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2003-05-29 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2003-05-29 08:42 am|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What I find interesting is that we haven't caught any of his doubles either (or at least it hasn't been announced that we have).
My personal opinion is that Saddam's working in a Burger King somewhere, alongside Elvis and Osama.

Posted by Kathy K 2003-05-29 19:02:12|| [site-essential.com/] 2003-05-29 19:02:12|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps he shaved off his moustache and no coalition soldier could recognize him without it. :)

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2003-05-29 19:57:40|| 2003-05-29 19:57:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Steve, the restaurant was the second strike, I believe.

For the first strike, I thought that I heard that we had actual people on the ground reporting him there. For the second strike, I thought I heard that we had people, real-time, like on the phone, and also imaging overhead.

Saddam has spent his life ducking and dodging. 50/50 on whether we got him at his point, I'd say.

Posted by Chuck 2003-05-29 08:54:01|| [blog.simmins.org] 2003-05-29 08:54:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Chuck, the restaurant was the second strike. That's where we had a witness see him go in. We had the overhead imaging on the first strike, that's when we were told they had pictures of someone they thought was Sammy being carried out. The CIA has never said what the intel on the first strike was, only that they thought it was credible. Guess it wasn't.

Posted by Steve 2003-05-29 09:21:09|| 2003-05-29 09:21:09|| Front Page Top

#5 This story is suggesting that Saddam wasn't injured on the opening night. What then to make of that first video? Was he just hungover? LOL

Posted by Dave 2003-05-29 10:54:47|| 2003-05-29 10:54:47|| Front Page Top

#6 This story doesn't make sense. The 1st strike was from aircraft not Tomahawks and certainly not 40. This also doesn't mesh with the report of frantic digging and the removal of someone who was severly injured in the 1st strike. The 40 tomahawks was probably the follow up to that 1st impromptu strike. I'll say this - 40 tomahawks don't leave too many parts - probably just lots of jelly. Anyway....that's how I remember it...either that or it's dementia setting in.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-05-29 12:57:39|| 2003-05-29 12:57:39|| Front Page Top

#7 I think that after searching for Saddam Hussein and his two sons for over a month now without coming up with anything, we have to conclude that they never existed in the first place. They were fictional people made up by the CIA as an excuse to invade Iraq.

I'll think I'll take the blue pill after all ...

Posted by A 2003-05-29 14:10:36|| 2003-05-29 14:10:36|| Front Page Top

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