Saddam's half-brother captured

[cal04]

Saddam Hussein's half-brother has been arrested in Iraq.
More follows . .
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1172550,00.html

A HALF-BROTHER and former adviser to Saddam Hussein has been captured in Iraq, sources in the interim government said today. Sabawi Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti was No.36 on the United States military's list of the 55 most wanted people in Iraq. No other details were provided. An official announcement would be made soon, the sources said.

"Sabawi is captured, he's a big catch," one official in the government said.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,12389483%255E1702,00.html

[merwin]

1. We've been in Iraq more than 2 years and still have 20% of the most wanted

left? Geez, i guess that proves the old saying about 'military intellegence' being an oxymoron... and the other old saying, that * is just a moron.

[kuozzman]

2. Speaking of Saddam.......

What do you think we do to that bastard on a daily basis? Do we torture his ass? Are we nice to him? Do he and Bin Laden hang out in a mansion in the Caribbean shootin the shit? What?

[hack89]

12. Why do you think we want to go into Syria?

[daleo]

3. Yawn.

"Sabawi is captured, he's a big catch," one official in the government said."

[cal04]

4. wonder how much this has to do with his capture

Several months ago, the Iraqi Government said Ibrahim was one of at least two former Baath Party officials directing the anti-US insurgency from Syria.

[robbo2356]

5. The Big Yawn

[jamesinca]

6. And still no bin Laden

We have pulled the UAV's from Afghanistan and are flying over Iran, but no bin Laden. We have violated agreements with Pakistan and now our soldiers can be shot for going into Pakistan searching, but no bin Laden.

There have been no WMD's found and the main reason for the war is not there, but we continue to celebrate the capture of another Iraqi official. Unless he was arrested for drunk driving or something, who cares?

[Catherine Vincent]

7. It's too bad he's not Bin Laden's half brother.

BFD!

[Melynn]

8. Wow, Saddam's half brother is capture

We can rest easy now. Good job Bush! <sacarsm> :dunce:

[spinbaby]

9. There's that Syria connection again...

On the morning news, they were saying that he was believed to have been hiding out in Syria.

[leftchick]

10. WOW!!! Then That means ALL the Violence will Stop! Right??

We got the 6 of Diamonds!! Hooraay!!!!

[DrRang]

11. Wasn't Saddam's trial supposed to start last Dec? n/t

[bemildred]

13. Saddam's cousin's dog's former playmate captured, being questioned now.

Iraqi resistance to foreign occupation expected to end tomorrow.

[struggle4progress]

14. Syria hands over Saddam half-brother

<snip> Iraqi authorities said Damascus acted in a gesture of goodwill.

Sab'awi Ibrahim al-Hasan, who shared a mother with Saddam, was nabbed along with 29 other fugitive members of the former dictator's Baath Party in Hasakah in northeastern Syria, 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the Iraqi border, the officials said on condition of anonymity.

The U.S. military in Iraq had no immediate comment. <snip>

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/27/saddam.halfbrother.ap/

[NYC]

15. So, Iraq or Syria?

From the opening article:

...A HALF-BROTHER and former adviser to Saddam Hussein has been captured in Iraq...

The article you provided:

...was nabbed along with 29 other fugitive members of the former dictator's Baath Party in Hasakah in northeastern Syria...