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| Iraq |
| Saddam hiding in fortress |
| 2003-04-15 |
| We really need to find a body, or stories like this will be showing up in tabloids for years. Saddam Hussein is holed up in a desert fortress with his generals preparing for a final bloody showdown, war commanders believe. Final Bloody Showdown IV - The Fortress of Al Hawijah US troops who swept into his home town of Tikrit were told by residents that Saddam was in the city four days ago. They did? I must have missed that, I was busy watching the house to house, hand to hand combat raging as Sammy's forces defended Tikrit to the last man. Or was I cleaning the garage? But he fled to the desert village of Al Hawijah with his family, aides and a personal army as Allied soldiers advanced on the city. A personal army, this must be the Super Secret Special Elite Republican Guard, Fisk Division. The dictator left behind hundreds of Fedayeen paramilitaries to defend Tikrit and buy him some time — but they folded as US Marines moved in. Marines have that effect on people Saddam has now turned Al Hawijah — about 60 miles north-east of Tikrit and 50 miles west of Kirkuk — into his last stronghold. Last Stronghold v3.0 Kurdish police were massacred when they ventured into the village a day after he arrived. They run into the Turkish Army? (Hi Murat) Survivors said the area was now overrun with foreign Arabs loyal to Saddam. Loyal at least until he leaves the room But it is not known if murderous sons Uday and Qusay were with him — or if they are already dead. (sniff) Smells like dead to me Al Hawijah now threatens to be the scene of Saddam’s final battle as Allied troops close in. Saddam's Last Stand, Attack on the Fortress of Death, The Battle for Al Hawijah, Desert Showdown, Bloody Sand, and my favorite, Sammy and Sons II - The Final Chapter. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #10 Where are Saddam's doubles hiding? I rather believe that Saddam made it to Moscow. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-04-15 18:10:57 |
| #9 Cheese, it's Fort Zinderneuf!... |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-15 17:44:00 |
| #8 Perhaps they could "field test" that MOAB in Damascus! I hear they have a small problem with terrorists setting up training camps there, and I'm very SURE the Syrian government would appreciate our help in stamping those out! |
| Posted by: Flaming Sword 2003-04-15 17:04:58 |
| #7 C'mon--they didn't lug the MOAB all the way over there just to bring it back! We all know the military is going to want to test every newer conventional weapon in the arsenal before the shooting stops. If not in Iraq, then perhaps the appropriate situation will present itself in Afghanistan. But I expect the brass is eagerly looking for an appropriate target to field test the newest Bad Boy. |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-04-15 15:29:19 |
| #6 Desert Fortress? Is this like the Mountain Redoubt that Hitler claimed in Bavaria, just before he bit the dirt in the face of Soviet tanks in Berlin? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2003-04-15 14:14:56 |
| #5 A desert fortress is exactly the kind of tale you tell the people when they catch you slipping out of town in the middle of the night with all your valuables. Fight on, delay them while we prepare the defenses at the, ah, ah, desert fortress. |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-04-15 12:53:01 |
| #4 Ah yes, the sleepy hamlet of Al Hawijah. You sure that's not a suburb of Damascus? |
| Posted by: RW 2003-04-15 12:39:22 |
| #3 Yep, a desert fortress and a MOAB would be the perfect pairing. :) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-04-15 12:35:06 |
| #2 MO-ab! MO-ab! MO-ab! No-A(ra)b. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-04-15 11:43:42 |
| #1 Time to rent Hot Shots! Part Deux. |
| Posted by: Hiryu 2003-04-15 11:41:32 |