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GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 12/14/03- Saddam Captured,Tikrit,memo
Yahoo, AP, Reuters, and the usual suspects | 12/14/03 | President Bush and The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

Posted on 12/14/2003 8:57:04 AM EST by Diogenesis

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 12/14/03 - Tikrit, Saddam caught, Baghdad, Najaf, link to Atta

BREAKING: Tikrit, Iraq - Saddam caught
BREAKING: Baghdad - Bremer confirms capture of Saddam
BREAKING: Baghdad - Letter found linking al Qaeda and Saddam
BREAKING: Iraq - Iraqis cheer capture of Saddam
BREAKING: Najaf - more mass graves


QFN ==== YE OLDE QUAGMIRE-FREE NEWS


========= Tikrit =========

OPERATION "RED DAWN" - Saddam's caputure by the 4th ID, at 8 PM on 12/13/03 in Tikrit.
Three cheers for Teams Wolverine 1 and Wolverine 2
Saddam was hiding in a 6x8 foot spider-hole. The coward was taken without a round fired.

Saddam's spider-hole in the ground.


SADDAM CAPTURED -- Saddam Hussein; the animal-tyrant captured.
Heroes look for cyanide teeth.


=========== Baghdad ===========

Paul Bremer confirmed the capture of Saddam Hussein.
"We got him"
Three cheers for Teams Wolverine 1 and Wolverine 2


SADDAM CAPTURED -- IRAQIS CHEER


=========== Tikrit ===========

In Tikrit, US heroes on patrol.


In Tikrit, an Iraqi boy shows the currency printed
without the image of Saddam.


In Tikrit, heroes of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse)
play hockey inside Saddam Hussein's former palace.


MORE FEDAYEEN TAKEN

In Tikrit, Fedayeen taken in a shootout the morining before Saddam was taken.


In Tikrit, with the 4th Infantry Division,
a handcuffed Iraqi taken after his confrontation with a foot patrol
of heroes of the 4th Infantry Division.


========= Najaf =========

In Najaf, skull unearthed from yet another mass grave of Saddam.
These graves would have CONTINUED under many US Presidential candidates
or under UN or EU control.


=========== Baghdad ===========

Flashback - Baghdad, April 9, 2003.


=========== Found and Ignored ===========

Handwritten letter dated Feb. 19, 1998 linking bin Laden and Saddam Hussein
discussing arrival of a secret envoy sent by bin Laden to Iraq.
The signature beneath the letter is a codename, "MDA" - the Mukhabarat.


========= Antarctic Solar Eclipse =========

Antarctic Total Solar Eclipse


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Thank you President Bush. Thank you heroes of the 4th ID. Thank you America.


END OF TRANSMISSION 12/14/03 .......... K


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1 posted on 12/14/2003 8:57:05 AM EST by Diogenesis
 

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BUMP for GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 12/14/03 - SadamTikrit



2 posted on 12/14/2003 8:58:18 AM EST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
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To: Diogenesis; All
I'll say it, because the Bush family is too humble to say it: The son has vindicated the father. I'm certain that there is no one more pleased today than George Herbert Walker Bush.
3 posted on 12/14/2003 9:01:16 AM EST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Diogenesis
Contrast Saddam in his underground 'hidy-hole' with the pic last spring of the American soldiers sitting in Saddam's palace with their feet up on his table, smoking his cigars, etc.

