U.S. officials: Saddam possibly captured(Offical Thread)

h0rus · Post by **h0rus** » 2003-12-14 06:49am

Link

(I've changed the title to declar this thread the offical one to prevent the normal hundred co threads that pop up-Bean)

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-12-14 06:55am

Damn. I didn't see this coming.

Something tells em it's not him though.

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2003-12-14 07:01am

Paul Bremer has also confirmed the arrest.

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2003-12-14 07:12am

And so does Blair, according to BBC World.

We've captured Saddam, Blair confirms

Saddam Hussein has been captured in his hometown of Tikrit in northern Iraq, Tony Blair has confirmed.

The Prime Minister said that the arrest "removes the shadow" of his return from Iraq, and "gives an opportunity for Saddam to be tried in Iraqi courts".

Earlier Paul Bremer, US administrator for Iraq, telephoned the US-appointed Iraq governing council with the news.

Mr Bremer is holding a news conference in Baghdad at noon, where more details of Saddam's capture will be revealed.

-- BBC News text-television, page 104 at 12.33 GMT

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-12-14 07:17am

Its definate..its on Fox news now..they have him.

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-12-14 07:18am

Gandalf wrote:Damn. I didn't see this coming.

Something tells em it's not him though.

They confirmed it by various scars on his body apparently

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-12-14 07:20am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
Gandalf wrote:Damn. I didn't see this coming.

Something tells em it's not him though.
They confirmed it by various scars on his body apparently

I said that just going on what I'd seen in the CNN article.

Though what will happen to him now?

Oberleutnant · Post by **Oberleutnant** » 2003-12-14 07:21am

They will eventually take him to court, no doubt.

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2003-12-14 07:24am

Stuart Mackey wrote:
Gandalf wrote:Damn. I didn't see this coming.

Something tells em it's not him though.
They confirmed it by various scars on his body apparently

They're planning "extensive" DNA testing according to Sky News UK.

Psycho Smiley · Post by **Psycho Smiley** » 2003-12-14 07:24am

Good. If they haul his ass in front of a court, then maybe the US will come out of this mess looking a little better. But where's bin Laden?

Stuart Mackey · Post by **Stuart Mackey** » 2003-12-14 07:26am

Its on BBC
He was wearing a false beard and has lost a lot of weight, but seems to be in reasonable heath

LordShaithis · Post by **LordShaithis** » 2003-12-14 07:44am

Economic growth + Saddam captured = Bush re-elected

h0rus · Post by **h0rus** » 2003-12-14 07:47am

GrandAdmiralPrawn wrote:Economic growth + Saddam captured = Bush re-elected

It'd be funny if that would come true.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-12-14 08:04am

They've just shown shots of him being interrogated.

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2003-12-14 08:12am

I woke up everyone else in my house when I switched on the TV this morning. The cheers in the press room when they showed his pictures were electrifing. Nearly everyone in the room shouted in their native languages.

Excellent news. I'd been worried that Saddam had escaped after the other false reports of his death.

It's still being shown on Fox at this moment, probably on other stations as well.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-12-14 08:34am

Horray if its true, a great disapointment if its just a realy good double

Here's to a happy new year with a the real Saddam to Hoist over the Courts

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2003-12-14 08:52am

If it is him, a job well done to the US ... finally you guys are showing credible gains in the 'intelligence war' in Iraq.

Crown · Post by **Crown** » 2003-12-14 08:52am

GrandAdmiralPrawn wrote:Economic growth + Saddam captured = Bush re-elected

Probably true.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-12-14 08:57am

*sings

ding dong the fucker's gone!

hand him over to the Iraqi people and let their courts hang...er....try the bastard.

Tribun · Post by **Tribun** » 2003-12-14 09:00am

I think, that this won't change anything in Iraq.

I mean, what do they want do do with him now?
Simply kill him?
That would be murder.
Trial in the US?
That would be even worse, and called self-righteous justice by the US, with devastating effects.
Trial in Iraq?
That would be a farce, that would be as worse as a trial in the US.

Conclusion:
To have him captured is worse than having him in freedom.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-12-14 09:06am

Tribun wrote:I think, that this won't change anything in Iraq.

I mean, what do they want do do with him now?
Simply kill him?
That would be murder.
Trial in the US?
That would be even worse, and called self-righteous justice by the US, with devastating effects.
Trial in Iraq?
That would be a farce, that would be as worse as a trial in the US.

Conclusion:
To have him captured is worse than having him in freedom.

I think the trial will be in a European country,i was surprised to hear they got him this morning.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-12-14 09:08am

Will he face an allied court?

And if(when) charged, where might he stay?

Embracer Of Darkness · Post by **Embracer Of Darkness** » 2003-12-14 09:20am

Wasn't Tony Blair saying he's definitely going to be tried in Iraq?

salm · Post by **salm** » 2003-12-14 09:30am

congrats!!!

*fires a big bertha salute salvo*

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2003-12-14 09:36am

I think, that this won't change anything in Iraq.

I mean, what do they want do do with him now?
Simply kill him?
That would be murder.
Trial in the US?
That would be even worse, and called self-righteous justice by the US, with devastating effects.
Trial in Iraq?
That would be a farce, that would be as worse as a trial in the US.

Conclusion:
To have him captured is worse than having him in freedom.

So your saying having a mass murder on the loose is better for Iraq than having him locked up somewhere?

Please inform me of your reasoning because I honsetly fail to follow it