![]() One of his forces’ most brutal acts was the gassing of Kurdish villagers in 1988-the first time a modern leader had used chemical weapons against his own people. Mass graves are littered throughout the country. Saddam’s regime has the blood of hundreds of thousands on its hands. At last, the tyrant will face trial for his crimes. In Baghdad, Iraqis celebrated in the streets with honking horns and bursts of gunfire. When in power, after all, Saddam had a number of doubles. America delayed announcing the news until Sunday, presumably to wait for confirmation of DNA tests. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of ground forces in Iraq, showed extraordinary video footage of a bearded, ragged Saddam being examined by a medic-proof to Iraqis that their hated former leader is indeed in American custody. The former dictator gave up without a struggle not a single shot was fired. The day before, American troops had found Saddam Hussein hiding in a farmhouse cellar in Ad Dawr, ten miles (16km) from his hometown of Tikrit. ![]() “LADIES and gentlemen, we got him.” Thus did Paul Bremer, America’s top administrator in Iraq, announce his most important capture at a press conference on Sunday December 14th, amid scenes of wild jubilation. But the attacks on coalition forces and their Iraqi allies have not stopped The event could be a turning point for Iraq. ![]() American troops have captured Saddam Hussein in a bloodless raid near his hometown of Tikrit. ![]()
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