4 posted on 12/14/2003 9:01:43 AM EST by TomGuy
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To: Diogenesis
awesome quick job, thanks...
5 posted on 12/14/2003 9:01:49 AM EST by RobFromGa (Bring Us Your Talented Individuals, Your Visionaries Yearning to Be Free. Keep the Huddled Masses)
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To: Diogenesis
BTTT!
6 posted on 12/14/2003 9:02:05 AM EST by Ms. AntiFeminazi (three rights make a LEFT)
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To: Diogenesis
Man, do you work fast or what? Great thread. Saved to hard drive for historical purposes.
7 posted on 12/14/2003 9:02:17 AM EST by LibKill (You are not sheeple. Refuse to be clipped.)
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To: Diogenesis
Once again, I Thank You for your posts...
8 posted on 12/14/2003 9:07:52 AM EST by tubebender (We've been married 47 years and she still doesn't put the toilet seat up for me...)
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To: Diogenesis
I love you.
9 posted on 12/14/2003 9:09:18 AM EST by Lazamataz ("With an Iron Fist, We Will Lead Humanity to Happiness." - Translation of sign at Solovki Gulag)
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To: Diogenesis
kewl pics, man. BTTT.
10 posted on 12/14/2003 9:10:04 AM EST by thatdewd
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To: Diogenesis
Finally the world sees a real president complete another mission.....that "swine" bin Laden is next!!
11 posted on 12/14/2003 9:10:49 AM EST by Bob Eimiller (Kennedy..Kerry..Leahy...Pelosi..Kucinich.."Catholics" who Promote Partial Birth Abortion.)
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To: anniegetyourgun
I'm certain that there is no one more pleased today than George Herbert Walker Bush.

Yup! It was a nice Christmas present for the "Ol' Man".

12 posted on 12/14/2003 9:11:32 AM EST by elbucko
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To: Diogenesis
I thought that was Karl Marx!
13 posted on 12/14/2003 9:13:47 AM EST by Incorrigible
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To: Diogenesis
It's a stretch, but...

Separated at birth?

14 posted on 12/14/2003 9:14:46 AM EST by ovrtaxt ( http://www.fairtax.org * Centrist Republicans are the semi-colons of the political keyboard.)
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To: Diogenesis
Outstanding.
15 posted on 12/14/2003 9:15:00 AM EST by Focault's Pendulum (I just got Cable!!!! Unfortunately there's some time warp going on with the South Pacific musical!!)
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To: Diogenesis; Lazamataz
Ditto on the love.
16 posted on 12/14/2003 9:15:09 AM EST by Gumption
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To: Diogenesis
You are THE man! Thanks.

What a wonderful day!!!!
17 posted on 12/14/2003 9:15:49 AM EST by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Diogenesis
Wonderful work Diogenesis - Thanks! And Thank You 4th ID!

Halleluiah and Amen

I am truly looking forward to those who have said Iraq was not part of OBL's war of terrorism, how they have tried to side track the efforts in Iraq and still are. Nancy Pelosi, Ted Kennedy et al, Hillary dishing out her United Nations plea to our troops at Thanksgiving dinner with them; France wanting to resume their game in Iraq and on and on; shame and more shame on them.

Thank Heaven's for our President George Bush and his determination. Don Rumsfeld and his command is key to the success of this mission in spite of the left and other detractors. God’s Blessing on ‘em all!

18 posted on 12/14/2003 9:20:49 AM EST by yoe (Mrs. Clinton's heart is rumored to be as big as a Caraway Seed, but I think that is an exaggeration.)
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To: Diogenesis
Thank you President Bush. Thank you heroes of the 4th ID. Thank you America.

I'll second that!!!

And thank you, Dio, for getting this thread up so quickly. I know it takes a lot of effort to put these together, and you always put together winners.


19 posted on 12/14/2003 9:21:06 AM EST by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: Diogenesis

20 posted on 12/14/2003 9:21:26 AM EST by MJY1288 (The Democrats Have Reached Rock Bottom and The Digging Continues)
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To: Diogenesis
great job as always!
21 posted on 12/14/2003 9:21:54 AM EST by fnord (Never ascribe to malice that which can adequately be explained by incompetence)
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To: Diogenesis
Is that Saddam, or Fidel?
22 posted on 12/14/2003 9:22:02 AM EST by Guillermo (Shoot me if you ever see me on a Kobe Bryant, Michael Jackson or Scott Peterson thread)
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To: Diogenesis
=========== Found and Ignored ===========

Handwritten letter dated Feb. 19, 1998 linking bin Laden and Saddam Hussein discussing arrival of a secret envoy sent by bin Laden to Iraq.

I have always had the hunch, that the issue of Iraq had more to do with bin Laden than with MWD's. We could have always bombed Iraq back to the stone age, but to allow it to become a breeding pit for Al Qeada was not an option. I don't care if we ever find bugs, gas or nukes, the cesspool of Iraq had to be cleaned up or NY and Wash.D.C. were going to get it again.

