A Bizarre, Incoherent, Contrived "News" Story

[neebob]

IRAQI: SADDAM DEPUTY MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED

Dec 2, 7:16 AM (ET)

By MARIAM FAM

KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) - U.S. troops may have killed or arrested Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam Hussein's top former deputy who is suspected of leading the anti-U.S. insurgency, an Iraqi official said Tuesday. Officials of the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad said they had no information on the report.

Al-Douri, No. 6 on the U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis, may have been arrested or killed in a U.S. raid in Kirkuk in northern Iraq, a senior Kurdish official in Kirkuk said on condition of anonymity.

"I heard he might have been killed or captured," the official said, citing sources in his political party.

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http://apnews1.iwon.com//article/20031202/D7V685D00.html?PG=home&SEC=news

Okay, so the main idea is some guy said this other guy may have been killed or captured. This so-called news story, currently at the top of my home page, is almost too ridiculous to comment on. I'm sort of dwelling on Task Force Ironhorse's motto, shown in the pic top right.

[Robb]

1. That's freakin' hilarious...

There are more qualifiers than punctuation in that bit.

U.S. troops may have killed or arrested Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam Hussein's top former deputy who is suspected of leading the anti-U.S. insurgency, an (unnamed)Iraqi official said Tuesday. (unnamed)Officials of the U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad said they had no information on the report.
Al-Douri, No. 6 on the U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis, may have been arrested or killed in a U.S. raid in Kirkuk in northern Iraq, a (unnamed) senior Kurdish official in Kirkuk said on condition of anonymity.
"I heard he might have been killed or captured," the official said, citing (unnamed) sources in his political party.

Absurd.

[neebob]

2. I know

Then you have to ask why they needed to arrest his wife and daughter if they may have killed or captured him already. Then they dismantled some statues and oh, by the way, there was another attack in which someone got killed. I gotta get a new home page. Off to the rat race!

[Turbineguy]

3. Blackadder:

"So, something you haven't seen is slightly more blue that something else you haven't seen?"

Percy: "Uhhh... Yes!"

[trof]

4. rumors as news

I saw that this morning.
:eyes:

[pansypoo53219]

5. well

this is the FAITH based president, where everything is belief, and knowing NOTHING.