NEW FLASH - Saddam Hussein Was Just Captured

[obby]

The Iraqi people will not have to fear Saddam Hussein EVER again.

Congradulations to them.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we got him," L. Paul Bremer (search), the U.S. administrator in Iraq, announced.

"The tyrant is a prisoner," Bremer said.

The former Iraqi dictator was captured Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in a cellar in the town of Adwar, 10 miles from Tikrit (search), ending one of the most intense manhunts in history.

Officials showed a videotape of Saddam, the most-wanted figure by the U.S.-led coalition, as he was being inspected following his capture. He had a long black-and-gray beard and unkempt black hair. Journalists were then shown a video of Saddam after he was shaved.

Iraqi journalists in the audience stood, pointed and shouted "Death to Saddam!" and "Down with Saddam!"

In the capital, radio stations played celebratory music, residents fired small arms in the air in celebration, and others drove through the streets, shouting, "They got Saddam! They got Saddam!"

President Bush learned Saturday afternoon that Saddam might have been seized, and he got the news early Sunday that the military had confirmed that the ex-dictator was in custody. Bush had issued no comment early Sunday morning.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair hailed the capture, saying Saddam "has gone from power, he won't be coming back."

"Where his rule meant terror and division and brutality, let his capture bring about unity, reconciliation and peace between all the people of Iraq," Blair told reporters at his 10 Downing St. office.

About 600 U.S. troops took part in Operation Red Dawn (search), said Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the top American general in Iraq. Two other Iraqis were captured along with Saddam, who was found with $750,000 in U.S. currency, Sanchez said.

The operation began after the military received tips from local residents as well as unspecified intelligence, Sanchez said. About 90 minutes after receiving the intelligence, the military launched the raid.

Troops with Task Force 2, the special forces unit set up to go after Saddam, surrounded a farmhouse and looked for the ex-dictator in two specific locations -- dubbed Wolverine One and Wolverine Two -- but initially did not locate him.

The search of the home continued and troops discovered a small hole in the ground. They found Saddam in the hole, which dropped about 6 feet into the ground. An exhaust fan had been installed, indicating the so-called spider hole was an emergency hiding spot.

Sanchez said he had no idea how long Saddam had been at the home in Adwar and could not say if anyone had stepped forward to claim the multi-million dollar reward for his capture.

"Today is a great day for Iraq and the Iraqi people," Sanchez said.

Asked about Saddam's state at the time of his capture, Sanchez said: "He was a tired man, also a man resigned to his fate."

Saddam is talkative and is being cooperative, the general said. He is being held at an undisclosed location.

A delegation of the Iraqi Governing Council hopes to visit Saddam in captivity later Sunday, a spokesman for the council said.

"With the arrest of Saddam, the source financing terrorists has been destroyed and terrorist attacks will come to an end. Now we can establish a durable stability and security in Iraq," said council member Jalal Talabani.

In Baghdad, residents fired small arms in the air in celebration, and gunfire echoed in neighborhoods across the city. Earlier in the day, rumors of the capture sent people streaming into the streets of Kirkuk, a northern Iraqi city, firing guns in the air in celebration.

"We are celebrating like it's a wedding," said Kirkuk resident Mustapha Sheriff. "We are finally rid of that criminal."

"This is the joy of a lifetime," said Ali Al-Bashiri, another resident. "I am speaking on behalf of all the people that suffered under his rule."

[obby]

I can just picture all the Democrats faces when the news was broken to them.

The celebrations are not even at it's peaks. Wait until the news spreads throughout the World.

Message From So Damn Insane To The Free World

[funketeer]

Originally posted by obby

I can just picture all the Democrats faces when the news was broken to them.

The celebrations are not even at it's peaks. Wait until the news spreads throughout the World.

Message From So Damn Insain To The Free World

that's right...don't forget it's the middle of the night on the other hemisphere...wait until those croissant eating pussies wake the fuck up! :laugh:

[Orisha]

so damn insane is looking luvely these days...but..

how do we know it's not one of his body doubles?

[funketeer]

Originally posted by diabolique007

so damn insane is looking luvely these days...but..

how do we know it's not one of his body doubles?

that beard has got to go...and what's up with the clothes? nothing coordinates...hello...what was he thinking?

[obby]

Originally posted by diabolique007

so damn insane is looking luvely these days...but..

how do we know it's not one of his body doubles?

Our President asked the same question which led to DNA testing.

It's official. It's him.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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[tranzwhore]

got ya biatch