the control of coalition forces at an undisclosed location

Items confiscated during the raid include two AK-47 rifles, a pistol, $750,000.00 U.S. dollars and one white/orange taxi. Two other individuals who have not been identified were also detained.

No one was injured in the operation. Saddam appears in good health and is undergoing further evaluation.

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[Victoria Delsoul]

Great news!!! Osama is next!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[GladesGuru]

PETA will be sooooo pissed about this! They and the presstitutes are no doubt crying right this very moment.

Lil Tommy is deeply saddened, and Gunga Dan's silence can be heard over the grinding of his molars.

Schadenfruede is breaking out all over. ;)

[tinacart]

"Thank you God, thank you brave troops, thank you President George W. Bush, thank you Tony Blair, thank you coalition partners!"

Amen!!!

[hoosiermama]

ROFLOL How funny!

[TomGuy]

[THALAMUS]

The days of all terrorist scumbags are numbered......the worlds lone superpower is mad and they better start running for cover if any available.....great day for the people of Iraq, the United States of AMERICA,and the world....may God bless our troops,our wonderful president and our great country .... we couldn't ask for a better Christmas present....watch the markets take off tomorrow and the beginning of a great bull market,a time of peace, prosperity,and much happiness....what a way to end a truly heinous year....happy holidays all

[kimmie7]

I got tears over here!

[MeekOneGOP]

[watchin]

LOL! He IS an anti-war protestor!

[lilylangtree]

Best news in a long time. Salute to the coalition forces, Pres. Bush, PM Tony Blair and Iraqi people who supported toppling the tyrant.