Top Saddam regime fugitive al-Douri arrested

MSNBC ^ | 09/05/04 | MSNBC

[Royal Guardsman]

On MSNBC now.

[steveegg]

How far can Geraldo sink. His spots have been hilarious as he leans over into the wind at a 45 degree angle.

There is that "Al Capone's vault" Jerry Rivers could sink back to. What's almost as entertaining are the Weather Channel info babes with their grossly-oversized rain jackets flapping around in the breeze.

[Straight Vermonter]

Iraq's 55 10 Most Wanted Scoreboard - - and Freeper additions See the DOD website for photos. Note their joker card has an Iraqi SURNAME explanation         (Revised: 02/15am)
Card	Name	Position	Status
	Saddam Hussein	President of Iraq/CINC of Military	CAPTURED! 12/14/03
	Qusay Hussein	SSO, SRG & RGFC Commander	KILLED 7/22/03
	Uday Hussein	Saddam Fedayeen Commander [the older "crazy rapist" son]	KILLED 7/22/03
	Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti	Presidential Secretary (WMD Release Authority)	Captured 6/18/03
	Ali Hasan al-Majid [aka: "Chemical Ali"]	Pres. Advisor, Fmr South Reg Cmdr	Captured 8/21/03
	Izzat IBRAHIM al-Duri	Vice Chair of the RCC, North Reg Cmdr	Captured 9/4/04
	Hani Abd Latif Tilfa al-Tikriti	SSO Director	At large** $1 Million Reward
	Aziz Salih al-Numan	BP Regional Cmdr/Cmdr BP Militia Reg Cmd	Captured 5/22/03 [Earlier reports of his death were bogus]
	Muhammad Hamza al-ZUBAYDI [aka Saddam's "Shiite Thug"]	Central Euphrates Reg Cmdr "One of Saddam's most ruthless war criminals" -Clinton Admin	Captured 4/21/03
	Kamal Mustafa Abdallah Sultan al-Tikriti	RG Secretary General	In Custody 5/17/03
	Barzan Abd al-Ghafur Sulayman Majid al-Tikriti	SRG Commander	Captured 7/23/03
	Muzahim Sa'b Hasan al-Tikriti	Air Defense Force Commander	Captured 4/23/03
	Ibrahim Ahmad Abd al-Sattar Muhammad al-Tikriti	Armed Forces Chief of Staff	Captured 5/12/03
	Sayf al-Din Fulayyih Hassan Taha al-Rawi	RGFC Chief	At large(?)** [or maybe dead? see note2] $1 Million Reward
	Rafi Abd Latif al Tilfah	DGS Director	At large $1 Million Reward
	Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti	IIS Director	At large** $1 Million Reward
	Hamid Raja Shalah al-Tikriti	Air Force Commander	Captured 6/14/03
	Latif Nussayif al-Jasim al-Dulaymi	Dep Chmn Baath Party	Captured 6/10/03
	Abd al Tawab Mullah Huwaysh	OMI Director (WMD Production)	Captured 5/02/03
	Taha Yasin RAMADAN al-Jizrawi	Vice President	Captured 8/19/03
	Rukan Razuki abd al-Ghafar al-Majid Sulayman al-Tikriti	Chief of Tribal Affairs	At large $1 Million Reward
	Jamal Mustafa Abdallah Sultan al-Tikriti	Deputy Chief of Tribal Affairs [Saddam's son-in-law]	In Custody 4/20/03
	Mizban Khadr Hadi	RCC Member, Reg CDR Central Euphrates Region U.S. Army's V Corps headquarters said Mizban Khadr Hadi, ... was captured Thursday [5/01/03] in the area of Baghdad controlled by the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division.	Captured 5/01/03 In Custody 7/09/03
	Taha Muhyi al-Din MARUF	Vice President and RCC Member	Captured 5/02/03
	Tariq Mikhail AZIZ	Deputy Prime Minister	In Custody 4/24/03
	Walid Hamid Tawfiq al-Tikriti	Governor of Basrah Governate	In Custody 4/29/03
	Hikmat Mizban Ibrahim al-Azzawi	Dep Prime Minister, Economics & Finance Min.	Captured 4/19/03
	Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai	Minister of Defense	In Custody 9/19/03
	Mahmud Dhiyab al-Ahmad	Minister of the Interior, He was previously reported CAPTURED on July 9th by Centcom	Captured 7/09/03 In Custody 8/09/03
	Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi	Al Quds Force Chief of Staff	Captured 6/05/03
	Zuhayr Talib Abd al-Sattar al-Naqib	DMI Director	Captured 4/23/03
	Amir Hamudi Hasan al-Sadi	Presidential Scientific Adviser/NMD Dir Gen [chemical and biological programs]	In Custody 4/12/03
	Amir Rashid Muhammad al-Ubaydi	Former Oil Minister [aka "Missle Man" married to "Dr. Germ"]	In Custody 4/28/03