23 posted on 12/14/2003 9:23:11 AM EST by elbucko
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To: Diogenesis
Thanks for the Ping!
24 posted on 12/14/2003 9:23:46 AM EST by ConservativeMan55 (A tiger is a tiger. Some things you can't change no matter how hard you try.)
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To: Diogenesis
You do such a good job. Thank you!!
25 posted on 12/14/2003 9:26:07 AM EST by RightWingMama
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To: Diogenesis


26 posted on 12/14/2003 9:27:01 AM EST by Incorrigible
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To: Diogenesis; Peach
Awesome thread! Thanks for the ping, Peach. Most excellent to see all these great pics.
27 posted on 12/14/2003 9:27:05 AM EST by nicmarlo
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To: Diogenesis
Very nice pix. BTT.
28 posted on 12/14/2003 9:27:14 AM EST by GulliverSwift (Howard Dean is the Joker's insane twin brother.)
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To: Diogenesis
Tis a great day, Dio. thanks
29 posted on 12/14/2003 9:27:41 AM EST by Jalapeno
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To: Incorrigible


30 posted on 12/14/2003 9:27:57 AM EST by Incorrigible
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To: Diogenesis
Great pictures !

The 4th ID has upstaged GW's Thanksgiving day visit !!! And I am sure he is happy !!!!! God bless them all !

31 posted on 12/14/2003 9:29:59 AM EST by smokeyb
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To: Guillermo
Is that Saddam, or Fidel?

Sooner or later. Fidel had a restless night, last night. The beginning of many.

32 posted on 12/14/2003 9:30:26 AM EST by elbucko
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To: Diogenesis
Dio, fabulous thread! You are the best!

(Forgive me if I'm too gushy, but damn, you deserve praise for getting this thread up so fast.)

33 posted on 12/14/2003 9:31:40 AM EST by Catspaw
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To: Diogenesis
Great Job!
34 posted on 12/14/2003 9:32:00 AM EST by kassie (Don't Mess With The U.S.)
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To: Diogenesis
bttt to read later
35 posted on 12/14/2003 9:32:34 AM EST by Pete-R-Bilt
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To: Diogenesis
Great Job Diogenesis !!!!

If any Freepers want to watch video on the web Click Here.

I so freaking happy for President Bush!

36 posted on 12/14/2003 9:32:49 AM EST by ex-Texan
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To: Diogenesis
WOW! What a proud day for our military and President Bush! As for sadaam insane, well any punishment I can think of is too good for him. Even death isn't good enough. If only he could personally experience ALL he did directly or indirectly through others could be done to him, well that would be a start. That man is pure evil.

Seeing him, makes my skin crawl. He looks like a defeated old homeless person. I think NOW we will have all the cooperation we need to make this a success. Thank God, he's a has been.

37 posted on 12/14/2003 9:34:10 AM EST by nmh
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To: Diogenesis
Thank you for posting this. You did a bang up job!
38 posted on 12/14/2003 9:35:48 AM EST by nmh
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To: netmilsdad
Ping!!!!!
Here is his closet.
39 posted on 12/14/2003 9:36:40 AM EST by netmilsmom (Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.)
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To: Diogenesis
Wow!!!
I was sure hoping you were going to put up some truth this morning
Thank You and God Bless and Protect you!!
Bump for Freedom and Heroes
40 posted on 12/14/2003 9:36:56 AM EST by Rightly Biased (<><)
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To: Diogenesis

