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SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED
SkyNews ^ | December 14, 2003 | Staff

Posted on 12/14/2003 2:16:57 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy

SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been captured in his home town of Tikrit, according to reports.

There has been no independent verification of the news but Sky New's Foreign Editor Tim Marshall says the source of the news is usually reliable.

The US Defence Department says it has had no confirmation of the claims, which come from Iraqi Kurd leader Jalal Talabani, says the Iran news agency IRNA.

Hundreds of exultant people have taken to the streets of Kirkuk, firing weapons into the air in celebration.

A press conference has been announced for 12pm GMT.

In Baghdad, a spokeswoman for the US-led operation notified reporters that a "very important" announcement will be made at the press conference.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: aceofspades; ageofliberty; decapitation; husseincaptured; jalaltalabani; pl; saddam; viceisclosed; viceisclosing
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To: thesummerwind
the whole Bush Administration is one long election eve stunt!

They wouldn't understand good and strong governance if it bit them, would they?

301 posted on 12/14/2003 3:46:37 AM PST by mewzilla
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To: thesummerwind
And I have to settle down and study P-chem before church!

Waaah! SADDAM DON'T YOU DARE BLOW THIS EXAM FOR ME ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE!
302 posted on 12/14/2003 3:46:51 AM PST by ChemistCat (Someone you know is alone and sad this holiday season. Find that person and help.)
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To: TexKat
Someone should do a commercial: Hey US Armed Forces, You just captured Saddamn!! What are you going to do now? LOL.
303 posted on 12/14/2003 3:47:58 AM PST by mewzilla
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To: 11th_VA
BREAKING



Fat Lady is now being escorted to DNC Headquarters...."Im prepared to sing"


304 posted on 12/14/2003 3:47:59 AM PST by Dallas59
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To: Recovering_Democrat; Dallas59
I love it.

Wish I could take the credit but not mine - Dallas59 (post 176) is the man!

305 posted on 12/14/2003 3:48:24 AM PST by Free_at_last_-2001 (is clinton in jail yet?)
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To: ChemistCat
THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED 2 DAYS AGO!
My sister-in-law's daughter lives on an military base in Germany. She called her mom today and said the rumor mill there has been rampant with the news of Saddam's capture for a couple of days. When it was confirmed, the green light to speak about the capture was given.
306 posted on 12/14/2003 3:48:38 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat (I'm so glad to no longer be associated with the Party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: Dallas59
LOL!! WOW!!
307 posted on 12/14/2003 3:48:45 AM PST by zarf (..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
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To: Graybeard58
This is sick

It is sick, but more importantly it's completely bat-**** crazy. Dumb can win elections, stupid can win elections, but completely bat-**** crazy doesn't win elections in America.
308 posted on 12/14/2003 3:48:48 AM PST by Arkinsaw (What LSU game? Huh? No idea what you are talking about.)
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To: ChemistCat
No you are not the only one. I turned on my Christmas lights , but so far have been able to not wake up everyone in town.
309 posted on 12/14/2003 3:48:51 AM PST by not-alone
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To: Bubba_Leroy
CNN Reporter in Badgad: Word apparently began spreading like wildfire about 1.5 hours ago. [So, the news is breaking there as we see it here.]




Apparently captured with very little resistence. [So much for fighting to the death. Goes to prove, you can never trust a terrorist. lol.]
310 posted on 12/14/2003 3:49:14 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: mewzilla
Someone should do a commercial: Hey US Armed Forces, You just captured Saddamn!! What are you going to do now? LOL.

We're going to go to DISNEYLAND!!! LOL.

311 posted on 12/14/2003 3:49:38 AM PST by Bob
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To: Maigrey
Oh no. Not the last one. Let the Iraqi people handle him, and met out their justice.

Geragos will have him out of custody in a short time. The military roughed him up, bruised a rib!

They had to dig him out of a hole in the basement he had dug.

312 posted on 12/14/2003 3:49:49 AM PST by thesummerwind (like painted kites, those days and nights, they went flyin' by)
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To: Free_at_last_-2001
This bears repeating!

GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES, who ensure my child can sleep in peace!
GOD BLESS GEORGE BUSH & TONY BLAIR, who are not cowards but LEADERS!

GOD BLESS FREE REPUBLIC which IS the Internet!

313 posted on 12/14/2003 3:49:51 AM PST by Maigrey (If it's the lives of my men and their safety, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can.- LTC West)
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To: mewzilla
That reminded me of a great graphic just after our troops rolled into Baghdad last spring.

Someone had a picture of Bush and Blair sitting together laughing hysterically with bubbles over their head. Bush was saying he's going to Disneyland. It was priceless. I wish I still had it.
314 posted on 12/14/2003 3:50:14 AM PST by Timeout
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To: Dallas59
FNC quoting an AP report: Sadamn dug a hole in that cellar and tried to hide as US forces came after him. Hiding in a hole like a rat. Some fearless leader.
315 posted on 12/14/2003 3:50:16 AM PST by mewzilla
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To: Finalapproach29er
Yikes! It never occured to me to check ABC, CBS, or NBC.

316 posted on 12/14/2003 3:50:38 AM PST by YaYa123
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To: Recovering_Democrat
12 hours is actually a pretty short time for DNA analysis, even if they got right on it, counting all the time it would take to PROCESS so elite a prisoner, so I'd bet on the couple-of-days. Besides, they'd have to delouse him, and that would take some serious time. ;-)

Okay, somebody tell me to quit FReeping and study. :-) Oh, I'm so HAPPY!
317 posted on 12/14/2003 3:51:10 AM PST by ChemistCat (Someone you know is alone and sad this holiday season. Find that person and help.)
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To: YaYa123
Who?
318 posted on 12/14/2003 3:51:28 AM PST by Dallas59
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To: GeekDejure
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... !!!



Getting ready for Christmas at the 4th ID headquarters in Tikrit (via Yahoo).
319 posted on 12/14/2003 3:51:49 AM PST by Drudge's minion
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To: Arkinsaw
You can become a senator in New York that way though.

Okay, I'm going, I'm going already!
320 posted on 12/14/2003 3:52:15 AM PST by ChemistCat (Someone you know is alone and sad this holiday season. Find that person and help.)
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