IRANIANS "HAPPY" AT THE CAPTURE OF SADDAM HOSEYN

Iran Press Service ^ | December 14,2003 | IPS

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Iranians welcomed the arrest of Saddam Hoseyn, hoping that this would help restoring peace and stability to Iraq and an end to the Coalition occupation of the neighbouring nation.

Mr. Hoseyn was captured in a remote farm, in the Takrit region, few minutes after midnight by a combination of American special forces and Kurd Peshmerga of Mr. Jalal Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, who is the present president of the American-installed Provisory Council of Iraq.

"This is a good news for the people of Iraq, who suffered most from the ruthless rule of this dictator and was has to hope also that with Saddam Arrested, the Americans would also leave Iraq", Mr. Ali Shakkoori Rad, a representative of Tehran to the Majles said, quoted by the independent news agency ISNA.

"We are happy and thank God" commented briefly Admiral Ali Shamkhani, the Defence Minister, the only official commenting the event, more than 12 hours after it had been officially announced.

So far, there are no words from any Iranian official, but news agencies and websites gave the news large coverage.

But expressing the thinking of the conservatives, Hojjatoleslam Taha Hashemi, a cleric close to Ayatollah Ali Khameneh’i, the leader of the Islamic Republic and Editor of the conservative daily "Entekhab" told ISNA that the capture of Saddam had been "pre-arranged".

"The Americans knew where he was hiding, as they know where Ben Laden is. But, because of electoral conditions, they had to wait for the best moment to announce the capture", he said.

However, he hoped that the trial of the Iraqi dictator that imposed a devastating war on Iran for eight years would be an occasion for the world to learn about all the sufferings and crimes he imposed on the Iranians.

Mr. Shakkoori Rad also said Iranian observers must be present at the trial of Saddam, that he said must take place in Iraq itself.

[EggsAckley]

I've heard the trial will probably be at the Hague.

[COEXERJ145]

I wouldn't bet on it.

[dr_who_2]

No surprise there.

[dr_who_2]

Man, I hope not. The Iraqis should try and him and fry him. Old Europe should and does not have anything to do with it.

[billorites]

The Iranians sound wacky.

[Yardstick]

I've heard the trial will probably be at the Hague.

That's how our Europals would have it. They'd like to demonstrate their commitment to social justice and humanitarianism by sparing Saddam, the mass torturer/murderer, from the death penalty (a sentence the Hague is barred from giving).

[Redleg Duke]

Since when are those Iranian Assholes in any position to dictate anything about Saddam?

And as for Coalition Forces "occupying" a neighboring country...well, assholes, you're next!

[sarasmom]

No, next is Syria.

[CharliefromKS]

Better not be. Iraqi "justice" is so much more suitable.

[Guillermo]

Who'd you hear that from?

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[metalboy]

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[I still care]

The Iranians and DU are on the same page, by the way. They think we had Hussein hidden in a hole in the ground (he was thin, and had a beard, see?) and took him out at a convenient time. They just can't figure out why we didn't leave him in there until the 2004 election, though.

Brainless.

[Egon]

Awesome.

It takes a deft footwork to spin in this many directions at once without tripping over one's self. Even the Democrats could learn a lesson from this group.

[EggsAckley]

Don't know. Some infobabe on the top of the hour news on some radio news. I may be totally wrong.

[Redleg Duke]

That works for me also.