41 posted on 12/14/2003 9:38:35 AM EST by martin_fierro (Ohhh... ehhh... ¿Peeka Panish?)
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To: Nightshift
ping
42 posted on 12/14/2003 9:40:09 AM EST by tutstar (Jesus is the reason for the season! <((--><)
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To: Diogenesis
Good capture.
Alotta cases of brew owed to those teams right now.
43 posted on 12/14/2003 9:41:33 AM EST by Darksheare (For the crimes of Heresy of thought, Heresy of word, and Heresy of deed, this tagline shall burn!)
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To: anniegetyourgun
Oh, big damn bump to that!!!!!
44 posted on 12/14/2003 9:42:06 AM EST by Howlin (Bush has stolen two things which Democrats believe they own by right: the presidency & the future)
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To: Diogenesis
I'll bet old Saddam stunk like an anti-war protester.
45 posted on 12/14/2003 9:43:47 AM EST by alnick
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To: Diogenesis
Thank you. Bookmarked. Yours' is the best post I've ever seen on FR and I've seen many excellent posts!
46 posted on 12/14/2003 9:45:10 AM EST by onyx (Your secrets are safe with me and all my friends.)
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To: All
Thank you God, thank you brave troops, thank you President George W. Bush, thank you Tony Blair, thank you coalition partners!
47 posted on 12/14/2003 9:46:42 AM EST by alnick
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To: Diogenesis
Well, they got me Roy!

48 posted on 12/14/2003 9:48:18 AM EST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Diogenesis
badda-bing badda-bump saaaa-lute!!!!
49 posted on 12/14/2003 9:49:27 AM EST by wildehunt
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To: Diogenesis

Happy Bump!


50 posted on 12/14/2003 9:52:29 AM EST by lormand (Dead People Vote DemocRAT)
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To: Diogenesis
"Nothing will change the will of God".


Saddam Hussein
51 posted on 12/14/2003 9:55:25 AM EST by Van der Waals
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To: Diogenesis
If he doesn't talk, perhaps LTC West could return to Baghdad and be persuaded to ask him a question or two?
52 posted on 12/14/2003 9:55:37 AM EST by Taxman
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To: Diogenesis
Totally cool! Thanks so much for your post. This is a terrific Christmas present for our forces overseas. What else can one say but God Bless.
53 posted on 12/14/2003 9:56:10 AM EST by WorkingClassFilth (DEFUND NPR & PBS - THE AMERICAN PRAVDA)
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To: All
I've noticed a subtle change in attitude from Reuter's and the AP. Reuter's made reference to the fact that "little evidence" regarding WMD has been found so far as opposed to their past statements that "no evidence" has been found.

AP said, "Aides even declined to describe Bush's reaction at the news, despite the long-sought development that could bring significant vindication for the war the president started nine months ago," which is opposite their past position that there was no justification, period.
54 posted on 12/14/2003 9:57:27 AM EST by alnick
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To: Diogenesis
Terrific! Thanks for another Dio exclusive on FR! Woo Hoo!!!
55 posted on 12/14/2003 9:58:05 AM EST by Ben Hecks
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To: Diogenesis
Thank you for the ping!
56 posted on 12/14/2003 9:58:23 AM EST by Issaquahking
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To: Diogenesis
Dang! Guys. We come all this way to visit. Where's our host?

Saddam, Saddam, come out, come out, wherever you are!


Dang, where's that boy hidin'?

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57 posted on 12/14/2003 10:01:15 AM EST by TomGuy
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To: lormand
Fox just said he was living with rats in a hole in the ground. I say if we keep looking in those holes in the ground we will find the WMD.
Now there will be a flood of scientists coming forward with info about where they are.
Saddam was a black cloud hanging over their heads.
UBL.....you're NEXT!
58 posted on 12/14/2003 10:02:12 AM EST by Battle Axe (My real name means War Hammer.)
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To: Diogenesis; Ragtime Cowgirl; Alamo-Girl; onyx; SpookBrat; Republican Wildcat; Howlin; ...
Thanks for the fast job putting this up, Diogenesis !!

GOTTA SEE THIS-WarEndur.Freedom 12/14/03
Saddam Captured,Tikrit,memo


Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.


59 posted on 12/14/2003 10:02:46 AM EST by MeeknMing (Hillary is a TRAITOR !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/HitlerTraitor6.JPG)
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To: Diogenesis
Time to play Motorhead's "Ace of Spades"... LOUD!

Trajan88

60 posted on 12/14/2003 10:03:11 AM EST by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: alnick
I'll bet old Saddam stunk like an anti-war protester.

He looks like something out of one of those 'Bumfights' videos.

61 posted on 12/14/2003 10:04:57 AM EST by Riley
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To: Incorrigible
Wow, awesome graphic...thank you!
62 posted on 12/14/2003 10:05:31 AM EST by PistolPaknMama
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To: Diogenesis
Hang on folks ! We have some breaking news from CBS !!!!!