	Husam Muhammad AMIN al-Yasin	National Monitoring Director	Captured 4/27/03
	Muhammad Mahdi al-Salih	Minister of Trade	Captured 4/23/03
	Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti	Baath Party, Saddam Maternal Half Brother	At large ** $1 Million Reward
	Watban Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti	Baath Party, Saddam Half Brother	Captured 4/13/03
	Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti	Baath Party, Saddam Half Brother	Captured 4/16/03
	Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash	Party Youth & Trade Bureau Chairman	In Custody 5/05/03
	Abd al-Baqi abd al-Karim Abdallah al-Sadun	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Baghdad	At large $1 Million Reward
	Muhammad Zimam Abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Ta'mim & Ninawa Gov	Captured 2/15/04 $1 Million Reward
	Samir abd al-Aziz al-Najim	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Diyal Gov.	Captured 4/17/03
	Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur	Min of Higher Education & Scientific Research	Captured 4/20/03
	Yahya Abdallah al-Ubaydi	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Basrah Gov.	At large $1 Million Reward
	Sa'd Abd al-Majid al-Faysal	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Salah ad Din Gov.	Captured 5/27/03
	Sayf al-Din al-Mashhadani	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Muthanna Gov.	Captured 5/27/03
	Fadil Mahmud Gharib (aka: Gharib Muhammad Fazel) al-Mashaikh	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Babil/Karbala Gov.	Captured 5/13/03
	Muhsin Khadr al-Khafaji	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Qadasiyah Gov.	Captured 2/09/04 $1 Million Reward
	Rashid Taan Kazim	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Anbar Governate	At large $1 Million Reward
	Ugla Abid Saqr al-Kubaysi	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Maysan Governate	In Custody 5/20/03
	Ghazi Hammud al-Ubaydi	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Wasit Gov.	In Custody 5/07/03
	Adil Abdallah Mahdi	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Dhi Qar Governate	Captured 5/15/03
	Nayif Shindakh Thamir	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia - Salah ad Din Governate Long ago, an Iraqi TV report said he was KILLED in the battle for Najaf. - - - Apparently, Centcom now believes he is dead. NO Jan'04 reward was issued. (Centcom status page still lists him as no status)	[Believed DEAD] As of 1-14-2004, Central Command began quoting Iraqi TV that he was killed.
	Khamis Sirhan al Muhammad { He was first reported captured on August 8th: per FoxNews: "Senior defense officials said Monday morning that No. 54 of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis has been taken into custody -- Khamis Sirhan al Muhammad, a Baath Party chairman and commander of the Baath militia in the Karbala Governate. Muhammad was captured in raids over the weekend, along with another on the wider list of 200."}	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Karbala Governate { CENTCOM never updated him on their website, then in January offered a $1Million reward, and then reported he was captured 1/11/2004.}	Captured 8/04/03 Captured 1/11/04 {this time for SURE!}
	Husayn Al Awadi	BP Chmn & Cmdr BP Militia Ninawa Governate	Captured 6/10/03
- - - Freeper Additions - - -
	Farouk Hijazi	#3 in Mukhabarat Iraqi intelligence ["biggest fish so far" -CIA]	Captured 4/25/03
	["unnamed associate of"] Abu Musab Zarqawi	a leading Al Qaeda operative	Captured 4/29/03
	Abu Abbas	Convicted Terrorist/Murderer - Leader Palestine Liberation Front	Captured 4/15/03
	Ahmed Walid Raguib al-Baz	Terrorist - 1st Lieutenant Palestine Liberation Front	Killed 3/20/03
	Khala Khadr Al-Salahat	Member of the Abul Nidal terrorist organization	In Custody 4/18/03
	Moqtada al-Sadr	"Cleric" leader of the Mehdi Army	At large
