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Let's wait and see if this is confirmed:
Saddam Hussein 'arrested in Iraq'


Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been arrested in Iraq, according to unconfirmed reports.
He was detained in his ancestral home town of Tikrit, official Iranian news agency IRNA quoted Iraqi Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as saying.

The US Defence Department said it had no confirmation of the report.
Well I'm holding my breath. If it appears to be true, this capture, the spite of the 'anti' war movement losing its hero, the sadness of the French state losing an ally in its Struggle Against US Hyperpower will be my Christmas presents.

And the Iraqis, hopefully, will get Saddam's trial.

Merry Xmas everybody.
UPDATE:
And 20 minutes after the BBC, CNN piles in.

This is going to be an interesting day.

THE FRIGGIN' BIG UPDATE:
The Coalition confirms:
Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been captured by US forces in Iraq, the coalition says.
He was found hiding in a cellar in his ancestral hometown of Tikrit, Iraqi official Ahmed Chalabi said.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has welcomed the news saying it "removes the shadow" from over Iraq.
Hiding in a cellar? How appropriate for such a vermin.

Anyway:
Iraqis celebrate Saddam capture
"We are celebrating like it's a wedding," said (...) Mustapha Sheriff. "We are finally rid of that criminal."

Volleys of rifle fire also echoed across Baghdad as Iraqis drove around town honking their car horns and giving the V for victory sign, witnesses said.
Okay, I'm off for a drink. Or more.

Cheers to the US forces.

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Attendons de voir si ceci est confirmé :
Saddam Hussein 'arrêté en Irak'

Le Président irakien déchu Saddam Hussein a été arrêté en Irak selon des rapports non confirmés.
L'agence d'information officielle iranienne IRNA a cité le leader kurde Jalal Talabani déclarant qu'il était détenu dans sa ville d'origine Tikrit.

Le Département de la Défense US a déclaré n'avoir pas confirmation de cette information.
Bien, je retiens mon souffle. Si cela se révèle être vrai, cette capture, le dépit du mouvement 'anti' guerre perdant son héro, la tristesse de l'état français perdant un allié dans sa Lutte Contre l'Hyperpuissance Américaine seront mes cadeaux de Noël.

Et les irakiens, heureusement, auront le procès de Saddam.

Joyeux Noël a tous.
MISE A JOUR :
Et 20 minutes après la BBC, CNN apporte sa contribution.

Ça va être une journée intéressante.

FOUTUE GROSSE MISE A JOUR:
La Coalition confirme:
La Coalition annonce que le Président irakien déchu Saddam Hussein a été capturé par les forces US en Irak.
Ahmed Chalabi a déclaré qu'il avait été trouvé se cachant dans une cave, dans sa ville natale de Tikrit.

Le Premier Ministre brittanique Tony Blair a accueilli la nouvelle avec plaisir, déclarant que cela "supprimait l'ombre" au dessus de l'Irak.
Planqué dans une cave ? Fort approprié pour une telle vermine.

Quoi qu'il en soit:
Les irakiens fêtent la capture de Saddam
"Nous fêtons cela comme si c'était un mariage," déclare (...) Mustapha Sheriff. "Nous sommes enfin débarrassés de ce criminel."

Des volées de coups de feu se sont également fait écho dans Bagdad, alors que les conducteurs irakiens klaxonnaient et faisaient le V de la victoire, selon des témoins.
Ok, je vais boire un coup. Ou plus.

A la santé des forces US.

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1115 - John Van Laet

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Great Frog of War: Wonderful news. We all rejoice with you...all except TF1, LCI, ABC and the rest of the usual suspects. If you possibly can, please give us a précis of Villepin's reaction as broadcast on LCI. Merely by reading, I could imagine the delicious sound of Galouzeau choking on his own spittle.
  • December 15th 2003
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1116 - Joe

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Frogman for President (in 2008, that is!)
  • December 15th 2003
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1117 - Gourdon

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Le plus beau jour de ma vie !!! Incroyable ...mais ...vraie ! Merci , Mr Frogman ! cette nouvelle me transporte de bonheur pour les USA et je me délecte de la rancoeur des Chirac , Ville-pin et autres /// qui ne s'attendaient pas à pareille nouvelle ! J'espère que la France sera trainée dans la boue et que tous les odieux traffics qu'elle a entretenu avec les dictatures Arabes seront divulgués et étalés au grand jour Vive le Président BUSH !!!
  • December 15th 2003
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1118 - Dedmanrisn

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We told him we were going to get him. It looks like the toads who keep asking "Where is Saddam Hussein, Usama bin Ladin and the wmd's?" may have only a few months left before they get their questions answered. In memory of the fallen.
  • December 15th 2003
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1119 - Nightfly

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This is as fine a day as when the Iraqis pulled down that statue of Sadman Hussein in Baghdad, greeting it with a hailstorm of shoes and debris. The genuine article can look forward to slightly more formidable consequences - or at least, we can look forward to it. Meantime, while the Knicker-Twisted and their slack-jawed enablers scowl (why, it's almost as if Bush won Florida again!), I look at all the pictures of weeping, cheering Iraqis, dancing in the streets and handing out candy to anything with more animation than a drugstore Indian. This moment is theirs. If one wants to pout because the long-oppressed breathe more freely, and if you hate liberation because you don't care for the liberator, well, feel free. Enjoy (if that's the word) your misery; we have better business to attend to - we rejoice.
  • December 15th 2003
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