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'Ladies and gentlemen: we got him!'
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| 12/14/03
| Mark Steyn
Posted on 12/14/2003 4:32:42 PM PST by mylife
'Ladies and gentlemen: we got him!'
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein without firing a shot after learning he was hiding at a farm house near Tikrit, Iraq, officials said.
Gen. Ricardo Sanchez said members of the Fourth Infantry Division found Saddam hiding in a "spider hole" about six to eight feet deep. Troops also recovered various small arms, a taxicab nearby and $750,000 in cash, just south of Tikrit.
There were no injuries, and Sanchez described Saddam as "talkative and cooperative."
The news conference was attended by members of Iraqi Governing Council and Coalition Administrator Paul Bremer.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we got him," declared an exultant Bremer as he began a Baghdad news conference announcing the capture of the notorious Ace of Spades, as Saddam was known on the deck of cards that showed the Iraqi fugitives most wanted by coalition forces.
Iraqis and Americans broke out in applause and cheers at the news of his capture. Outside the building, celebratory gunfire filled the air, said United Press International's Beth Potter.
"This is a great day in Iraq's history," Bremer said. "For decades hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have suffered at the hands of this cruel man. For decades he has threatened and attacked your neighbors. Those days are over forever. Now is the time to look to a future of hope and reconciliation. Iraq's future has never been more full of hope. The tyrant is history. The economy is growing."
TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: marksteyn; saddam; steyn; viceisclosed; wegothim
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posted on
12/14/2003 4:32:43 PM PST
by
mylife
To: mylife
Ecpect Marks wit and wisdom on this event tomorrow! Im sure he is pounding the keyboard as I type this!
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posted on
12/14/2003 4:36:59 PM PST
by
mylife
To: mylife
I've kept my mouth shut long enough!!!
The first thing I thought of when I saw the first picture was....Ted Kaczynski.
Regardless...this would be the role of a lifetime for James Brolin!!!
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posted on
12/14/2003 4:40:20 PM PST
by
baltodog
(I'm Polish. I'm left-handed. I'm a drummer. I demand reparations.)
To: baltodog
Hmmmm.... UNi Bomber Eh?
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posted on
12/14/2003 4:52:53 PM PST
by
mylife
Comment #5 Removed by Moderator
To: mylife
Oh, never mind. I thought that the DemoRATS dredged up another candidate to run against G.W.! Although the photo does appear that of a DemoRAT.
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posted on
12/14/2003 6:03:52 PM PST
by
KeyLargo
To: baltodog
You too?
Great minds tink alike.
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posted on
12/14/2003 7:49:18 PM PST
by
Valin
(We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.)
To: baltodog
The first thing I thought of when I saw the first picture was....Ted Kaczynski. I thought of Nick Nolte, myself. Without the beard.
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posted on
12/14/2003 7:51:09 PM PST
by
Not A Snowbird
(Born in California 1958 - Fled to Washington 2002)
To: SandyInSeattle; baltodog
To me he looked like Fidel Castro after a long night with the rum bottle.
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posted on
12/14/2003 8:24:16 PM PST
by
workerbee
To: workerbee
To me he looked like Fidel Castro after a long night with the rum bottle. You win!
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posted on
12/15/2003 7:45:03 AM PST
by
Not A Snowbird
(Born in California 1958 - Fled to Washington 2002)
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