The capture of Saddam Hussein is a Bush Lie.
Saddam is safe and warm in Ted Kennedy's
bungalow in Massachussetts !!

63 posted on 12/14/2003 10:05:53 AM EST by MeeknMing (Hillary is a TRAITOR !!: http://Richard.Meek.home.comcast.net/HitlerTraitor6.JPG)
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To: Diogenesis; MJY1288; Calpernia; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; Ernest_at_the_Beach; BOBTHENAILER; ...
Amazing. Thank you, Diogenesis.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein at remote farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq ~  DoD  | Dec. 14, 2003

SADDAM CAPTURED
Troops from the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team captured former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein without incident Dec. 13. Saddam was found hiding in a storehouse at a remote farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq.

photo - read text

U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein at remote farmhouse near Tikrit, Iraq

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2003 -- “We got him.” U.S. Ambassador L. Paul Bremer II announced in Baghdad, Iraq, at about 7 a.m. this morning. “Saddam Hussein was captured Saturday, Dec. 13, at about 8:30 p.m. local time, in a cellar in the town of Adwar, which is about 15 kilometers south of Tikrit.”

“This is a great day in Iraq’s history,’ Bremer said to the Iraqi people. “For decades, hundreds of thousands of you suffered at the hands of this cruel man. For decades Saddam Hussein divided you citizens against each other. For decades he threatened and attacked your neighbors. Those days are over forever.

“Now it is time to look to the future – to your future of hope, to a future of reconciliation. Iraq’s future, your future, has never been more full of hope.

"The tyrant is a prisoner. The economy is moving forward. You have before the prospect of a sovereign government in a few months.

“With the arrest of Saddam Hussein, there is a new opportunity for the members of the former regime, whether military or civilian to end their bitter opposition. Let them now come forward in a spirit of reconciliation and hope, lay down their arms and join you, their fellow citizens, in the task of building the new Iraq.

“Now is the time for all Iraqis, Arabs and Kurds, Sunnis and Shia, Christian and Turkimen, to build a prosperous, democratic Iraq at peace with itself and with its neighbors.”

Related American Forces Press Article:
Sanchez credits Iraqi cooperation with making precise coalition strikes possible


64 posted on 12/14/2003 10:06:50 AM EST by Ragtime Cowgirl ( "Our military is full of the finest people on the face of the earth." ~ Pres. Bush, Baghdad)
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To: Diogenesis
Check his fingernails - I think that's Howard Hughes
65 posted on 12/14/2003 10:07:36 AM EST by Tennessee_Bob (LORD, WHAT CAN THE HARVEST HOPE FOR, IF NOT FOR THE CARE OF THE REAPER MAN?)
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To: Trajan88
... or Alice in Chain's "Down in a Hole."

Trajan88

66 posted on 12/14/2003 10:08:18 AM EST by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: Diogenesis
   
            Before                           After
67 posted on 12/14/2003 10:09:05 AM EST by BraveMan (Isaiah 9:6)
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To: Diogenesis
Great thread! Awesome pictures. Hurray for America!
68 posted on 12/14/2003 10:11:37 AM EST by WasDougsLamb
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To: Diogenesis

69 posted on 12/14/2003 10:13:37 AM EST by csvset
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To: Lazamataz; Diogenesis
I love you.

Ditto to Dio

70 posted on 12/14/2003 10:13:41 AM EST by LowOiL (Roy Moore for King ! God Bless America !)
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To: MeeknMing
Anybody know where Peter Arnett is hiding??
71 posted on 12/14/2003 10:18:49 AM EST by U S Army EOD (When the EOD technician screws up, he is always the first to notice.)
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To: Diogenesis
Saddam captured. Click Here
72 posted on 12/14/2003 10:18:57 AM EST by ilosetoo
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To: Diogenesis
Haven't seen these posted yet...
(Btw, Diogenesis, love your GOTTA SEE THIS threads!)


