With all the need for Arabian translators it would seem weird that 8 are in the same unit."I was among the 20-man unit, including eight of Arab descent,
Dont know why but this seemed weird."We captured him after fierce resistance during which a Marine of Sudanese origin was killed," he said.
Abou Rabeh was interviewed in Lebanon.
Because instead of a tough guy who fought until the end, you've got a story about a tough guy who suddenly turned into a little coward, cowering in a hole. Which story makes saddam look worse?Originally posted by: dmcowen674
What is the difference???
Why make up the story about the hole in the ground???
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Because instead of a tough guy who fought until the end, you've got a story about a tough guy who suddenly turned into a little coward, cowering in a hole. Which story makes saddam look worse?Originally posted by: dmcowen674
What is the difference???
Why make up the story about the hole in the ground???
This is one guy's version vs. everybody else's. Until there is more dissent, I will believe the original story.
They are all in it together - Bush, Cheney, Hussein, Osama. The Bush admin paid them off to the tune of several billion dollars each, and they gave us a reason and let us "invade" the Iraq, so that Haliburton could get mad rich, and Bush could get relected. Also - cheap oil for all! I'm already diggin my moat so I can surround my house with a burning lake of oil! All for just pennies day! Environmental concerns? - that's why Bush tortured and forced Clinton and his Congress to not support Kyoto! This has been in the works for years!Originally posted by: maddogchen
Also Saddam's lawyers have visited him numerous times and came back to denounce the US. How come I haven't heard of them denouncing the US version of his capture?
If that's the case then that particular fabrication didn't have the desired effect.
You didn't have a good laugh? I know I did, and a lot of people did. If true, the US pushed saddam out of his palace into the bottom of a filthy hole. Quite the thing. If they lied, well that sucks.If that's the case then that particular fabrication didn't have the desired effect.
No one really seemed to care that Saddam was caught in the hole by either Dems or Repubs. Just happy he was caught period.
Originally posted by: Starbuck1975
If that's the case then that particular fabrication didn't have the desired effect.
I believe the intended target was the Saddam loyalists and insurgents still fighting in Iraq...humiliation and cowardice are a big deal in Islamic culture...although apparently it wasnt enough for them to lose their will to fight.
Originally posted by: judasmachine
It's impossible to know the truth. We all know they "wag the dog" ALOT. Individual accounts aren't exactly reliable either as memory often distorts reality. However I personally will give this guy the benefit of the doubt to a degree. Remember the Jessica Lynch "rescue?"
You mean you aren't proud of jessica lynch?Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: judasmachine
It's impossible to know the truth. We all know they "wag the dog" ALOT. Individual accounts aren't exactly reliable either as memory often distorts reality. However I personally will give this guy the benefit of the doubt to a degree. Remember the Jessica Lynch "rescue?"
I'm pretty disgusted with the whole sensationalism of the whole Iraq situation, from the claim of WMD all the way down.
The embedded reporters cost the life of David Bloom...
Just everything about this fiasco.
Originally posted by: fornax
An ex-marine, member of the team that captured Saddam Husein, says that the public version of Saddam's capture was fabricated. Apparently he was caught in a home in a village, and not in some hole in the ground. Cudos to the Pentagon propaganda department, Goebbels would have been proud of them.
Link to story
May be hard to find, but do you have a link?Originally posted by: Ldir
Originally posted by: fornax
An ex-marine, member of the team that captured Saddam Husein, says that the public version of Saddam's capture was fabricated. Apparently he was caught in a home in a village, and not in some hole in the ground. Cudos to the Pentagon propaganda department, Goebbels would have been proud of them.
Link to story
This matches a story circulating when he was captured. A Middle East newspaper reported that Kurdish forces captured Hussein. This is important because their story was published the day before we announced his capture. They reported that the Kurds turned him over to us. That is why there were so many Kurds with the US patrol.
Originally posted by: Skoorb
May be hard to find, but do you have a link?Originally posted by: Ldir
Originally posted by: fornax
An ex-marine, member of the team that captured Saddam Husein, says that the public version of Saddam's capture was fabricated. Apparently he was caught in a home in a village, and not in some hole in the ground. Cudos to the Pentagon propaganda department, Goebbels would have been proud of them.
Link to story
This matches a story circulating when he was captured. A Middle East newspaper reported that Kurdish forces captured Hussein. This is important because their story was published the day before we announced his capture. They reported that the Kurds turned him over to us. That is why there were so many Kurds with the US patrol.
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Because instead of a tough guy who fought until the end, you've got a story about a tough guy who suddenly turned into a little coward, cowering in a hole. Which story makes saddam look worse?Originally posted by: dmcowen674
What is the difference???
Why make up the story about the hole in the ground???
This is one guy's version vs. everybody else's. Until there is more dissent, I will believe the original story.
If that's the case then that particular fabrication didn't have the desired effect.
No one really seemed to care that Saddam was caught in the hole by either Dems or Repubs. Just happy he was caught period.
Of course his name is not Osama bin Laden, the real Terrist and mastermind of 9-11 but such details do not matter to Bush or the Republicans.
Originally posted by: fornax
An ex-marine, member of the team that captured Saddam Husein, says that the public version of Saddam's capture was fabricated. Apparently he was caught in a home in a village, and not in some hole in the ground. Cudos to the Pentagon propaganda department, Goebbels would have been proud of them.
Link to story
No, Abou Rabeh is NOT Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, though both DO have an 'a' in their last names, so I can see how easily they'd be mistaken by a racist or a retard.Originally posted by: Deptacon
Wait, isn't this arab marine who deserted and ran off to lebanon???? I think it is. the one who said he was captured. then turned up in lebanon. turned out he deserted.
Originally posted by: ntdz
I actually liked the story of what this guy said happened. He was firing at US Troops with a pistol? Shows he derranged he really is if it's true. I don't believe the marine though, I think he's lying.
Originally posted by: BBond
It wouldn't be the first story fabricated by Bush in Iraq.
From WMD to drone aircraft to yellow cake to tons of sarin gas to Iraqis greeting our troops with flowers to Jessica Lynch.
It's all a propaganda show for a nation hooked on reality TV.