With regards to foreign leaders being interviewed in languages other than their own, I have heard Mexican President Fox and former Israeli PM Ehrud Barak use English in interviews with US journalists, so it wouldn’t be that much of a stretch for Saddam to be interviewed in English, since it is apparent he does speak it.
I dunno. If I was there, I’d’ve yelled “All your base are belong to us!”
Think about it this way. You’re PFC Frank, United States Army, and you’ve spent essentially the whole of your three-month tour of duty looking for one guy . Possibly you’ve been called on to provide security for UN famine relief workers and such, but in general you’ve been looking for one moustached feller with some medals and a bald spot.
Isn’t it just plausible that you’ve come up with something witty that will get your name mentioned on CNN on the off chance that you’re the one that finds playing card #1? (yeah, yeah, that was Afghanistan, but as far as Bush is concerned they’re all the same anyway).
Alternatively, if you’re American and male, you’ve probably thought of something clever to say when you win the Super Bowl… or if you’re not, you’ve thought of something to say when you win the biggest prize in whatever sport happens to be biggest in your country.
Kurt Warner hadn’t just decided he was going to Disneyland- he knew all along.
Wasn’t it Joe Montana who was going to Disneyland?
Actually, it was the New York Giants’ Phil Simms who first said “I’m going to Disney World!” after guiding his team to victory in the Super Bowl. Also, the deck of cards did depict Iraqi leaders.
Pfft, if I was one of the soldiers who captured Saddam, I would’ve yelled “You’ve been punk’d!”
Humourous, but it’s entirely possibly that all the soldiers involved in the capture were deployed to Iraq before Punked’s first episode, and considering how quickly the show tanked, none of the soldiers might ever get a chance to see it.