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2003-12-14 Iraq

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-12-14 08:02|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Where's Arafat's reaction? Still working on his statement of regret, expression of sorrow?

Posted by Rafael 2003-12-14 8:06:59 AM|| 2003-12-14 8:06:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Christine Amapour (CNN)say, "..but Osama still hasn't been caught".

Posted by mhw 2003-12-14 9:32:08 AM|| 2003-12-14 9:32:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Arafat's statement consisted of "oh crap", a lot of shaking, and then some whining.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-12-14 9:37:44 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2003-12-14 9:37:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Saddam Hussein al-Asswipe, you have been convicted of crimes against the Iraqi people. You are sentanced to reside in a warehouse surrounded by family members of those you have tortured and murdered, for the remaining minutes of your life.

Posted by Hyper 2003-12-14 10:03:45 AM|| 2003-12-14 10:03:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 good point Hyper

let's get a statement from the monster's daughters

Posted by mhw 2003-12-14 10:38:27 AM|| 2003-12-14 10:38:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Tim Blair got these reactions from the Dean for Pres website
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UPDATE. Howard Deanâs supporters are distraught:

"Sigh. All I can think about is the effect of Saddam's capture on the Dean campaign! ... Somebody cheer me up, please!"

I'd love to, but I'm not licensed to prescribe psychotropic medication. Next:

"It is hard to believe this adminstration about Saddam when they are prone to lying about Thanksgiving TURKEYS...and what was that about BA pilots see Airforce One which was also a lie."

It was a plastic Saddam! Canada can evidently expect an influx of peace tards:

"todays events makes me pity our country even more....not that I like Hussein,but that now his capture seems to make us righteous in our invasion to somehow.....I feel the US will sink to newer lows and unprecedented actions globally....and makes Canada even more attractive to me."

And my favourite, which may or may not be satire:

"Damn it, CNN is again showing Iraqi citizens celebrating Saddam's capture. This is not good! Dean shouldn't say anything for now. He should immediately contact Paul Krugman of the NY Times for advice on how to put a negative spin on this."

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Posted by mhw 2003-12-14 11:03:42 AM|| 2003-12-14 11:03:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 No! No more peace tards to Canada! We've already got a government full of them. Send the to...ah...Vermont! The Peace Tard Republic of Vermont.

I for one am going to throw a big party! And get very drunk and happy! Congratulations to all in the Coalition for the blood expended in getting this monster out of circulation (sic). A public hanging at halftime during the Superbowl would be excellent!

Posted by john 2003-12-14 11:24:18 AM|| 2003-12-14 11:24:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Bummer. Why did they take him alive. Now we get years of Mr. Hussein's trial. Turn him over to the Iraqi war crimes and make sure they have the death penalty available.

Posted by Mercutio 2003-12-14 12:51:34 PM|| 2003-12-14 12:51:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Mr. Geregos, there is someone on line 2 to speak with you. No I don't know who it is. I can't understand his accent.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-12-14 1:07:58 PM|| 2003-12-14 1:07:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 justice would be to re-erect his statue, then hang him from it.

Posted by flash91 2003-12-14 1:18:09 PM|| 2003-12-14 1:18:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Mercutio, Saddam will live for a few years, but he will SING. There will the answers to uncomfortable questions that some "allies" will have to answer for.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2003-12-14 2:27:33 PM|| 2003-12-14 2:27:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 flash91: a nice suggestion, but I'm thinking more along the lines of Han Solo's position at the end of "The Empire Strikes Back".

If we can't find any "carbonite", molten bronze ought to do the trick...

Posted by snellenr 2003-12-14 3:04:27 PM|| 2003-12-14 3:04:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 here's a comment from Democratic Underground
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seekthetruth (1000+ posts) Sun Dec-14-03 11:36 AM Response to Reply #10 91. war crimes??
please!!! there are several here in our own country that deserve to be tried for WAR CRIMES - first! get real!
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see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=268717#268735

Posted by mhw 2003-12-14 3:54:17 PM|| 2003-12-14 3:54:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 NZ Bear has a great point: Logically everyone who thinks that the war was illegal ought to insist that Saddam, as Iraq's "rightful" ruler, be restored to power. Any takers?

Posted by Matt 2003-12-14 5:03:17 PM|| 2003-12-14 5:03:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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