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Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 2:50 pm
by Aldo
Jason The Argonaut wrote:
Was it US special forces who finally found him ?
The General at the press conference said it was US forces along with
coalition special forces. So I wouldn't be surprized if it was us or the aussies involved.
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 2:59 pm
by Jordiman
No doubt the USA will take all the credit though.
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:04 pm
by Sisyphus
C'mon guys, this is a time for celebrating, not point scoring, surely.
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:09 pm
by Guest
I'm surprised he didn't top himself, also surprised that whoever hunted him down didn't kill him like they did his two sons, it would have saved a lot of trouble later.
Can't think what a trial is going to acheive in the long term.
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:19 pm
by Rotary Booty
This is what 'Spanners' was referring to; the search for weapons of mass destruction was instigated immediately, they're down there somewhere!
Tony said so! He said he would get to the bottom of it so maybe they are starting at the wrong end.
Aye, Derek
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:21 pm
by civvy_bivvy_bag
Saddam Captured???
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:24 pm
by df2inaus
What do you mean unconfirmed? Fox News said so
!
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:24 pm
by Guest
RB
So far according to the photo and the mouth spatula he has said ah or is it aaaarrrrrggggghhhhh........................
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:24 pm
by Sisyphus
A picture of a living Ozymandias! Shelley was right:
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies..........
My name is Saddam, king of kings,
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Nothing besides remains. Round the decay
of that colossal wreck........
With abject apologies to the poet!
Re: Trial
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:27 pm
by Sisyphus
civvy_bivvy_bag wrote:since 1979 you have subjugated and impoverished an entire nation under the pretense of religion, although not too successfully because you are here today..."
'you are here today....because the West stopped supplying you with weapons and fully supporting your dictatorship when we decided we didn't need you any more.....'
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:32 pm
by Guest
Sis
They were also checking his mouth to see that his tongue is still there as no doubt at the court of human rights he will be asked who supplied the Iraqis with the chemicals and the know how in the 80's and where all those WMD's are dispersed (Earthquake time in Syria methinks!)
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:35 pm
by civvy_bivvy_bag
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:47 pm
by Sisyphus
spanners/ cbb
too true,
Although I guess, for the moment, we should just be thankful he's been caught and, hopefully, Iraq can start to move towards some sort of stability. It's going to be hard but without him being caught it would have been pretty nigh impossible.
I'm just surprised he didn't use some of his Millions to buy himself sanctuary somewhere. Idi Amin managed to get the Saudis to put him up for years.
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 3:59 pm
by davo141
if i were saddam, i would give my self in, claim 25 million dollars and go live in america....as an american...if it fails...sue em for false advertising!! DEMOCRACY....LOVE IT!
do you think that captial punishment will be in the iraq constitution and there fore exicture saddam?
cheers, davo
Posted: Sun 14 Dec, 2003 4:00 pm
by Jason The Argonaut
Rotary Booty wrote:This is what 'Spanners' was referring to; the search for weapons of mass destruction was instigated immediately, they're down there somewhere!
Tony said so! He said he would get to the bottom of it so maybe they are starting at the wrong end.
The only weapons of mass destruction they will find in there is bad breath
. I wonder if he had a toothbrush with him down in that hole.