PICTURES OF STATUE BEING PULLED DOWN

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A U.S. Marine M88 armored recovery vehicle pulls down a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), April 9, 2003. Jubilant Iraqis tied a noose around a huge statue of Saddam in the heart of Baghdad and pelted it with shoes as the Iraqi president's 24-year rule collapsed in chaos Photo by Reuters Tv/Reuters

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Good One!

[Diogenesis]

[areafiftyone]

Heard this morning on Fox that Jessica Lynch may be going home by next week. That's terrific news!

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A U.S. Marine covers the face of a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with a U.S. flag in Baghdad on April 9, 2003. Jubilant Iraqis tied a noose around a huge statue of Saddam Hussein in the heart of Baghdad and pelted it with shoes as the Iraqi president's 24-year rule collapsed in chaos. In scenes reminiscent of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, crowds cheered as men climbed the huge statue of Saddam in the center of Baghdad and placed the rope around the neck in preparation to topple it. (Reuters TV )


A Kurd kisses a picture of United States President George W. Bush (news - web sites) during celebrations in the streets of Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq (news - web sites) Wednesday April 9, 2003. Celebrations broke out in at least two cities in the Kurdish autonomous region, as people took to the streets to celebrate what they believe is the end of President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

[Guillermo]

Are we sure this is a statue of the real Saddam Hussein?

Maybe they just tore down a body double?

[omega4412]

For the fans of Sacred Harp music...

Hail the day so long expected,
Hail the year of full release.
Zion's walls are now erected,
And her watchmen publish peace.
Through our Shiloh's wide dominion,
Hear the trumpet loudly roar,
Babylon is fallen, is fallen, is fallen.
Babylon is fallen to rise no more.

All her merchants stand with wonder,
What is this that comes to pass:
Murm'ring like the distant thunder,
Crying, "Oh alas, alas."
Swell the sound, ye kings and nobles,
Priest and people, rich and poor;
Babylon is fallen, is fallen, is fallen.
Babylon is fallen to rise no more.

Blow the trumpet in Mount Zion,
Christ shall come a second time;
Ruling with a rod of iron
All who now as foes combine.
Babel's garments we've rejected,
And our fellowship is o'er,
Babylon is fallen, is fallen, is fallen.
Babylon is fallen to rise no more.

[tnlibertarian]

Great second picture. I guess this is the man that will "produce a hundred bin Ladens".

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Iraqis dance on the fallen statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), pulled down in central Baghdad April 9, 2003. U.S. troops pulled down the 20-foot (six meter) high statue of President Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad on Wednesday and Iraqis danced on it in contempt for the man who ruled them with an iron grip for 24 years. In scenes reminiscent of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Iraqis earlier took a sledgehammer to the marble plinth under the statue of Saddam. REUTERS TV


A statue of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), seen in this image from video, topples with the help of U.S. Marines Wednesday, April 9, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/APTN

[MinuteGal]

Thank you for the poem. So apropos.

Art mirrors life!

Leni

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U.S. Marines put a Iraqi flag on the face of a statue of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), seen in this image from video, before the statue was toppled Wednesday, April 9, 2003, in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites). (AP Photo/APTN)


A U.S. Marine M88 armored recovery vehicle pulls down a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites), April 9, 2003. Jubilant Iraqis tied a noose around a huge statue of Saddam Hussein in the heart of Baghdad and pelted it with shoes on Wednesday as the Iraqi president's 24-year rule collapsed in chaos. In scenes reminiscent of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, crowds cheered as men climbed the huge statue of Saddam in the center of Baghdad and placed the rope around the neck in preparation to topple it. REUTERS TV

[Constantine]

DU is saying the whole thing was staged. Boy, they are really wailing and gnashing their teeth over there.

[kimmie7]

OK, OK, OK, who was it (Hollywood Halfwit-wise) that was going to crawl to DC and kiss W's feet if this sort of thing happened? Wasn't that J. Garafolo? I'm pretty sure it was, but I've yet to finish the first cup of coffee today and, well, you understand.

[B-Chan]

DEUS + VULT

"And the smell you smell is not victory -- it's the stink of despair, despair for the agenda of the Left in this country and for the relevance of the Stalinoids who back these protests. History has made them and their cause meaningless. When Iraq is liberated and the first steps towards the reconstruction of the Middle East are underway, I expect to see equally huge numbers of people in the streets bearing signs like, 'We Admit It, We Were Wrong' and 'Thanks For Doing What Needed To Be Done Despite Our Temper Tantrum, President Bush'."

-- B-chan, to an anti-war protestor, AWA Forum, "Gulf War II Part 2", Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:36 pm

[NYC GOP Chick]

LOL! Some ass-munch over on Usenet is just licking his chops, hoping that this turns into another Somalia.

Man, it must REALLY suck to be a leftist today. :D

[Driver70]

Reminds us all of the falling of the Berlin Wall, especially when that guy went after the statue with the sledge hammer! A great day for Freedom

[discostu]

Anybody got a shot of the Go home Human Shield Wankers banner?! I'm desperate to make that my wallpaper.

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An Iraqi man throws stones at a statue of Iraq (news - web sites)'s President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) as it falls in central Baghdad April 9, 2003. U.S. troops pulled down a 20-foot (six metre) high statue of President Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad on Wednesday and Iraqis danced on it in contempt for the man who ruled them with an iron grip for 24 years. In scenes reminiscent of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Iraqis earlier took a sledgehammer to the marble plinth under the statue of Saddam. Youths had placed a noose around the statue's neck and attached the rope to a U.S. armoured recovery vehicle. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic


In this image from video U.S. Marines help bring down a giant statue of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) in a square in central Baghdad as Iraqis celebrate below, unseen, on Wednesday, April 9, 2003. (AP Photo/APTN)


Cpl Edward Chin from New York of the 3rd battalion, 4th Marines regiment, set up the star and stripes flag on the face of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s statue before to tear down it, in downtown Bagdad, Wednesday, April 9, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)


Cpl. Edward Chin, from New York, of the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines Regiment, set up an Iraqi flag around the neck of a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) before it was torn down in Bagdad, Wednesday, April 9, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)


A U.S. Marine covers the face of a statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) with a U.S. flag in Baghdad April 9, 2003. U.S. troops briefly draped an American flag over the face of a giant statue of President Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad on Wednesday as they prepared to topple it in front of a crowd of Iraqis. The gesture, likely to be highly provocative in much of the Arab world where the U.S. invasion of Iraq (news - web sites) has stirred widespread anger, was quickly reversed and an Iraqi flag was tied instead to the statue's neck. Local residents had earlier scaled the 20-foot (six metre) statue and slipped a noose around its neck to drag it down. REUTERS TV

[swheats]

I have nothing but love, respect and honor for President Bush.

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People in New York's Times Square watch the large screen at the ABC television studios as a statue of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) is toppled in Baghdad, Iraq (news - web sites), Wednesday April 9, 2003. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)


A statue of Iraq (news - web sites)'s President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) falls in central Baghdad April 9, 2003. U.S. troops pulled down a 20-foot (six metre) high statue of President Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad on Wednesday and Iraqis danced on it in contempt for the man who ruled them with an iron grip for 24 years. In scenes reminiscent of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Iraqis earlier took a sledgehammer to the marble plinth under the statue of Saddam. Youths had placed a noose around the statue's neck and attached the rope to a U.S. armoured recovery vehicle. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic


A U.S. soldier watches as a statue of Iraq (news - web sites)'s President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) falls in central Baghdad April 9, 2003. U.S. troops pulled down a 20-foot (six metre) high statue of President Saddam Hussein in central Baghdad on Wednesday and Iraqis danced on it in contempt for the man who ruled them with an iron grip for 24 years. In scenes reminiscent of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Iraqis earlier took a sledgehammer to the marble plinth under the statue of Saddam. Youths had placed a noose around the statue's neck and attached the rope to a U.S. armoured recovery vehicle. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic


Iraqi civilians rush to the torn down statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) to kick it in downtown Bagdad, Wednesday, April 9, 2003. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

[isthisnickcool]

He has fallen and he can't get up!