[NYC Republican]

It's about time the US calls them out on this. Produce a live thread, or we'll all see the truth, that SH is pushing up daisies... I truly believe that when the enemy realizes that he's 6 feet under, it will be a huge, demoralizing defeat for them. It would allow the people to feel more empowered to revolt.

[denydenydeny]

They must have finally concluded that Saddam is dead. A live Saddam would not be able to resist a challenge like this.

[b4its2late]

He's dead, Jim!

[Hodar]

Just my thoughts....

Appear live. We'll tap the feeds, find out where you are broadcasting from .... and instead of 2 cruise missles, we'll send 30. Instead of 3 guided bombs, 30. Then a MOAB just for kicks.

[Redleg Duke]

Hard for a dead man to appear live!

[AxelPaulsenJr]

A live if he is, but I think he is not, press conference. Let some of our idiot reporters, ask him about attrocities of his regime.

[djpg]

Where is Peter Jennings? It took him only a couple of hours after the 9/11 attack to criticize Bush for not being before the public. Why, after all of these days, does he not criticize Saddam for being absent for a week and a half?

[Conspiracy Guy]

I can see a "Weekend at Bernie's" routine coming on.

[ChemistCat]

[RonF]

If I were Saddam, I wouldn't do this. The true believers won't believe he's dead until we produce the body, and even then they'll accuse us of faking it. And uncertainty on the matter serves him more than it does us. Osama found that our uncertainty on his death served him. It also serves Saddam.

[Allegra]

Dead people vote Democrat in our elections here all the time...so why can't a dead guy make a live broadcast? Hmmmmmmmm?

[cymeckajax3]

I think I'll rent weekend at Sadams'!!!!

[Tallguy]

I don't know if Saddam is alive or dead, but it makes sense to "call him out". The Iraqis, and their western Media-toadies, have been holding the upper hand on the airwaves. It's high time that we turn the tables on them in the Expectations Game.

FWIW, here's a link concerning the significance of Saddam's personal bodyguard who has recently appeared behind the Iraqi Defense Minister.

http://www.nationalreview.com/robbins/robbins033103.asp

[Southflanknorthpawsis]

Come out, come out, wherever you are. I hope they keep it up. Sooner or later the challenge has to be met.

[Revolting cat!]

He ain't dead, he's resting!

[Diogenesis]

He's dead, Jim

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[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

This is brilliant. They can always run out a double with the current newspaper of the day that will fool the Arab masses but it would be quickly spotted as a fake by Western analyzers and then it would be proof that he is dead or incapacitated. Still, it would be a boon to our troops.

[Tamar1973]

he would be insane to appear live because once he started broadcasting, we would be able to triangulate the signal, find out exactly where he is and blast him into the after life.

[CyberAnt]

But ... what if Iraq govt feels pressured to use a look-alike ...??

[You Dirty Rats]

Can you imagine what the reaction will be among the anti-Bush forces if it is determined at some point that Bush got Saddam with that initial attack?

Not to mention the effect on Kim Jong-Il.

[dawn53]

I thought it was interesting that after Rumsfield said yesterday that we hadn't seen much of the sons either and had no idea if they were alive, the tape footage aired today on Iraqi TV showed Saddam with both sons for the first time since the war.

Of course, they're old tapes, but their office of disinformation must feel it is necessary to answer Rumsfield's statement.