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Theresa
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 Tue Jul 22, 2003 2:42 pm Saddams sons are DEAD!! |
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It's on the news now. They did DNA testing.
All I have to say is YES!!!
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Theresa
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 2:45 pm |
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| Quote: | Breaking News: Saddam Hussein's son, Odai and Qusai, among the dead in Mosul battle, U.S. commander says. Details soon.
MOSUL, Iraq (July 22) - Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai were believed to have been killed Tuesday in a raid by U.S. forces who surrounded the home of a cousin, a senior U.S. official said. Two other Iraqis also were killed.
The official, a member of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad who spoke on condition of anonymity, said investigators were ''awaiting positive DNA testing'' to confirm the identities.
The raid triggered a gunbattle at the house in the northern city of Mosul, where residents told an Associated Press Television News cameraman that American soldiers had come looking for Saddam's elder sons.
The United States has offered a $25 million reward for information leading to Saddam's capture and $15 million each for his sons, who were top leaders in their father's regime.
Fighting broke out after members of the 101st Airborne Division surrounded the stone, columned villa, which belonged to one of Saddam's cousins, a key tribal leader in the region.
The building was left charred and smoldering, its high facade riddled with gaping holes from bullets and heavy weaponry. Kiowa helicopters roamed the sky.
Some Mosul civilians appeared to have been caught in the crossfire. It was not known how many people were injured, but several were taken to a hospital.
In Washington, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld briefed President Bush about the raid during an Oval Office meeting Tuesday morning.
Asked about reports of that Saddam's sons had been killed, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said he was ''not in a position to confirm anything.''
''The former regime in Iraq is gone, they are out of power,'' he said. ''We're making important progress in stabilizing the country ... in going after the remnants of the former regime. and those who are enemies of a free and democratic Iraq.''
Mosul, 240 miles northwest of Baghdad, is outside the so-called ''Sunni Triangle'' in central Iraq - home to much of the remaining support for Saddam, a Sunni Muslim who used his Baathist Party to oppress the country's Shiite majority.
The triangle is also a center of anti-American resistance: In the latest attack, Tuesday, a U.S. soldier was killed and another wounded in an ambush along a dangerous road north of Baghdad.
His death brought to 153 the number of U.S. troops killed in action since the March 20 start of war, six more than during the 1991 Gulf War.
The U.S. Central Command said the attackers used rocket-propelled grenades and small arms in the assault staged along the road between Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad, and Ramadi, 60 miles west of the capital. It gave no other details.
The U.S.-led coalition's military occupation of Iraq has been met by constant armed Iraqi resistance, resulting in almost daily deaths of American troops. Many recent assaults have been staged with remote-controlled roadside explosions.
The removal of Saddam's sons could have a major impact on the Iraqi resistance, which has seen a dozen attacks a day mounted against U.S. forces.
The attackers are believed to be former military officers and Baath Party leaders who are loyal to Saddam and his family - especially to his sons, who played leading roles in the military and the deposed regime's feared security services.
Qusai was probably Saddam's successor, according to U.S. intelligence officials. He ran much of Iraq's security apparatus, controlling several militias, internal security services and the military forces of the once-vaunted Republican Guard.
He was described as quiet and level, particularly compared to Odai, Saddam's eldest son, who had a reputation for brutality and flamboyance. Odai controlled Saddam's Fedayeen, the paramilitary force that fought U.S. troops during the war; many of its survivors are thought to be part of the ongoing guerrilla campaign in Iraq.
Odai also controlled information and propaganda in Saddam's Iraq, and was chairman of the country's Olympic committee.
Saddam has a third, younger son and three daughters. All kept a low profile in his regime.
AP-NY-07-22-03 1507EDT
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Theresa
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 2:54 pm |
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| Quote: | BAGHDAD, Iraq (July 22) - Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai were killed in a six-hour firefight Tuesday when U.S. forces surrounded and then stormed a palatial villa in this northern Iraqi town, a senior American general said.
''We are certain that Odai and Qusai were killed today,'' said Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez at a news conference in Baghdad.
