[Ragtime Cowgirl]

Saddam was hit w/ the first strike, imho.

FN: Bret Baier: Pentagon: Re. Saddam's whereabouts, after examining the videos out of Iraq: Saddam never mentions a date, never points to specific events, is always sitting down....the man in the back of one video (minus Saddam) was Saddam's personal bodyguard and has never been seen standing with anyone else in 15 years...experts who knew this stuff were stunned.

[this_ol_patriot]

Thanks you answered my question above. Thanks again.

[Cboldt]

Saddam was hit w/ the first strike, imho.

FWIW, that's my two cents too. He's out of commission.

My intuition is the male type, unreliable (g)

[Queen of Excelsior]

CBS livecam looks like they're having a party in that bank across the street. Lots of people inside.

[Dog]

You and I are thinking alike....:-)

[stlnative]

Let me point this out again for all... FOX News Just reported that US Officals studying the videos and live reports from Saddam and the Iraqi Defense Ministry have noticed that there is one man standing behind the defense minister (in his lastest live report in front cameras).

This man standing behind the defense minister happens to be Saddam's NUMBER ONE most trusted personal bodyguard. This has shocked many US Officals as this bodyguard has never been seen in 15 years guarding anyone else except for Saddam!
(looks to me that Saddam is no more and the Defense Minister is now running Iraq on his own - but we do have to wonder why he was not with Saddam in the bunker and why is he still alive if he is/was Saddam's Number One personal bodyguard - would he have not been killed with Saddam in the bunker?)

[Kadric]

"Saddam was hit w/ the first strike, imho."

It has been my thoughts that yes he was hit. I do not believe he is dead though. He may be in and out. This could explain some of the actions. The top men do not know what to do from fear he will pull through. They may be trying to implement his last plans. If he came around for a couple hours earlier this week it may explain those 2 columns that moved out of Baghdad and Basra earlier this week.