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| Iraq |
| Digging for Saddam |
| 2003-06-04 |
| Edited for brevity. U.S. Army engineers used bulldozers, backhoes and other equipment to dig through a rubble-filled crater Wednesday, trying to determine if Saddam Hussein died in an April 7 airstrike on a house where he was believed to be hiding. The site was attacked two days before U.S. forces took control of the capital. The U.S. military said at the time that it had reliable information that Saddam and members of his family and entourage were there. An engineering unit of the Utah National Guard was excavating the site and moving the rubble to an undisclosed location to be examined for human remains, Slaten said. It was not clear what prompted the search of the rubble. For the six weeks that followed the end of fighting, the two-floor home in the upscale Mansour district - in which at least 14 civilians are believed to have died - was left mostly undisturbed. Now, crews were hard at work. Dozens of U.S. troops, three Bradley fighting vehicles and concertina wire protected the engineers clearing the debris. Officers said they expected to be done with excavation by June 11. Crews were expected to remain for another week to 10 days to repair nearby homes damaged in the airstrikes and to clean the site and surrounding street. |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #1 This looks like a nice move. A few days ago I spotted something here that said Sammy's entourage is moving from house to house and giving the occupants $50K to keep quiet, or else. If Sammy sees us doing this, maybe he'll slip up and let his guard down enough for us to capture him, if he's in fact not somewhere under those rocks. |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-06-04 10:41:13 |