mikkey 0 #1 December 14, 2003 From the BBC - Hope it is correct. Would be good news.. Quote Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been arrested in Iraq, according to an unconfirmed report. The former Iraqi leader was detained in his ancestral home town of Tikrit, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported. The US Defence Department said it had no confirmation of the report. Saddam Hussein is the most wanted man on the list issued by US authorities but has not been seen since Baghdad fell to US forces in April. --------------------------------------------------------- When people look like ants - pull. When ants look like people - pray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #2 December 14, 2003 I am on CNN now. Looks like it may be true. They are still trying to get positive id. Will keep you posted. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #3 December 14, 2003 It was US forces who made this raid. Several men were captured. Still no word. Could be hours for identification. May have to doa DNA test. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samhussey 0 #4 December 14, 2003 I read that it was reported by a kurdish group, Ill look for a link... Edit: Here it is, not a lot of info in there... http://uk.news.yahoo.com/031214/325/eh0pe.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #5 December 14, 2003 Turn on CNN. They are reporting it live. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #6 December 14, 2003 we're certainly hoping so...might mean a short trip for many of us...and lots of soldiers that have been here for quite sometime..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #7 December 14, 2003 news conference comming up soon. all news sources confirming it.if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #8 December 14, 2003 That is really cool! But what to do with him now? Fair trial? Staged trial to satisfy masses? Quick execution? 'Suicide' in captivity? Lifetime holiday pack in Cuba? This should be interesting... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #9 December 14, 2003 It's official...they got him. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boudy 0 #10 December 14, 2003 Well, the prospect of our people coming home whole & sooner than previously anticipated is certainly a very high hope & prayer among everyone I know. Congrats to our troops - a moral & tactical victory for the good guys. Hopefully, US troops capturing this criminal hiding like a rat in a dark cellar will embolden the Iraqi populace to help snuff out the resistance & ambushs from Saddam's old regime & the Islamist fanatics as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThighMan 5 #11 December 14, 2003 OUTFREAKINGSTANDIN. Now, I sure hope the bombings will stop and our troops can be a whole lot safe. GREAT JOB EVERYONE.Airborne Blue Skies, No Wind Feet and Knees Together Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #12 December 14, 2003 My guess is that it'll make bugger all difference____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #13 December 14, 2003 QuoteIt's official...they got him. Yeah baby!!! 4ID 1st BDE Raiders had a damn good night...i think everyone owes them a beer or 10..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #14 December 14, 2003 QuoteIt's official...they got him. yup,DNA should have confirmed it by now. Congratiolations to evryone and thanks to all thouse who has/still risk the lives down there. Great news this morning,now i only can hope that the Iraqé people will stabilice and get on the right track soon. Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysprite 0 #15 December 14, 2003 CNN link~skysprite Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #16 December 14, 2003 Hope that DNA confirms that it is him. Saddam was famous for having several look-alikes during his rule and it would be embarrassing if it were one of these who got caught.I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #17 December 14, 2003 one thing i dont like about that CNN,thing... do you guys rember how wrong we felt it when Iraqés had taken US prissoner and videoed them... now what does US then do now doubble moral.... dont ruin the victory by crap like that now.. Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #18 December 14, 2003 QuoteHope that DNA confirms that it is him. no DK tv we heard that there HAS been a DNA that confirms that its Sadam.. Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #19 December 14, 2003 But they're allowed double standards. It's the American right ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firediver 0 #20 December 14, 2003 GOT HIM! Skydiving isn't scary;...but clowns...CLOWNS are scary! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #21 December 14, 2003 This is very good news. I congratulate all those involved and hope our fine men and women get to come home soon.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #22 December 14, 2003 He really looks like hell. He acted like the french, captured with out a shot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skylark 0 #23 December 14, 2003 So when is coalition going to invade Indonesia, bomb their civilians and capture Suharto? (Oh, silly me, Indonesia doesn't own the second largest oil supplies in the world) "Into the dangerous world I leapt..." William Blake, Songs of Experience Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #24 December 14, 2003 QuoteThat is really cool! But what to do with him now? Fair trial? Staged trial to satisfy masses? Quick execution? 'Suicide' in captivity? Lifetime holiday pack in Cuba? How about years of torture, rape, and injustice like he imposed on his own citizens? I know people who were able to escape Iraq and get to the US. Find anyone from Iraq who left family there. They will give you the full accounts."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #25 December 14, 2003 QuoteHow about years of torture, rape, and injustice like he imposed on his own citizens? ouhhh let him drag all of us down to the skum he is,then he has won the war No lets show us as civilized people loock him in for the rest of his life. Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites