Capture of Saddam Hussein

The capture of Saddam Hussein was announced early in the morning, December 14, 2003, by the Bush Administration just in time to dominate the Sunday talk shows, although, it did happen daytime the previous day.

The best photo showed the disheveled dictator docilely submitting to a medical exam, with a doctor running his gloved hand through his hair looking for lice and sticking a tongue depressor in his mouth.

The U.S. military operation, titled Operation RED DAWN, was carried out by the "1st Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division in coordination with Special Operations Forces." --According to briefing by Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III, Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority, Baghdad, December 14, 2003.

Interestingly enough the Patriot Act II was passed on the same day as Saddam was captured. There were not any major news stories on the passing of the bill. --

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