	Ayman Al-Zawahiri born: Egypt	*indicted along with Bin Laden by a grand jury in New York in 1999 for embassy bombings, *named as a prime suspect in the 9/11 mass murders *considered to have masterminded several terrorist operations in Egypt. *Al-Zawahiri was sentenced to death in absentia by an Egyptian military court. *Al-Zawahiri is believed to now serve as a spiritual advisor and doctor to Usama Bin Laden	At large $25 Million Reward.
	Saif Al-Adel born: Egypt	*thought to be affiliated with the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, and a high-ranking member of Al-Qaeda. *Al-Adel is wanted in connection with numerous 1998 bombings of US Embassies.	At large $25 Million Reward.
	Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi born: Jordan	*was named as the link between Iraq and Al Qaeda. *believed to be a close associate of Usama Bin Laden and Saif Al-Adel. *A poisons expert; ran a poison and explosives training camp	At large $5 Million Reward.
	Hassan Ghul born: Pakistan	a facilitator known in terrorist circles as "the Gatekeeper" who moved money and people around the Middle East, Africa and possibly beyond. Officials said that Ghul has extensive contacts in Al Qaeda and wider terrorist communities	Captured 1/23/04
	Husam Al-Yememi	a top deputy of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi who is believed to link Iraq directly to Al Qaeda.	Captured 1/22/04
	Abdul Rahman Yasin born: Bloomington,IN (US citizen)	Indicted fugitive from 1993 WTC bombing. Has a long history with Iraq	At large $5 Million Reward.
	Ahmad Khalil Ibrahim Samir al-Ani	former Iraq Consul, met with Mohammed Atta in Prague shortly before 9/11	Captured 7/02/03
	Ahmad Hikmat Shakir	an Iraqi national and al-Qaeda operative, with connections to the 1993 WTC bombing, a Jan 2000 al Qaeda summit in Malaysia, the Oct 2000 USS Cole bombing, and the 9/11 mass murder. (Newsweek) Shakir fled back to Baghdad just before the war.	At large three months after he was detained in 2002, Shakir was "inexplicably" released by Jordanian authorities - and he promptly vanished
	Ali Hussein Habib	Iraqi airforce general	Killed by the regime ~3/20/03
	Khaled Abdallah	a senior official of Saddam's Mukhabarat secret police	In Custody 4/20/03
	Major Khalid Hmood	Head of Iraqi intelligence during the war and one of Saddam's top bodyguards,	In Custody 4/20/03
	Salim Sa'id Khalaf al-Jumayli	former Chief of the Iraqi Intelligence Service American Desk	Captured 4/23/03
	"Son of Ham" [apple falls close to the tree]	Son of Hamza (Q-of-Spades - one of Saddam's most ruthless war criminals)	Captured 4/21/03
	Luay Khayrallaha [Saddam's brother-in-law]	#152 on the top 200 most-wanted list. Iraqi intelligence and security leader	Captured 5/19/03
	Mulhana Hamood Abdul Jabar [Saddam's brother-in-law]	caught with $300,000, three AK-47 rifles, and a rocket-propelled grenade	Captured 5/25/03
	Jaffar al-Jaffer	physicist & father of Iraq's nuclear WMD program	In Custody 4/13/03
	Imad Husayn Abdallah al-Ani	former VX nerve agent developer	In Custody 4/18/03
	Rihab Taha [aka "Dr. Germ"]	architect of Iraq's bio WMD program	In Custody 5/12/03
	Mohammed Saeed Kazim al-Sahaf [aka: "Comical Ali"] [aka: "Baghdad Bob"]	Minister of Information [wanted for DNC spokesperson]	Captured 6/25/03 [reportedly questioned by U.S. forces and released] On Administrative Leave
	Taha Ahmed Kalif	Anti-Iraq forces cell leader	In Custody 8/2/04
	Ali Ahmed Hamdoosh	Bomb maker with American blood on his hands	In Custody 8/2/04
	**  Nine fugitives supposedly hiding in Syria? This seems to have been a smokescreen as FOUR have since been caught in or near Baghdad.           Note2: Also, Al-Rawi (J-of-clubs) was reported by an Islamic newspaper as murdered by Saddam                 and Qusay on 4/08/03... one day AFTER the bombing of Saddam at the restaurant.                 [IMO, this is MUCH more believable now that we KNOW both Saddam and Qusay survived that restaurant blast]

