Natty Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Wonder what this will mean now? What are the Americans planning on doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Originally posted by Natty Wonder what this will mean now? What are the Americans planning on doing? I'd say they'd start by trampling on his human rights continue with the absence of a fair trial and finish up by executing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadEyeDave Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 This is very good news... I saw the press conference live on television.. very weird to see Saddam like that ( with the beard and stuff ) and about how he will face justice... just execute him... he doesn't even deserve a fair trial.... And they should also broadcast his execution live on television in the entire world... For the ones that do not know it :: ( source: BBC News ) ________________________________________________ Saddam Hussein arrested in Iraq Video footage of Saddam receiving a medical check was shown Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been captured by US forces, says the US chief administrator in Iraq. "Ladies and gentlemen, we got him," Paul Bremer said at a news conference in the capital, Baghdad, prompting loud cheers from Iraqis in the audience. The former leader was found hiding in a cellar in a town about 30 kilometres south of his ancestral hometown Tikrit. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has welcomed the news, saying it "removes the shadow" hanging over Iraq. Saddam Hussein is the most wanted man on the list issued by US authorities but has not been seen since Baghdad fell to US forces in April. Video footage apparently showing a dishevelled-looking Saddam with a long black beard receiving a medical check-up in custody was shown at the press conference. 'No resistance' I'm very happy for the Iraqi people, life is going to be safer now... now we can start a new beginning.» Baghdad resident Yehya Hassan Saddam Hussein was found following intelligence indicating he was at one of two possible locations south of Tikrit, Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez, commander of coalition ground forces in Iraq. A large contingent of US forces conducted extensive searches of the area and found a small rural farmhouse.. A "spider hole" was detected within the house with an entrance camouflaged with bricks and dirt. When uncovered, US troops found the former Iraqi president in a hole barely six to eight feet (1.8m to 2.5m) deep. Colonel Sanchez said he offered no resistance. Two unidentified people said to be "close allies" of Saddam Hussein were also arrested and weapons and more than $750,000 cash were confiscated. Intensive search Iraqi Governing Council head Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim was quoted as saying that a DNA test had proved the man in custody was Saddam Hussein. The news comes as violence continued in Iraq, with at least 17 people killed and 30 wounded after a powerful car bomb exploded at an Iraqi police station in Khalidiyah, about 35 miles (60 km) west of Baghdad. People were seen celebrating in the streets of Baghdad US officials say it may have been a suicide attack. Saddam Hussein had been the object of intensive searches by US-led forces in Iraq but previous attempts to locate him had proved unsuccessful. People have started celebrating the capture of their former president in the streets of Baghdad and the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk by sounding their horns and firing into the air. The former Iraqi leader was last seen in television footage shot in April at a Baghdad market just before the city fell to US forces in the recent Iraq conflict. US authorities have offered a $25m reward for information leading to his capture. On 22 July his sons, Uday and Qusay, were killed in a raid by US forces in the northern city of Mosul. Intelligence In October, US officials said they had intelligence indicating Saddam Hussein was hiding in Tikrit. Saddam Hussein's sons were killed in a US raid in July They said he seemed to be moving around various safe houses with the aid of family members, often in disguise. Saddam Hussein was born in Tikrit and has a tight network of family and clan ties which permeated all of the regime's main military, security and political institutions while he was in power. Coalition authorities have said that the former Iraqi president could be tried at a war crimes tribunal, with Iraqi judges presiding and international legal experts acting as advisers. Video footage of Saddam receiving a medical check was shown People were seen celebrating in the streets of Baghdad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Everybody deserves a fair trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadEyeDave Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 yeah I know... but Saddam has got thousands of deaths on his name.. there is no need for a trial to know this is very wrong.. But okay.. everybody deserves a fair trial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natty Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 I guess the thing to be worried about now is could there be some mroe terrorist attacks? As in protest for the capture of Saddam?? There's plenty of screwed up people in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 A lot of them are here I think the first thing that will happen will be a lot of gloating. I'm not sure that much will happen straight away but after we see how things are being handled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivermetimbers Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 What I see as the problem is, Saddma Hussien is going to be tried y the Iraqi government (the one which has recently been set up). But much of that government is made up by his former government workers and Baathists. So how fair is this trial going to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natty Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 Originally posted by Shivermetimbers What I see as the problem is, Saddma Hussien is going to be tried y the Iraqi government (the one which has recently been set up). But much of that government is made up by his former government workers and Baathists. So how fair is this trial going to be? Heads would roll if he's found innocent. On the other hand, some of the Iraqi people might think it's unfair if America trials him. I personally think they need a country that wasn't involved in the invasion of Iraq and hasn't gotten involved in all this to trial Saddam. What about France? Maybe they could do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shivermetimbers Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 It's very true that ead and other body parts would go flying. I also think there is no way in f*** America or Britain should try him. But I think I was a bad descision in setting up the new Iraqi government to include members of the ousted regime. But it really is a difficult situation. I really don't think anyone but the Iraqis should be able to try him, but I'm not sure which ones, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 I feel sorry for poor Saddam. People just won't give him a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alia Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 I feel sorry for all the little children who are deprived of a role model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Originally posted by Thrik I feel sorry for poor Saddam. People just won't give him a chance. Hee. :~ Poor uncle Saddam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 He was great in some mothers do 'ave 'em "Oooh, Betty! They've found me weapons of mass destruction!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernil Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 I'd say they'd start by trampling on his human rights continue with the absence of a fair trial and finish up by executing him. ... boo hoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Originally posted by Thrik I feel sorry for poor Saddam. People just won't give him a chance. I feel sorry for his beard. Seriously. Its Crazy man. o.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yufster Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 You bastards. First Hitler, and now Saddam. You people have no heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Originally posted by Yufster You bastards. First Hitler, and now Saddam. You people have no heart. Hey, get this straight. We didnt kill Hitler, he killed himself. That outta they way, I kinda feel bad for Saddam, mainly because if America didnt catch him, hed have to hide in holes all his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kjølen Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Hmmm, well that's good, but it doenst solve the Iraqi government problem. Silly people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyTordesLegend Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Originally posted by Natty What about France? Maybe they could do it. Haway Natty, we're talking about a trial of a maniac here, not some cheese tasting competition or a fashion show. All we need to do now is get rid of Bush, replace him with Schwartzennegger, and go after Bin Liner and we're sorted* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptdc Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Originally posted by Ernil ... boo hoo. Fascist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyTordesLegend Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Get your insults right, Ern is a 'tracksuit wearing thug', NOT a facist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Jones Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 and just yesterday i talked to saddam and said to him "hey.. DONT SCREW IT" .. prrffft. and.. did he listen to me..? tsk.. its his own fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acrylic Posted December 15, 2003 Share Posted December 15, 2003 Originally posted by ptdc Fascist. Ya know, facism is a form of government. Its not that bad at all. Just like communism, sommunism isnt that bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natty Posted December 15, 2003 Author Share Posted December 15, 2003 Originally posted by RoyTordesLegend Haway Natty, we're talking about a trial of a maniac here, not some cheese tasting competition or a fashion show. All we need to do now is get rid of Bush, replace him with Schwartzennegger, and go after Bin Liner and we're sorted* I'm trying to be helpful Either way, I don't think any country who was involved in the coalition, or Iraq should be the one to trial him, you need a nuteral country/countries involved, otherwise it's seen as unfair. Although I won't be suprised that now that America has Saddam that they won't turn him over to Iraq for them to trial him. They'll do it themselves so that they make sure he's found guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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