TIKRIT, IRAQ: US soldier from 1-22 Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division flashes the V-sign for victory at the 4ID headquarters, in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, 180 kms (110 miles) north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 14 December 2003. Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been captured alive and in good health by coalition forces after a manhunt of more than eight months, US civil administrator Paul Bremer said. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images) Copyright: 2003 AFP



TIKRIT, IRAQ: US soldier from 1-22 Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division smile at the 4ID headquarters, in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, 180 kms (110 miles) north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 14 December 2003. Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been captured alive and in good health by coalition forces after a manhunt of more than eight months, US civil administrator Paul Bremer said. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)



TIKRIT, IRAQ: US sergeant Castro from 1-22 Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division erase a painting of Saddam Hussein on a door, at the 4ID headquarters, in Saddam's hometown of Tikrit, 180 kms (110 miles) north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 14 December 2003. Ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been captured alive and in good health by coalition forces after a manhunt of more than eight months, US civil administrator Paul Bremer said. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)



TIKRIT, IRAQ: US soldiers from 1-22 Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division celebrate the capture of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as he is shown on TV during a press conference in Baghdad, at 4ID headquartes in his hometown of Tikrit, 180km north of Baghdad, 14 December 2003. Saddam, 66, was seized late 13 December in a raid in ad-Dawr, 15km south of Tikrit. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)



TIKRIT, IRAQ: US soldiers from 1-22 Battalion of the 4th Infantry Division watch an image of Saddam Hussein shown during a press conference in Baghdad at 4ID headquarters in his hometown of Tikrit, 180km north of Baghdad, 14 December 2003. Saddam, 66, was seized by coalition forces in a pre-dawn raid in ad-Dawr, near Tikrit. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA (Photo credit should read MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images)


73 posted on 12/14/2003 10:21:38 AM EST by Drudge's minion
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To: Diogenesis; Grampa Dave; B4Ranch; Travis McGee; Squantos; Lurker; Noumenon; joanie-f; Dukie
That ole boy's been rode real hard and put away wet.

Now, after a real thorough interrogation/debrief and a quick trial, there needs to be a public hanging.

74 posted on 12/14/2003 10:23:32 AM EST by Jeff Head
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To: Diogenesis; Grampa Dave; B4Ranch; Travis McGee; Squantos; Lurker; Noumenon; joanie-f; Dukie
That ole boy's been rode real hard and put away wet.

Now, after a real thorough interrogation/debrief and a quick trial, there needs to be a public hanging.

75 posted on 12/14/2003 10:27:28 AM EST by Jeff Head
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To: LibertyThug
My happiest bump to date...
76 posted on 12/14/2003 10:28:06 AM EST by Akira (Blessed are the cheesemakers.)
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To: U S Army EOD
"Anybody know where Peter Arnett is hiding?"

Same place as Dan Rather I'd guess. Wonder if Gunga Dan will be clamoring to re-interview Sodom for the 'real' story now?
77 posted on 12/14/2003 10:30:53 AM EST by WorkingClassFilth (DEFUND NPR & PBS - THE AMERICAN PRAVDA)
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To: Diogenesis
Jeeze you are fast! Blessings to you for all of your hard work.
78 posted on 12/14/2003 10:34:55 AM EST by Aggie Mama
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To: anniegetyourgun
....The son has vindicated the father......

Interesting comment.

How will the events of this day be recounted 500 years hence?

The Americans came and saved the sons of Kuwait from a usurper of true Arab rule. The son bested his father by marching victorious armies up the fertile Tigris Euphrates valley assuring the the family an honored place in world history. The fertile crescent was once again allowed to flourish as it had for thousands of years of human existence.
79 posted on 12/14/2003 10:35:12 AM EST by bert (Have you offended a liberal today?)
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To: Diogenesis
Your threads are always great, but this one tops them all! I bet you actually had a lot of fun putting this one together. Today is a great day!
80 posted on 12/14/2003 10:36:33 AM EST by Samwise (There are other forces at work in this world, Frodo, besides the will of evil.)
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To: Diogenesis

A tiger chases down a chicken....

81 posted on 12/14/2003 10:42:02 AM EST by csvset
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To: Diogenesis
Thank you, Diogenesis!! Nothing could be a more a beautiful sight to wake up to this morning!
82 posted on 12/14/2003 10:43:14 AM EST by sciencediet (Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
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To: Diogenesis; .45MAN
Thank you for this fabulous pictorial coverage of a day that all fo us will remember.