[Shqipo]

The DEMS cried that a Homeland Security threat was posted on the Sunday after the DNC.., all we get after the RNC is uninterrupted FRANCES. I know it's a holiday weekend and no one in the news media wants to work, but sending the third team bench warmers 24/7 to flap in the breeze and totally ignore big news (job numbers, this capture, Bush afterglow) is a dereliction of duty.
I won't whine beyond that, less be considered a media girley-man.

[SubMareener]

There is also a report that an aide to Abu-Mus'ab al-Zarqawi was arrested in the city of Ba'qubah today. No official confirmation yet.

[Catspaw]

I see Geraldo on the screen and I think, "rogue wave NOW!" The funniest bit I saw was Al Roker on MSNBC yesterday. Lester Holt showed a shot of Roker being lashed by the wind & said, "We'll talk to Al Roker after the break." Roker said, "Lester, take your time. I'm having fun here," in a voice dripping with sarcasm. I chortled through the commercials.

But if al-Douri is caught--and I hope this is confirmed soon--it's a GREAT catch. Oh, yeah.

[Gorzaloon]

You dummy! It's mocking the kooky conspiracy leftists.

Take it from one who spends much time in the corner..

You have to use < sarcasm > tags < /sarcasm > or < joke > tags or bee burned at ye stake! :-)

[AmericaUnited]

members from 2001 are not trolls..

I switched names after 9-11, so my time goes back even further. But back to the story...

[Bahbah]

"Now back to our complete coverage of reporters in Fla standing in a storm."

Please, Fox, MSNBC, anyone, we sympathize with the folks in Florida, but this is just way over the top. On the other hand, if Kerry is out there doing anything, we're not hearing about it (could cut both ways), and we have all our FReepers attending Bush rallies and checking in with pics and reports, so it's not all bad.

[Jim Noble]

Please note that this story BROKE on FR yesterday, HERE, hat tip to FReeper bubman.

It was posted on the NYT website at 8:21 AM today, bubman had it at 9:22 PM last night.

[Shqipo]

IMHO, the more face-time a shaken Kerry & Edwards get, the better for Bush. These guys are on the rope and flailing wildly.

[tbpiper]

With all due respect to those in Florida, can just one network give FIVE FREAKIN MINUTES to break away from their soaked reporters flapping in the breeze...

As one of many Floridians who are suffering from the unrelenting blast of Hurricane Frances coverage (did you know I should be buying batteries and water?....for the 8 millionth time!) I concur.

[jimbo123]

Bump to FR getting the story 12 hours before the old media.

More from the A.P.

Sarhan said that defense officials laid a trap for al-Douri, knowing that he had been in ill health, reportedly from leukemia.

"We had received information that he was admitted to a hospital near Tikrit, or let us say a clinic to have blood transfusion," he told al-Hurra. "As soon as we received this information, the forces were able to plan a major operation to arrest him."

[Lurking2Long]

Which "emperor" would your tagline be referring too?

[AmericaUnited]

It was you actually :)

[Lurking2Long]

L2L (hurrying to put something on...)

Seriously, who is the "emperor"?

[evad]

I switched names after 9-11

What a shame 'AmericaUnited' wasn't a portent for the future.

