[Maigrey]

I dunno. There was a report earlier from Gen. Sanchez that said someone came in with a tip on his location. It was received at 10:50pm IST and the plan executed at 11:15pm IST.

Scuttlebut is that a family member ratted on him for the money.

I don't care (too much) 'cept that he is now in custody.

I called my father at 6:45 and woke him up with the news. He wasn't as civil as I was: Darn. He's still alive.

[Quilla]

I specifically recall hearing Gen. Sanchez state the capture of Saddam was a result of intelligence - maybe that means a tip received during interrogation of someone captured in Tikrit Saturday.

[Peach]

That could be right. I don't care how he was found, but it would be the extra frosting on the cake if we don't even have to pay over the reward $$ because it was a Saddam loyalist already in jail that turned him in.

At one point, I'd have been disappointed that Saddam was captured alive.

But after reading about how important it was for the national psyche in both Germany and Japan to participate in trials against the evil people, I've come to realize that such trials can heal a nation. It will be a catharsis for the innocents in Iraq that they will be able to watch/participate in a trial against Saddam.

[Kevin Curry]

There was a report earlier from Gen. Sanchez that said someone came in with a tip on his location. It was received at 10:50pm IST and the plan executed at 11:15pm IST.

That's good too.

Some family member figured, "Cousin Saddam is gonna get lassooed sooner or later. Might as well cash in while he's still worth a few bucks." (Pointing at the dirt and whistling) "Hey GIs! Lookin' for a 200 pound rat? Dig here!"