Saddam the moment he was dragged out

[Tanzy]

Some background: This photograph of Saddam Hussein in the moment of his capture was emailed to me over the New Year weekend by a friend in the Special Forces community, who was damn proud of what his former colleagues in Iraq had accomplished when they pulled the dictator out of his hole. I thought the photo deserved wide dissemination, so I emailed it to my colleagues at Military.com, where I write my Black Ops column.

While the Soldiers in the field may have loved the idea of showing Saddam au naturel, not everyone felt that way. In fact, Military.com received a call from an official asking them to remove the photo for national security reasons. To me, this official was being myopic, and his perception has NOT been echoed by the guys in the trenches, who obviously know a great picture when they see one. In fact, I'd like to see this photograph posted in every public building in the U.S., so that Americans can be reminded to thank the American Soldiers who put their lives on the line every day to keep this nation safe and free. HOOAH, Army. Bravo Zulus.

-- John Weisman

[Tanzy]

Better picture!

[KingFish]

Are the sneakers standard issue?

[Tanzy]

Those are boots worn by Special Forces. Might be the new Oakley which are standard issue to SF.

Hang around. Large pictures coming up.

[Tanzy]

Good for wallpaper but steel darts not recommended for monitor.

[Tanzy]

Dude! Where's my hole?!?

[kee]

wah so big.. he like very ke lian.. one president go hide in the hole

[tfrancis]

I feel that the soilder should at least treat the former president of the with some respect. Although he is a tryant at least he is still a former head of a country....

[Tanzy]

Tell that to the families of the tens of thousands of people he tortured and killed.

The Butcher of Baghdad deserves no respect.

[tfrancis]

Relax... I am not pro saddam.

Maybe treating him with some respect to bait him into giving the information on where he hid the wealth of Iraq ?

Anyway the US has manage to find out that information, and I am thinking what sentence will he recieved.

[Tanzy]

Getting info out of someone is easy for the CIA. No torture or bait required. 3rd generation hypnotic agents are all they need to ensure your total cooperation.

He will be trialed in Iraq so if the interim government maintains their no capitol punishment stance then he will most definitely get life but if they change their mind then you can be sure of the death sentence.