The RATs instead decided on a strategy of 'whatever is good for Dims is bad news for America'. Fortunately their strategy proved faulty but it has divided this nation along harder lines than I have ever seen before.

After Kerry is finished off in grand style it will be interesting to see if a ration wing of that party can develop.

[evad]

hat tip to FReeper bubman.

ahhh yes.. good ole bubman.
Wonder if he ever figured out how to post a pic?

[pitinkie]

Yes even my son last night saw him(of course he watches Fox not CNN) and said "what is he doing here? He is not a meteorologist??"

[TexKat]

Former Saddam Deputy Arrested in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein's former second-in-command, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, was arrested in northern Iraq, an Iraqi Defense Ministry spokesman told al-Hurra television.

Saleh Sarhan said al-Douri was captured while in a clinic where he was receiving medical treatment.

"There was a major operation around Tikrit and al-Dour and American forces supported by Iraqi civil defense corps members were able to capture Izzat al-Douri," he told the U.S. government-funded Arabic-language station in a live telephone interview. Saddam was captured at a safehouse near al-Dour in December.

The U.S. military said it had no immediate comment on the report.

Sarhan said al-Douri was now in the hands of the Americans.

Al-Douri, who had a U.S. bounty of $10 million on his head, was the highest-ranking member of Saddam's government who was still at large. Once the vice chairman of the Baath Party's Revolutionary Command Council, he was a longtime confidant of Saddam.

He is No. 6 on the U.S. military's list of 55 most wanted figures from Saddam's regime. Forty-four on the list had been captured or killed.

U.S. military officials have said they believe al-Douri is playing an organizing role in the 16-month-old insurgency against U.S. forces.

[AmericaUnited]

Seriously, who is the "emperor"?

I'm sure you understand that that saying speaks to "Speaking the truth, rather than just repeating what the mindless crowd is just blathering."

I think I put that on my tag line a month or two ago to remind everyone that Kerry was really naked and the truth would come out. If you remember, two months ago and before, there were many here who were getting very wobbly ("Bush is going to lose, blah, blah, blah") and I kept posting to "keep the faith", that Rove and Team were keeping the powder dry, that the heavy guns had not started firing, and when they did, the effect would be devastating.

Well, now 'everyone' sees that happened. So I guess it's time for a new tag line.

[golfboy]

"Rove's wife will be glad that he's not living in their basement anymore...

Now she's just waiting for Bin-Laden to get out of the house. Must wait till October..."


LOL, do you realize how weak and pathetic you sound? BooHoo, that big, bad Karl man is being mean to me again!
Rather than whining that you've been damaged politically, try being happy for our country and our troops.

[lepton]

after posting several thousand fiercely pro-Bush, pro-GOP posts, I'm now a troll[...]

How'd that happen? :)

[golfboy]

"You dummy! It's mocking the kooky conspiracy leftists."

oops... sorry man, I should have read the whole thread before responding to you. Please accept apologies from the "new guy" who didn't know your history.

[Dustbunny]

Way to go guys !!! Excellent work !!!

[AmericaUnited]

LOL, do you realize how weak and pathetic you sound?

Huh?! When 'you' say 'you', do 'you' mean 'me'? If so, see #21.

[Lurking2Long]

Well, at least you admit it...

[tubebender]

WCG is going to be very disappointed. Should I ping the Nascar crowd... <:-o)

[True Capitalist]

Proper interrogations of al Durri may shed some light on the Iraq-al Qaeda connection. al Durri's cousin is married to Colonel Saadan Mahmud Abdul Latif aka Abu-Wael who is the co-founder of the al Qaeda funded Ansar al Islam.

[hummingbird]

I thought you guys had him!

/sarcasm for "great justice!"

[AmericaUnited]

after posting several thousand fiercely pro-Bush, pro-GOP posts, I'm now a troll[...]

How'd that happen? :)

IT'S A JOKE PEOPLE! A JOKE!

