Many links here, for those who want to check out the sources for "Kurds Capture Saddam."
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http://www.correspondences.org/archives/000507.htmlWhat is truly interesting is not just the US claim of capturing Saddam Hussein, but the claiming of an elaborate operation that ended successfully (much like the scripting of the rescue of Jessica Lynch). Not only did that elaborate operation not work (if it existed at all), but the Kurds had him trapped in a hole while the US got the media apparatus together for the "dramatic" events.
What is also worrisome, but not unexpected, is the virtual silence of the US and British press. ABC News Online was the only US-based news I found, and it was a copy of the Agence French Press report.
News Sources Reporting the Story
I have put an * beside those reports offering the most detail
News Sources Reporting the Story
I have put an * beside those reports offering the most detail
** We got him: Kurds say they caught Saddam, McGeogh, Sydney Morning Herald
** Saddam: Betrayed, drugged and traded Aljazeera
** Saddam was captured by Kurds, not US Sify.com
** Revealed: Who Really Found Saddam? Pratt, Sunday Herald/Scotland
Saddam held by Kurds, drugged and left for US troops: report ABC News Online
Kurds claim Saddam capture News.com.au (12/22/03)
Kurds Seized Saddam First, Novinite/Bulgaria
'Revenge for rape behind Saddam capture'
Report: ''Saddam capture - not result of American or British intelligence'' Al Bawaba.com
Saddam was held by Kurdish forces, drugged and left for US troops Arab Times/Kuwait
Kurds claim Saddam capture The Australian (12/22/03)
Kurds claim Saddam capture Herald Sun/AU (12/22/03)
Saddam was held by Kurds and left for US troops: ReportHindustan Times (copy of AFP report)
Saddam was held by Kurdish forces, drugged and left for US troops Channel News Asia (AFP report)
Kurds claim Saddam capture The Advertiser/AU (12/22/03)
** Kurds, Not U.S. Captured Saddam: Report Islam Online/UK
Saddam was held by Kurdish forces, drugged and left for US troops Kurdish Media (AFP report)
Revealed: Who Really Found Saddam? Infoshop News (Pratt article)
Kurds, Not U.S. Captured Saddam: Report Palestinian Chronicle
** ‘Kurdish forces nabbed & drugged Saddam’ The Statesman/India
Kurds nabbed Saddam first? Today Online/Singapore (AFP report)
Saddam Captured by Kurds; US Troops Get Photo Opp Conspiracy Planet
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Kurdish fighters 'drugged' tyrant Gulf Daily News/Bahrain
Saddam hld by Kurds, left for US troops Newind Press/ India
Saddam was held by Kurdish Forces, drugged and left for US troops China Daily/China
'Saddam was held by Kurdish forces, drugged and left for US troops' Daily Star/India (AFP report)
A report has surfaced which, if true, adds some missing details about how Saddam Hussein came to be in his "spider hole"... Morons.org
Saddam captured by Kurds (I'm really sure the North-American free press will report this any day now) Vive le Canada
The Saddam Hussein Capture, A Hoax? Rice, Al-Jazeera
Did Kurds Dupe Bush's Brass; or Did Bush Sell Out Iraqis to Kurds as Part of Saddam Handover Deal? Kall, OpEdNews
How was Saddam Really Captured: A Journalistic Review Sorenson, Republicons.org
Widespread Claims Kurds Got Saddam First Scoop
TruthOut link to AFP release
Village Voice link to AFP report
Note: Go to site for "clikable links" to the stories above)
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