Iraqis TOPPLE LARGE statue of Saddam- Live Thread

4/09/03

[kattracks]

Hugh statue in the center of Baghdad being attacked by Iraqis.

[Scoop]

Think they're watching this with differing emotions in Iran, North Korean, Cuba, Syria....?

[Calpernia]

Pics from the other day with the statue being torn down:

Activism at it's finest.

[Snowy]

Think they're watching this with differing emotions in Iran, North Korean, Cuba, Syria....?

...and DU?

[MadIvan]

I actually flew with my family to Berlin to take down that bloody wall. My sister and I attacked it with a pickaxe.

I would get the same immense pleasure out of destroying the icons of Saddam's regime.

Regards, Ivan

[Publius6961]

I want to see that monstrosity go down.

Not as much as I want to see that monstrous "victory" arch go down.

Personally designed by Saddam.
Saddam's arms were used as the model for it.

Great symbolism!

[Kevin Curry]

In this new context, the Saddam statue seems to have this look of resignation, waving and saying, "Alright. Goodbye. I'm leaving already."

[Illbay]

Okay, the rope is in place, and it looks like they're savoring the moment now, before they take hold and tug it down. There is apparently still a lot of fear on the faces of the people there.

After thirty years of living in abject fear, it must be a feeling of near-vertigo to realize you can pull down this d*mned statue!

Now they're striking at the base of the statue, trying to weaken it to make it easier to pull the thing down.

The guy wielding the sledgehammer is quite burly!

Now they're taking turns swinging the hammer!

[realpatriot]

That big guy with the sledge is doing a NUMBER on the base of SH statue!

[Scoop]

Shades of the Berlin Wall, they're passing around a sledge hammer taking turns smacking the wacky Iraqi

[mollynme]

LOL - they were fighting over who's turn it was to swing it!

[Delta 21]

Totally Awesome!!

People of Iraq! Your FREEDOM is at hand!

[Uncle Jaque]

OK - they FINALLY got the rope tied up... no one fell off of the pedestal (whew- they looked pretty precarious up there).. Now WHERE did the TANK go????

Look at all those flying flip-flops!

Can we bring a case of rubber flip-flops to the next American counter-protest??? Awww, please?

OK - somebody Finally found a sledgehammer; you GO, Muhammed!

They're fighting over the sledgehammer!; Now SHARE, fellas!

[Cagey]

Well, they got the sledghammer going now. And they are taking turns smacking the base. One guy looked like Bluto!

[AmericanInTokyo]

I guess that damned ugly thing is about to meet it's

"STATUE OF LIMITATIONS!"

[Aquinasfan]

Activism at it's finest.

Mmmmm... satisfying. More video!

[TheDeacon]

I still say that statue needs a C4 enena.

[UlmoLordOfWaters]

That must have been an amazing experience. I have a chunk of the wall from a trip to Berlin. I'll never forget standing where the wall once stood and looking at the former eastern side versus the western side and the stark contrast between the two.

[AmericanInTokyo]

Could this be classified as the first ever "Baghdad Freep"?

Knock that damn thing down, boys! Liberation!!!

[Jalapeno]

Tank is parked directly behind the statue, about 30-50 yards away

[realpatriot]

They need to give "Bluto" the slede again. He was really doing visible damage!