Reminder to me and note... Some don't have a highly developed sense of humor, sarcasm, whit, etc. Be sure to place the following disclamer after such posts: "This is only a joke. <\/sarcasm <//joke <//laugh <//humor <//your closing tag goes here"

[hummingbird]

Okay...beeber off. But, if you're going to be deep, deep cover, let me know next time...my beeber has a hair-trigger this morning!

[Pedrobud]

Any timing is good. DId you notice on Drudge that Bin Laden is close to being captured. That is what is great about being an incumbent. Go Bush !!

[keats5]

I would like to see a two minute spot for Bush, where they flash the the face of each terrorist from the deck of cards, with voice overs describing each person's fate. I think it would be stunning.

It could end with, "Despite what you hear, the War on Terrorism is working."

[Pedrobud]

I agree. It makes the weather people look so stupid. OK , it is raining and the wind is strong. Just tell us.

[vanburen]

Web Site Information here

[AmericaUnited]

In all seriousness, I really do expect Bin-Laden to get popped before election day. My conspiracy goes like this, and I think it's somewhat reasonable.

I believe Musharraf and his intelligence service knows where Bin-Laden is hiding out close enough to bag him with an all-out effort. I believe Musharraf will do this in October on his own, giving a big boost to Bush, and then trying to call in this 'chip' from Bush repeatedly in the next 4 years.

[hummingbird]

I would like to see a two minute spot for Bush, where they flash the the face of each terrorist from the deck of cards, with voice overs describing each person's fate. I think it would be stunning.

That would be so cool......of course, the timing would be questioned!

/sarcasm for "great justice!"

[Lacey]

Rove's wife will be glad that he's not living in their basement anymore... Now she's just waiting for Bin-Laden to get out of the house. Must wait till October...

LOL; good one!

[Cultural Jihad]

Still 71 million in unclaimed bounties out there! Funny how dictators like to be called 'president' because democracies have presidents and democracy is a very powerful idea in the world.

[Pedrobud]

What I find incredible is that all these leaders are pussies. If I were them, I would never be taken alive. They want everyone else to die for the cause, but they are not willing to walk the walk.

[paws_and_whiskers]

Any timing is good.

Agreed. Forgot to put /sarcasm after my post.

[ridesthemiles]

He was in a clinic getting treatment..still in the process of confirming identify.....No official confirmation... ""

I can understand wanting to be 1000% sure of who he is, BUT how many redheads were serving in Saddam's Army of thugs.? What nationality is he, anyway? Most of the Iraqi pics we have seen show a very definate black haired populace.

[Thermalseeker]

Man. That is a new kind of UGLY.

Kind of resembles G. Gordon Liddy, doesn't he?

[Lee'sGhost]

"It's time someone says the emperor has no clothes."

Naw. More like "the poster has no brain."

[wearredcaps]

Do you think that band-aid on his thumb has a purple heart on it?

[hummingbird]

I believe Musharraf and his intelligence service knows where Bin-Laden is hiding out close enough to bag him with an all-out effort. I believe Musharraf will do this in October on his own, giving a big boost to Bush, and then trying to call in this 'chip' from Bush repeatedly in the next 4 years.

I would love to see Bin-Laden in captivity, held by Iraqi Army, with support of coalition troops. When the Old Media asks, "who captured him," each coalition spokesman could say...a la "Spartacus"...something like "we, the coalition, at the behest of the Iraqi nation."

[Allegra]

In all seriousness, I really do expect Bin-Laden to get popped before election day. My conspiracy goes like this, and I think it's somewhat reasonable.

And the WMD...

Can't say any more than that. But watch for it.

I don't think there's election timing ivolved so much as other factors.

[hummingbird]

No kidding...he kinda' stands out in the crowd. Al-Douri could totally change his appearance but he is so radically arrogant, even if he was wearing a Spiderman costume, one could never mistake him once he opened his mouth.

[AF68]

Last night, Geraldo looked like he was doing the St. Vitas dance, bouncing around in the wind gusts. Fox News on the weekends is almost unwatchable with their pathetic Fox and Friends crew.

[MEG33]

Oh, Allegra, wouldn't that be wonderful!