# Saddam Hussein Captured! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 2003, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928 "2003-12-14T10:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/41 "2003-12-14T12:41:06Z")
Just to make sure, that I am living in alternate reality-- The current CNN film clip shows a red flag waving prominently. And that’s a good thing for us. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/42 "2003-12-14T12:41:37Z")
And these are reporters! I thought they were supposed to be objective, but when your dictator has been captured, I guess you’re allowed to hoop and holler a bit. I am so happy for the Iraqi people. They are going to learn what true freedom is, knowing Saddam will never hurt them again. Question: Why do we call him Saddam? Why not Hussein? We didn’t call Hitler Adolf, and we don’t call Castro Fidel. Why do we call Saddam by his first name? ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/43 "2003-12-14T12:42:54Z")
grunt.space.swri.edu/ vctour.htm shows a spider hole. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/44 "2003-12-14T12:43:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*Who were those guys shouting at the press conference, though? That was kinda creepy… \*\* Not creepy at all. The people shouting were Iraqi reporters, beside themselves with joy, unable to control themselves, shouting “Death to Saddam!”. ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/45 "2003-12-14T12:43:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rilchiam \* > \*\*_With shaking hands, Rilchiam digs out her old Motorhead cassette…pops it in…cues it up…_ > > _ **The Ace of Spades! The Ace of Spades!** _ > > **cadolphin** : Maybe you misheard “hidey-hole”? \*\* Thanks **Rilchiam**. I must have misunderstood. ::handing out party favors:: Let the party begin 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/46 "2003-12-14T12:43:56Z")
I heard ‘spider hole’ too. ---
**Author:** ![xayoz306](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xayoz306](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xayoz306)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/47 "2003-12-14T12:46:12Z")
I was under the impression that he was going to be brought to trial in The Hague for crimes against humanity. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/48 "2003-12-14T12:46:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bluesman \* > \*\*…and Mullah Omar, and Zawahiri, and Zarqawi, and all the rest of the wild-eyed evil fanatics that are trying to kill my kids. > > Lots of poker left to play…but with the Ace o’ Spades down, it’s pretty clear we’re holding a strong hand. \*\* _Cough_ I know this isn’t the place, but, for all the bad he’s done, Saddam was _never_ tying to kill your kids. Nor was the Taliban. Al Qaeda, sure, but not the others. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/49 "2003-12-14T12:46:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cadolphin \* > I don’t understand about a “spider hole”. Can someone please explain that to me? A trap-door spider digs a pit, camoflagues the entryway, then uses it to either hide or attack his prey from there. I presume “spider hole” is a term used for a disguised pit used for either a refuge or stronghold. ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/50 "2003-12-14T12:47:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rilchiam \* > \*\*… > > **cadolphin** : Maybe you misheard “hidey-hole”? \*\* Yahoo! news is referring to it as a “spider hole” as well. I imagine there would be a lot of spiders in such a hole, along with other nasties. **ivylass** : maybe because Hussein seems to be a common Arabic last name? Just a guess. ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/51 "2003-12-14T12:47:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*grunt.space.swri.edu/ vctour.htm shows a spider hole. \*\* > [@](#): > > A favorite “trick” of the Viet Cong was to lie in wait along the treeline to ambush their enemies. In a cleverly disguised “spider hole” they would wait for days for boats or foot patrols. The spider holes were so well camouflaged that there are many stories of troops literally walking right over the hiding areas. Thanks **dantheman**. Big bad man… caught in the dirt, no fight, cooperating. I just love the pictures of his medical exam. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/52 "2003-12-14T12:51:54Z")
I remember there was at least one thread about why we call him Saddam, and I think one reason was that people didn’t want to confuse him with King Hussein of Jordan, an ally. ---
**Author:** ![Harlow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Harlow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harlow)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/53 "2003-12-14T12:54:40Z")
They were talking about who gets the reward money and they said a couple hundred or a thousand soldiers were in the group looking for him and doing raids so how will they split that? Was I mistaken when I heard his wife turned him in? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/54 "2003-12-14T12:55:11Z")
The exam video frightens me. It seems staged and calculated to humiliate Saddam. Not that I mind. But I think “South Park” would have done it better. ---
**Author:** ![Luzion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Luzion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luzion)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/55 "2003-12-14T12:55:18Z")
“I got some good news Saddam” “Vat? You Americans vill not exequote me?” “No, I just saved a bunch of money with Geico!” :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tom\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_P)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/56 "2003-12-14T12:55:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xayoz306 \* > \*\*I was under the impression that he was going to be brought to trial in The Hague for crimes against humanity. \*\* According to the news conference, he will be tried in Iraq. Probably in front of the war crimes tribunal that has been set up. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/57 "2003-12-14T12:56:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cadolphin \* > \*\*Thanks **Rilchiam**. I must have misunderstood. > > ::handing out party favors:: > > Let the party begin 😃 \*\* Naaaaah, you didn’t ::😊::. But I’ll take one of those party favors anyway! _:::fweep:::_ ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/58 "2003-12-14T12:57:10Z")
I dunno, I don’t think having a tongue depressor in your mouth is that humiliating. Now if they were giving him a prostate exam… ---
**Author:** ![gum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bbe5ce/32.png) [@gum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gum)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/59 "2003-12-14T12:57:47Z")
Yeah **xayoz306** Send him to The Hague. I’d love to kick him in the butt up close and personal. This really is a good Sunday. _::beaming::_ ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2003, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928/60 "2003-12-14T13:04:10Z")
No, I think he needs to be tried in Iraq by Iraqis. They deserve it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saddam-hussein-captured/218928.md?page=4)