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| Iraq |
| Commando force poised to track and kill Saddam |
| 2003-03-19 |
| Edited for length Armed with high-tech weapons, night-vision goggles and pictures of their targets, small teams of Delta Force commandos will soon descend on the outskirts of Baghdad to begin the most anticipated mission of the war: capturing or, if possible, killing Saddam Hussein. Teams of the Army's elite 360-man force have been assigned to hunt down Saddam, his sons Qusai and Uday, and at least a dozen of Iraq top military and political leaders, according to senior Pentagon officials with direct knowledge of the mission. The commandos, now based in Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and northern Iraq, are prepared to storm Saddam's presidential palaces, attack his convoys and suffer casualties to bring Saddam's 24-year rule to an end, the officials say. The Delta Force — a commando group so secretive that the U.S. government regularly denies its existence — and the CIA have been training clandestinely for this mission for several years, U.S. intelligence officials add. "Come out, come out, where ever you are." |
| Posted by:Domingo |
| #9 You forgot Nicholae Ceausescu, Capsu... |
| Posted by: Brian 2003-03-19 13:17:57 |
| #8 Hi Mr Golpher, it just me Mr Squirell. |
| Posted by: Domingo 2003-03-19 10:20:43 |
| #7 Choose your favorite dictator exit scene: Dead like Hilter in his bunker, or the Italian way- hung upside down and pelted to death by his constitants, like Mussolini, or hunkered down like Noreaga in a palace, listening to looping Kid Rock/Mettalica/Tiny Bubbles CD's with the volume on "11" 24/7 for the next 5 days? Vote now on cnn.com |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2003-03-19 10:20:12 |
| #6 "will soon descend on the outskirts of Baghdad" Soon descend? Ha ha! That's funny! Like the whole Delta Force isn't standing right next to him right now. He just doesn't know it yet. |
| Posted by: becky 2003-03-19 10:18:05 |
| #5 Marco.......... Marco.......... |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-19 10:15:18 |
| #4 From LGF: "#16 Spiny Norman" -- "Dinsdale!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-03-19 10:03:41 |
| #3 Good luck, good hunting, and may the Good Lord send his Angels ahead to clear the way, shield you from danger, and bring you home safe and whole. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-03-19 09:54:51 |
| #2 God, I know it's too "Hollywood" to be plausible, but it would be ideal if they could take this a-hole out immediately, then in the resulting confusion at the strategic command level the orders never get issued to blow the oil wells and launch the nerve gas. *sigh* I can still dream, can't I? |
| Posted by: Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-19 09:51:48 |
| #1 God, I know it's too "Hollywood" to be plausible, but it would be ideal if they could take this a-hole out immediately, then in the resulting confusion at the strategic command level the orders never get issued to blow the oil wells and launch the nerve gas. *sigh* I can still dream, can't I? |
| Posted by: Dar Steckelberg 3/19/2003 9:51:48 AM |