Saddam Captured Newsconference occuring NOW [Live Thread]

CNN ^ | 12-14-03 | CNN

[bonesmccoy]

CNN anchor now reports news conference due at 4 AM PST/7AM EST

[BossLady]

That pic needs to be inducted in the mugshot hall of fame.....next the Nick Nolte......

[Beck_isright]

Looks more like Algore after a bender...

[snopercod]

Must have been just a coincidence the the tribunal was formed one week before Saddam was caught. What about the DNA testing? You can't do that in less than a week.

LA Slimes reporter just asked about the War Crimes Tribunal and will Saddam be turned over to them.

[HarryCaul]

...waiting for the complaint that showing video of Saddam violates Geneva Conventions. (it's coming)

[William McKinley]

I need to find out, just who is shorter. Daschle or Dean? It is awfully close.

[Cboldt]

LA Times question: "On the first day of the war, you reported that early strikes had gotten Saddam Hussein. Isn't it obvious, in hindsight, that you were WRONG then? And isn't it true that the Iraqis will be dissapointed that Saddam Hussein is still alive?"

Sarcasm OFF.

[martin_fierro]

[hellinahandcart]

And now I suppose we'll be taking all kinds of crap for showing footage of Saddam captured. "Humiliating" for him, exploitative, against Geneva convention, against international law, etc. etc.

Gosh, I wish I knew what the Iraqis in the room were shouting. If it's the equivalent of beating the TV screen with shoes, or something.

[bonesmccoy]

LA Times: Wants to know when Saddam will be turned over to Iraqi's.

Sanchez: Hasn't been determined yet.

Iraqi: Question to the doctor

Answer: Bringing one Iraq during transition period... before and in a few months we will have a full powerful government to take care of business. Anyway, this matter will be discussed later... he will face a trial as all people who have committed inhuman crimes... I will ask the Iraqi council to declare during this week a national holiday. ALlah is great ALLAH HU ACKBAR!

[GeronL]

Those Iraqi reporters are objective =o)

[mystery-ak]

Saddam living in a hole...LOL.....what a morale boost for all our troops...Im beside myself....HOOAH

[kristinn]

I'm laughing just thinking about the Great Terror living in his own dungeon.

[BurbankKarl]

did they just say Dec 13th would be Independence Day for Iraq?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

They were yelling, "death to Saddam!" "Give him a death sentence!"

[leadpenny]

According to Gigantor's FR page, he works for one of the big three
networks in NY. Thanks, Gigantor, getting the word to FR so fast.

Thanks indeed!

[kjam22]

Second iraqi question.... "after my friend cuts off his fingers.... will you let me poke out his eyes?"

[HitmanLV]

ABC's military "expert" (a Army Mag. Gen.) said at 7:10AM EST before the official announcement of Saddam's capture that his arrest had (paraphrase) "no tactical or strategic value."

How could he possibly say that since Saddam can broker a deal now if he comes clean on the WMDs - either he tells us he had them and he destroyed them, gave them to various baddies, or hid them for future use. The capture of Saddam is huge.

More importantly, does the DNC have enough time to fax out new talking points before the morning talking head shows, or will they all be working with Friday eve's script, 'We still haven't captured Saddam Hussien or Osama!'

[kristinn]

I know what you mean, LOL!

[Maigrey]

Plug Nickel says that it will be up on Rotten.com before the end of the day.

[doug from upland]

Maybe for 24 hours at least they will, as Kerry might say, shut the F up.