foxnews.com - 12/12/2008
—
Friday, December 12, 2008 By Jennifer Griffin WASHINGTON He is the man who tracked down the Ace of Spades: Saddam Hussein, the top card in the U.S. military's deck of cards, found crouching like a mole in a darkened spider hole under a trap door at the back of a farm in Tikrit. For the ...
juancole.com - 12/14/2008
—
juancole.com —
A journalist, Muntazir al-Zaidi of Baghdadiya Television, aimed
two shoes at W. during a news conference in...
Baghdad during which Bush attempted to justify his invasion of Iraq. Baghdadiya, based in Cairo, Egypt, supports the Sunni Arab insurgents ...
(more)
Two BBC Stories 5 Years Apart: Leaders and Shoes
abcnews.go.com - 12/15/2008
—
abcnews.go.com —
Clearly, one of the most important parts of
my job because of 9/11 was to defend the...
security of the American people. There have been no attacks since I have been president, since 9/11. One of the major theaters against al Qaeda turns out to have ...
(more)
Bush 'Not Insulted' by Thrown Shoes
washingtonindependent.com - 12/15/2008
—
washingtonindependent.com —
My friend Richard Smith at VetVoice has a
great catch from George W. Bush’s exit interview with...
ABC’s Martha Raddatz after getting shoes thrown at him in Baghdad. One of the things that Muntader al-Zaidi, a 28-year Iraqi journalist, yelled ...
(more)
‘Yeah, That’s Right. So What?’
Comments
Blog Reactions
The Intel Officer Who Hunted And Captured “The Ace Of Spades” Tells His Story
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
(Hussein, who went into hiding after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003, was captured on the outskirts of his home town, Tikrit, on 13 December 2003.)
U.S. Intelligence Officer Reveals Secret Story of Saddam Hussein’s Capture
by Jennifer Griffin - (FOX)
WASHINGTON — He is the man who tracked down the Ace of Spades: Saddam Hussein, the top card in the U.S. military’s deck of cards, found crouching like a mole in a darkened spider hole under a trap door at the back of a farm in Tikrit. ...
Gates of Vienna News Feed 12/13/2008
Gates of Vienna —
... U.S. Intelligence Officer Reveals Secret Story of Saddam Hussein’s Capture WASHINGTON — He is the man who tracked down the Ace of Spades: Saddam Hussein, the top card in the U.S. military’s deck of cards, found crouching like a mole in a darkened spider hole under a trap door at the back of a farm in Tikrit. For the first time since the Army’s 4th Infantry Division captured Saddam in a dramatic raid on Dec. 13, 2003, the U.S. intelligence officer who hunted him down has come forward with his story. ...
Related: saddam found december 13
The Legacy of December 13
corner.nationalreview.com 12/13/2008 — Today marks the fifth anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture by U.S. forces, when he was pulled dirty, afraid, and alone from a hole in Tikrit, Iraq. Five years from that day, Iraqis continue to face a somewhat uncertain future fraught with ...