[jriemer]

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."

The downplaying of this immensely significant event has already begun in earnest.

[Maigrey]

Intel at 10:50 IST identified as Wolverine I and Wolverine II.

600 soldiers from Raider Brigade, including SPECOPS.

[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!'

[Grampa Dave]

This so called general had to be one of the Clintoon's Perfumed Princes who wore laced pink panties.

This is why I never watch any news except on FNC. I watched 15 minutes of FNC at 5 am PST today. It was great and showed the reality of the happiness of the Iraqi people, the Iraqi reporter in the news conference shouting "Death to Saddam" when the tv picture of him undergoing the health exam was shown, and positive comments from around the world.

CNN is starting the negative spin too apparently.