Praise God for listening to our prayers. May God bless our troops and our Commander-In-Chief for their tireless efforts.
83 posted on 12/14/2003 10:44:16 AM EST by dansangel (*PROUD to be a knuckle-dragging, toothless, inbred, right-wing, Southern, gun-toting Neanderthal *)
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To: ovrtaxt
I have to say, Saddam looks like this bag man I see in downtown Dayton, "Will Work for Allah."
84 posted on 12/14/2003 10:47:55 AM EST by LS
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To: LS
Oh No!!! We got Fidel!!!
85 posted on 12/14/2003 10:55:31 AM EST by MeanAsSnake (Question?)
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To: Diogenesis
Farmhouse where the rat hole held the rat


86 posted on 12/14/2003 10:58:45 AM EST by TomGuy
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To: Diogenesis
Don't miss this thread!

Terrorist Behind September 11 Strike was Trained by Saddam

87 posted on 12/14/2003 11:04:49 AM EST by TigersEye ("Where there is life there is hope!" - Terri Schiavo)
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To: Diogenesis
The video of the oral examination is priceless. Some Military Officer was really on alert with that brilliant propaganda footage.

Hey Saddam, say AHHHHHHHHH!

I loved the Eclipse image as well, you have a great gift.

Thanks for sharing!
88 posted on 12/14/2003 11:04:51 AM EST by Radix (They say that in the Army, the coffees mighty fine, Looks like muddy water, tastes like turpentine)
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To: Diogenesis
Thanks, Dio....this day we salute our brilliant troops in Iraq!
89 posted on 12/14/2003 11:08:37 AM EST by WaterDragon (GWB is The MAN!)
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To: Diogenesis
Thank you President Bush and U.S. Armed forces!

Thanks, Dio.
90 posted on 12/14/2003 11:11:10 AM EST by headsonpikes (Spirit of '76 bttt!)
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To: Diogenesis
Thank you for all your hard work! What a wonderful day for the Iraqi people and America!
91 posted on 12/14/2003 11:11:29 AM EST by padfoot_lover
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To: Diogenesis
Saddam and 2 others captured together. [Live conference on how the capture happened.]



Proud of the men and women of the military who made this happen.
92 posted on 12/14/2003 11:12:53 AM EST by TomGuy
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To: Diogenesis
God bless our troops! I'm so proud of these guys. This has to be the crowning moment of thier mission. ORUH!
93 posted on 12/14/2003 11:16:54 AM EST by oyez (Scratch one mad dog.)
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To: Diogenesis
Thank you very, very much. This is just great!
94 posted on 12/14/2003 11:20:13 AM EST by 1st-P-In-The-Pod
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To: Diogenesis
Great Job Dio!

I thank Our Warriors, President Bush and you for this excellent/early Christmas Present.
95 posted on 12/14/2003 11:22:55 AM EST by Grampa Dave (George $orea$$ has owned and controlled the Rats for decades!)
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To: Diogenesis
Be it ever so humble....
Saddam called it home.


96 posted on 12/14/2003 11:29:49 AM EST by TomGuy
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; Black Agnes; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; ...
ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

97 posted on 12/14/2003 11:29:53 AM EST by nutmeg (Is the DemocRATic party extinct yet?)
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To: Diogenesis; Travis McGee; Squantos; bourbon
Damned fine work. The first hint of this came at 4:01AM today CST. I bet this forum was way out front.

You guys don't miss D's pics!
98 posted on 12/14/2003 11:29:57 AM EST by wardaddy ("either the arabs are at your throat, or at your feet"...at our feet today obviously..)
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To: Diogenesis
THANK YOU, DIOGENESIS! Wow, you are quick with this thread today! :-)
99 posted on 12/14/2003 11:30:47 AM EST by nutmeg (Is the DemocRATic party extinct yet?)
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To: All



- SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED!
UPDATED here -
Iraq's 55 13 Most Wanted Scoreboard
100 posted on 12/14/2003 11:31:48 AM EST by FL_engineer (Freedom_Loving_Engineer)
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