''They died in a fierce gunbattle,'' Sanchez added.
He told reporters that soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division were working on a tip from an Iraqi informant that the sons were present in the house.
When troops approached the building, gunmen inside opened fire with small arms. The ''suspects barricaded themselves in the house'' and ''resisted fiercely,'' he said.
AP-NY-07-22-03 1544EDT
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Capt.Rene D'Hondt
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 3:07 pm |
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Yea i heard................good news for those in Iraq that have been terrized by them.
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Captain Dappet
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 3:35 pm |
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Yah. But Saddam is still alive.
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Theresa
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 3:49 pm |
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Yeah, but in piss poor shape, 
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Captain Dappet
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:00 pm |
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I need prooooooof of thaaaaaat!
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Theresa
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:05 pm |
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^Then I feel for ya, buddy. You don't think that someone who just lost his 2 favorite sons, and possibly a grandson would be a tad upset right now?
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Captain Dappet
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:06 pm |
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Nah, kids are evil.
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Theresa
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:08 pm |
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You really are impossible, 
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Capt.Rene D'Hondt
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:10 pm |
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I think saddam is dead just the US gov't wont tell ppl bout it cuz wether hes dead or alive is no longer important.Its not like Bin Laden whr bin laden can be anywhr in thw world and still control is terrst group.Wether or not Saddam is alive he doesnt control Iraq no more so hes powerless.And i dont think the U.S. troops are going to pull out of there anytyme soon cuz they maybe going in for Iran or Syria.
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Captain Dappet
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:12 pm |
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| Capt.Rene D'Hondt wrote: | | I think saddam is dead just the US gov't wont tell ppl bout it cuz wether hes dead or alive is no longer important.Its not like Bin Laden whr bin laden can be anywhr in thw world and still control is terrst group.Wether or not Saddam is alive he doesnt control Iraq no more so hes powerless.And i dont think the U.S. troops are going to pull out of there anytyme soon cuz they maybe going in for Iran or Syria. |
Saddam may be more dangerous now than when he was in control of Iraq. Cause no one knows what the hell he's up to now.
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Captain Dappet
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:13 pm |
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You really are impossible, |
Yes And proud of it.
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Captain Jack Sparrow
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 4:53 pm |
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If we capture Saddam and Osama we can't kill them. That would make them a mayrter to their people, and thats just what we need.
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Abby diann
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 5:48 pm |
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2 DOWN 1 MORE TO GO!! ALL I HAVE OT SAY IS YES!!!!
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Josi Rockholt
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| Tue Jul 22, 2003 6:25 pm |
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I just heard it on the news. Finally we got someone inportant.
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harrykims#1fan
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| Wed Jul 23, 2003 10:40 am |
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Lets make it 3rd time lucky and get saddam as well
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[SF] Commodore Omega
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| Thu Jul 24, 2003 12:41 am |
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Odai and Qusai were very high military powers in Iraq. They would have carried on Saddam's legacy. I wish that they wouldn't have had to kill them, but what was done was done.
As for Saddam: No, we don't know what he's doing. But we do know that he can't do much. His time will come.
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Jeff Miller
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| Thu Jul 24, 2003 8:29 am |
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well its about time that Bush did something Succesfull
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Abby diann
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| Thu Jul 24, 2003 9:52 am |
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^^that is true...
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Josi Rockholt
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| Thu Jul 24, 2003 10:45 am |
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Sadly,I agree with Jeff on this one.
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Jeff Miller
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| Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:33 am |
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gee thanks you make it sound like its a bad thing to agree with me
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Josi Rockholt
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| Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:39 am |
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Just a joke,Jeff. It's not a bad thing to agree with you.
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Captain Dappet
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| Thu Jul 24, 2003 1:30 pm |
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| Captain Jack Sparrow wrote: | | If we capture Saddam and Osama we can't kill them. That would make them a mayrter to their people, and thats just what we need. |
Very true. The Terrorist Organizations would use that in Propaganda to recruit more people. And thats just great...
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Capt.Rene D'Hondt
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| Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:46 pm |
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yes the U.S gov't also realieases a hell of alot of prophaganda
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