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U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein at remote farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq [DoD]
DoD ^ | Dec. 14, 2003

Posted on 12/14/2003 6:43:44 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl

SADDAM CAPTURED
Troops from the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team captured former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein without incident Dec. 13. Saddam was found hiding in a storehouse at a remote farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq.

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U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein at remote farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2003 -- “We got him.” U.S. Ambassador L. Paul Bremer II announced in Baghdad, Iraq, at about 7 a.m. this morning. “Saddam Hussein was captured Saturday, Dec. 13, at about 8:30 p.m. local time, in a cellar in the town of Adwar, which is about 15 kilometers south of Tikrit.”

“This is a great day in Iraq’s history,’ Bremer said to the Iraqi people. “For decades, hundreds of thousands of you suffered at the hands of this cruel man. For decades Saddam Hussein divided you citizens against each other. For decades he threatened and attacked your neighbors. Those days are over forever.

“Now it is time to look to the future – to your future of hope, to a future of reconciliation. Iraq’s future, your future, has never been more full of hope.

"The tyrant is a prisoner. The economy is moving forward. You have before the prospect of a sovereign government in a few months.

“With the arrest of Saddam Hussein, there is a new opportunity for the members of the former regime, whether military or civilian to end their bitter opposition. Let them now come forward in a spirit of reconciliation and hope, lay down their arms and join you, their fellow citizens, in the task of building the new Iraq.

“Now is the time for all Iraqis, Arabs and Kurds, Sunnis and Shia, Christian and Turkimen, to build a prosperous, democratic Iraq at peace with itself and with its neighbors.”

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1 posted on 12/14/2003 6:43:45 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Good work by our guys!
2 posted on 12/14/2003 6:46:01 AM PST by RJCogburn ("Everything happens to me. Now I'm shot by a child."...Tom Chaney after being shot by Mattie Ross)
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To: TexKat; Debi; Coop; SandRat; VOA; MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; ...
Official DoD report.

Unofficial FR celebration thread: SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED

Diogenesis's amazingly speedy GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 12/14/03- Saddam Captured,Tikrit,memo ^

Hoo ah, continued!

3 posted on 12/14/2003 6:47:10 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ( "Our military is full of the finest people on the face of the earth." ~ Pres. Bush, Baghdad)
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4 posted on 12/14/2003 6:47:32 AM PST by MJY1288 (The Democrats Have Reached Rock Bottom and The Digging Continues)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I am going to keep repeating myself in every thread. FLATTEN Tikrit!!
5 posted on 12/14/2003 6:48:23 AM PST by doodad
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To: MJY1288
This picture should be shown around the world.
6 posted on 12/14/2003 6:48:34 AM PST by itsinthebag
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Unfortunately, he's still alive. He will lie, lie, lie about WMD and all his atrocities. It will be his revenge!!
7 posted on 12/14/2003 6:49:00 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
An early Christmas present for us all.
8 posted on 12/14/2003 6:49:47 AM PST by NonValueAdded ("Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." GWB 9/20/01)
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To: Sacajaweau
YES, WE GOT HIM!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY WE GOT HIM!!!! BIN LADEN, YOU'RE NEXT!!!!!!!!!
9 posted on 12/14/2003 6:50:38 AM PST by pctech
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To: doodad
I heard Tikrit isn't celebrating and no one was on the street.I think they may be concerned!Tick,Tick,Tick
10 posted on 12/14/2003 6:50:47 AM PST by MEG33
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To: MJY1288
Good picture! Some (most) Iraqis know this is their one chance to become the great people that they are capable of being!!
11 posted on 12/14/2003 6:50:57 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Sacajaweau
Just which Democrat are you talking about?
12 posted on 12/14/2003 6:50:58 AM PST by JusPasenThru (A man's happiness lies in his ability to develop a taste for grey hair and wrinkles.)
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To: Sacajaweau
I wonder if the use of sodium penethol is allowed by our military. Personally, I'd prefer Lt. Col. Allen West handle the interrogation - I like the way that man handles things.
13 posted on 12/14/2003 6:51:09 AM PST by Quilla
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To: Quilla
Actually that is allowed. They used it on Khalid Sheik Mohammed.
14 posted on 12/14/2003 6:53:27 AM PST by ConservativeMan55 (A tiger is a tiger. Some things you can't change no matter how hard you try.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
CNN is already spouting the "it's no big deal because Saddam has already been deposed and his capture is of little relevance".

They are totally shameless.
15 posted on 12/14/2003 6:54:34 AM PST by HEY4QDEMS
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It's a great day for the WORLD, RC.

God bless our beloved soldiers and thank you President Bush for such steadfastness in the face of such opposition.
16 posted on 12/14/2003 6:54:39 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Quilla
Russert just repeated Gore's statement about his anti-war stance which means giving Saddam a free ride. There's some broad on now saying it's no big deal in the war on terrorism. This broad has gridlock.....in her brain!!
17 posted on 12/14/2003 6:56:04 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
GREAT NEWS!

In a related story, Howard Dean has been placed under a suicide watch.

18 posted on 12/14/2003 7:00:21 AM PST by Boss_Jim_Gettys (Howard Dean for Ambassador to the Soviet Union!)
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To: JusPasenThru
Sad but true.

(Just like your tag ine!)

19 posted on 12/14/2003 7:01:16 AM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: Sacajaweau
This media is amusing. They have switched from the positive of the capture of Saddam to the negative of not capturing Usama .

Hillary put booze in her coffee this morning.

20 posted on 12/14/2003 7:02:04 AM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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