More bush Bullshit.

[SO]

You've given up, haven't you?

What's to be said that hasn't been said countless times already? Our government is full of liars, thieves, and thugs. This kind of news is unfortunately par for the course.

Though, compared to previous bullshit, this particular item of bullshit is relatively harmless at least.

[Well Spoken]

Originally posted by Black Lazerus
look up the topic on google you will get hits.

I've looked it up...and it's all an unnamed sources or the vaunted Kurdish media. again, I think I'll have to err on the side of more America bashing.

[JimmyBlueEyes]

What else is new?? Eventually someone was gonna give this guy up.

[SO]

Originally posted by Well Spoken

Originally posted by Black Lazerus
look up the topic on google you will get hits.

I've looked it up...and it's all an unnamed sources or the vaunted Kurdish media. again, I think I'll have to err on the side of more America bashing.

How about a news story from the Washington Post from December 14th?

Saddam Hussein Arrested - Kurdish Official

[Black Lazerus]

ummm dates match up.

Saddam Hussein Arrested - Kurdish Official

Reuters
Sunday, December 14, 2003; 5:33 AM


TEHRAN (Reuters) - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been arrested, an Iraqi Kurdish representative in Iran said on Sunday, but the Defense Department said it could not confirm the report.



"I confirm that Saddam has been arrested," Nazem Dabag, representative in Iran of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), told Reuters.

The official Iranian news agency IRNA quoted PUK leader Jalal Talabani as saying that Saddam had been captured in his home town of Tikrit.

"The American forces in Tikrit announced that Saddam was arrested on Sunday. The Americans said that they will announce the news officially in the next few hours," IRNA quoted Talabani as saying.

The news agency report was from Qasr-e Shirin in Iran across the border from Iraq. A Talabani aide said the Kurdish leader was in Tehran on his way to France.

The Defense Department said it could not confirm the report. Washington has made Saddam number one on its list of 55 most-wanted Iraqis, and placed a $25 million reward on his head.

U.S. officials had said Saddam, 66, had eluded American troops by moving every few hours, probably in disguise and aided by members of his clan.

The capture of Saddam would be a major morale boost for U.S. troops in Iraq, who have been under daily attack from shadowy guerrillas, some of whom they believe may have been directed by the former president from hiding.

A U.S.-led coalition toppled Saddam in April. His arrest would be a boost for President Bush, whose campaign for re-election next year has been imperiled by setbacks and casualties in Iraq.

[Well Spoken]

Originally posted by SO

Originally posted by Well Spoken

Originally posted by Black Lazerus
look up the topic on google you will get hits.

I've looked it up...and it's all an unnamed sources or the vaunted Kurdish media. again, I think I'll have to err on the side of more America bashing.

How about a news story from the Washington Post from December 14th?

Saddam Hussein Arrested - Kurdish Official

A news story from a Kurdish official in Iran? Are you sure you want to take that as reliable?

Doesn't it make sense that if the Kurds caught this guy and they DIDN'T tear him limb from limb that they would at least have taken some documentary evidence of it? What amazes me is that people are so willing to believe anything bad about Bush (or whomever) that they'll believe anything.

Further, do you really think that the administration is THAT stupid to think that this wouldn't come to light, given the fact the we knew, once caught, Saddam would be given a public trial?

[The Man]

you don't actually believe that "President Bush sends his regards" bullshit do you?

[Well Spoken]

Originally posted by The Man
you don't actually believe that \"President Bush sends his regards\" bullshit do you?

LOL, no. I tend not to believe everything I read without some sort of proof.

[Black Lazerus]

Originally posted by Well Spoken

Originally posted by SO

Originally posted by Well Spoken

Originally posted by Black Lazerus
look up the topic on google you will get hits.

I've looked it up...and it's all an unnamed sources or the vaunted Kurdish media. again, I think I'll have to err on the side of more America bashing.

How about a news story from the Washington Post from December 14th?

Saddam Hussein Arrested - Kurdish Official

A news story from a Kurdish official in Iran? Are you sure you want to take that as reliable?

Doesn't it make sense that if the Kurds caught this guy and they DIDN'T tear him limb from limb that they would at least have taken some documentary evidence of it? What amazes me is that people are so willing to believe anything bad about Bush (or whomever) that they'll believe anything.

Further, do you really think that the administration is THAT stupid to think that this wouldn't come to light, given the fact the we knew, once caught, Saddam would be given a public trial?

Coming from the same administration that lied about Iraq buying nuclear weapons from Africa.... yes I do think they are that dumb and so are you for believing everything they tell you.

[SO]

A news story from a Kurdish official in Iran? Are you sure you want to take that as reliable?

A report from a Kurdish official came out right before the US announced that they'd gotten Saddam.

Now a week later, it's coming out that the Kurds had him first and handed him over to us. This would explain how the Kurdish official quoted in the Post knew about Hussein's capture before the rest of the world did.

Doesn't it make sense that if the Kurds caught this guy and they DIDN'T tear him limb from limb that they would at least have taken some documentary evidence of it?

They wanted the bounty. Who knows what really happened...maybe one of the conditions for claiming the bounty would be that the Kurds destroy or hand over footage of his capture. What difference does it make?

Further, do you really think that the administration is THAT stupid to think that this wouldn't come to light, given the fact the we knew, once caught, Saddam would be given a public trial?

Yes. Do you think the admistration is THAT stupid that they thought the real "Jessica Lynch Story" would never come to light?