Is Saddam dead?

[Dry Rot]

Just watching ABC news. Some interesting points:

1. US Intelligence claims Saddam WAS in the compound which got hammered on night 1.

2. They claim to have picked up a call for medical help on behalf of the President.

3. And claim that military command and control seems to have no leader.

4. Probably a double was used in subsequent TV broadcast.

Interesting.

If Saddam is dead, this could be over real fast.

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Originally posted by Dry Rot
Just watching ABC news. Some interesting points:

1. US Intelligence claims Saddam WAS in the compound which got hammered on night 1.

2. They claim to have picked up a call for medical help on behalf of the President.

3. And claim that military command and control seems to have no leader.

4. Probably a double was used in subsequent TV broadcast.

Interesting.

If Saddam is dead, this could be over real fast.

Go to http://www.cnn.com and you will be able to find out any up-to-date information on Saddam Hussain

 

[red+black]

Re: Re: Is Saddam dead?

Originally posted by goaldrush
Go to http://www.cnn.com and you will be able to find out any up-to-date information on Saddam Hussain

amazingly helpful. did u research that yourself?

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

Re: Re: Re: Is Saddam dead?

Originally posted by red+black
amazingly helpful. did u research that yourself?

I signed up so I could get all the latest up-to-date news on the war.

 

[NICK THE PIE MAN]

Re: Re: Re: Is Saddam dead?

Originally posted by red+black
amazingly helpful. did u research that yourself?

 

[carn_the_nmfc]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. intelligence and Bush administration officials are debating whether Saddam Hussein survived the first strike of the war and to what degree his senior leadership has been shaken.

Regardless of the Iraqi leader's fate, the apparent disarray within the Iraqi leadership was enough to delay the original war plan, which called for an immediate and extensive bombing campaign to create "shock and awe" among Iraqi soldiers.

Pentagon officials said Iraq has offered a weak organized response to the U.S. military strikes, indicating that the leadership structure might have been disrupted. So before launching a full-scale attack, they are waiting for evidence that the regime might be collapsing and that widespread defections could make the "shock and awe" strategy unnecessary.

However, the bombardment could still be ordered at any time. The situation is fluid, and if it turns out that Saddam is alive and in effective control of his military, the U.S. strategy could change, Pentagon officials said.

Shortly after the strike on Saddam's family compound early Thursday, Iraqi television broadcast a message from the Iraqi leader, in which he stated the day's date, March 20.

U.S. intelligence officials now believe that the man giving the broadcast was Saddam, not a look-alike. They are still trying to determine whether the message was taped before the attack in order to give the impression to the Iraqi people that he was alive and well in case he had been killed earlier. (Full story)

Intelligence officials told CNN that "real convincing evidence" indicated the Iraqi leader, along with his two sons, Uday and Qusay, might have been inside the leadership compound at the time of the attack.

In its Friday editions, The Washington Post quotes an administration official as saying that evidence indicated Saddam might have been injured because medical attention was urgently summoned on his behalf.

President Bush ordered the strike on the compound after being told by CIA Director George Tenet that intelligence information put Saddam, and possibly his sons, inside. A senior intelligence official told CNN that it was "very likely" that the Iraqi leader was inside the compound at the time Tenet presented the information to Bush.

Intelligence officials point out that if, for whatever reason, the Iraqi leader no longer has effective control over his military, his condition and survival might be moot points.

That's from the website.

 

[Thrawn]

CNN = Propaganda Network.

 

[tashibatts]

Saw that on the news tonight- they showed Sadaam in an earlier press conference, and in yesterdays one, yesterday was a double I reckon.. unless Sadaam has ages very quickly ..

Go Roos

 

[Rob]

Originally posted by Thrawn
CNN = Propaganda Network.

Do you even watch CNN? They are by far the most balanced news channel. Try watching Fox News or even Sky if you want biased reporting.

 

[Ripper]

Originally posted by Rob
Do you even watch CNN? They are by far the most balanced news channel. Try watching Fox News or even Sky if you want biased reporting.

Or any Commercial network in Australia.
ABC is a bit Leftie but generally good.

 

[Thrawn]

Originally posted by Rob
Do you even watch CNN?

Yes, I do. I have Foxtel... CNN is Propaganda Plus.

They are by far the most balanced news channel.

I'd prefer BBC, it's much better IMO.

 

[mattyc2422]

Originally posted by Rob
Do you even watch CNN? They are by far the most balanced news channel. Try watching Fox News or even Sky if you want biased reporting.

Agree in part.
Fox News is a load of tripe. Very, very biased reports most of the time.

 

[luthor]

Originally posted by mattyc2422
Agree in part.
Fox News is a load of tripe. Very, very biased reports most of the time.

Agree.

Some blonde American bimbo anchors the Fox War Show and seems mainly pre-occupied with trying to pin down military-type people into telling us when "Shock and Awe" is going to happen.

While panting excitedly and maintaining a plastic smile on her silly face.

As though it's some kind of Hollywood production that's only being undertaken for our entertainment at home.

Hopeless.

 

[El Scorcho]

Originally posted by Rob
Do you even watch CNN? They are by far the most balanced news channel. Try watching Fox News or even Sky if you want biased reporting.

All three networks you mention there have nothing on BBC World.

 

[mattyc2422]

BBC World is very insightful at times and often steers clear of the American back-slapping mentality of news coverage. Theres only so much of the red--maroon background and Pommy accent you can handle though.

 

[myee8]

Originally posted by Thrawn
CNN = Propaganda Network.

CNN isn't too bad IMO, but i prefer BBC as i only have commercial tv channels and i get 30min BBC News on Access 31. I also get NBC on channel 7, and thas not too bad either. On the subject of the thread, me thinks Saddam is injured at the very most. I just cannot imagine Saddam dying, as big as a blow to the Iraqi military that would be.

 

[Mr Eagle]

BBC coverage is far more worthy of our collective attention than the US-based networks...go on, switch over to SBS and have squiz.


Back to the topic: presuming there's a dead Iraqi ex-pornstar in an armoured compound somewhere Baghdadly in locale...

Is it him? Or one of his Stunt Tyrants(TM)? And how does anyone propose to tell which one is real?

 

[Catman]

CNN is the best. I watched their exhaustive coverage of Sept. 11 because they had all the latest news and were very professional in how they went about reporting it.

This war is no different.