U.S. Soldiers Raid House on Mechanic's Tip, Hunting for Saddam

[NNN0LHI]

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGATMINVEID.html

ISHAKY, Iraq (AP) - U.S. soldiers raided the home of a wealthy auto dealer Monday after a man claiming to be Saddam Hussein's mechanic said the ousted dictator was hiding there.

Four Bradley fighting vehicles smashed through the front walls of the compound in Ishaky, on the banks of the Tigris about 35 miles north of Baghdad, said Capt. Karl Pfuetze, whose 4th Infantry 3rd Brigade unit led the raid.

Dozens of soldiers stormed the compound, which consisted of three interconnected houses with an estimated 50 rooms, he said.

Saddam was not in the house, and soldiers found no escape tunnels on the property. They detained the house's owner and the man who provided the tip.

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[pdove]

1. He is for $25 Million

Hope we declare that any false information will cost them $25 at least to discourage false info.

[pw]

2. So do you think the mechanic had a beef with the dealer?

Like maybe a disgruntled former employee? Just think of the fun you can have passing on "tips" about people you don't like.

[RobertSeattle]

4. Don't give Karl Rove any ideas!

...He might finger DU is hiding Saddam!

[pdove]

5. Clever way to revenge and possibly get the Big Money

No loss if it turned out to be false.

[NNN0LHI]

6. He may have bought a lemmon from the guy? n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

10. This happened in Afghanistan for a while...

Warlords at odds with eachother would say that OBL or his people were hiding in village somewhere and we would carpet bomb the village thereby fighting the warlords wars for them.

[dansolo]

12. That's what happened in Afghanastan

Rival warlords were using the American military to take out their enemies.

[Maeve]

3. Not even a weapon of mass distraction?

What a cheat!

[democrat in Tallahassee]

7. look in crawford, texas....n/t

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[sangha]

8. It's "Saddam"

we're looking for. Not "Sedan"!!

[Richardo]

9. HA! Sangha!

I can just see that mechanic, hiding behind a wall, laughing his ASS off...

[Lars39]

11. I've heard mechanic's liens can get pretty tense.

:) $25 million, huh?