US backs down on claim Saddam's bodyguard caught

[Loonman]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/weekly/newsnat-29jul2003-66.htm

Oops!

[Itascapark]

1. Great...

Now if we can only get them to "backdown" on the killing of the Hussein boys.

[Sub Atomic]

2. they were mistaken

They meant to say that it was Saddam's bodyguard's cousin's next-door-neighbor's sister's aunt's best friend's husband.

[buckfush2]

3. what they MEANT to say

was they WISHED they had caught his bodyguard, and had their fingers crossed.

[rock]

8. Well, it wan't her husband exactly.

It was his doctor's dog.

[gratuitous]

4. Well, color me surprised as all get out!

I kept hearing about the capture of Saddam's bodyguards all weekend, and the endless speculation that now, by golly, you'd better believe, boy, that there was no doubt, you betcha, that Saddam would soon be in custody. Yesiree bob, no question there.

Okay, that was Sunday. On Tuesday, we hear, "Uh, well . . . gee, ya know, it sure seemed like . . . aw, nevermind."

[Stuckinthebush]

5. The sad thing is that nobody will catch this info

Americans will not hear that the US made a mistake, they will just remember that "SADDAM'S BODYGUARD CAUGHT!"

They won't see on page B-46 "oops, no bodyguard. sorry."

[peekaloo]

6. well gee, does that push back the 60 day "capture" deadline?

meanwhile they're slaughtering civilains in this oh-so-righteous attempt to nail the bad guy.

[dArKeR]

7. Can someone tell me why suspects have bags put over their heads?

1. Why?
2. Is it legal?

http://darkerxdarker.tripod.com/

[0007]

12. CIA agents try to infiltrate?

The only logic I can see to it, is that they don't want the enemy to know who they got. I don't know!

[chiburb]

14. Because they don't want us to see...

Women and children being kidnapped on tv!!!

A snip from yesterday's WAPO:

Col. David Hogg, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division, said tougher methods are being used to gather the intelligence. On Wednesday night, he said, his troops picked up the wife and daughter of an Iraqi lieutenant general. They left a note: "If you want your family released, turn yourself in." Such tactics are justified, he said, because, "It's an intelligence operation with detainees, and these people have info." They would have been released in due course, he added later.

The tactic worked. On Friday, Hogg said, the lieutenant general appeared at the front gate of the U.S. base and surrendered.

Read more about this here:
http://markarkleiman.blogspot.com/2003_07_01_markarkleiman_archive.html#105942740383410031

[kayell]

18. "A more nimble approach"

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH

:nuke:

[chiburb]

19. Could this possibly be legal?

It sure doesn't seem like it. It most certainly is a new low for us though...

[lfairban]

21. It probably has more to do with not wanting us to see this:

Victims of trigger-happy Task Force 20
Rage triggered by US raid that claimed five lives

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1007694,00.html

Threads:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=39695&mesg_id=39695&listing_type=search#40376

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=37069&mesg_id=37069&listing_type=search

[paper chase guy]

9. I wonder if they were actually to catch saddam...

I wonder if them actually catching saddam would leave the way clear for the shiites to start openly rebelling (since he definitely wouldn't be coming back, then) and just serve to piss off those still loyal to him.

Of course, they'd probably totally botch up the proving of it.

[mjb4]

10. CNN breaking News - Sunday

The White house is saying that they MIGHT PoSSIBLY COULD Eventually have Saddam in custody. What is breaking about this? Our media at work. People should be crying, but many arent paying attention.

[mjb4]

11. CNN breaking News - Sunday

The White house is saying that they MIGHT PoSSIBLY COULD Eventually have Saddam in custody. What is breaking about this? Our media at work. People should be crying, but many arent paying attention.

[leftchick]

13. NPR still reporting bodyguard captured as of 11:00AM

the propaganda continues....

[KAZ]

15. Same with MSRNC. n/t

n/t

[LizW]

16. Yep, I saw it on CNN this morning, too

complete with pictures of them putting the guy in a vehicle with his head covered. Hm.

[study_war_no_more]

22. CBS at noon

with blurbs by wolf-nowits

[psychopomp]

17. QUICK! Look over here!

NO, NOT THERE, over here!! LOOK, over HERE!!!

The media being played liked a violin.:eyes:

More propaganda RE:Iraq GW 1 and 2

[Loonman]

20. Foreign media comes through again

BTW, it really pisses off news organizations if you offhandedly ask them:

"So how much is it"

"how much is what?"

"how much it the White House paying you guys?"