.contact us |.about us

Highlights ... ...
Search:
    Advertisement
Iraqis jubilant over Saddam's capture
( 2003-12-14 21:58) (Agencies)

Celebratory gunfire rang out across the Iraqi capital, radios played festive music, drivers honked their horns and passengers on buses and trucks chanted "They got Saddam, they got Saddam," as word of the former dictator's capture spread from car to car and shop to shop on a sun-filled Sunday afternoon.

U.S. troops stationed around the country cheered when they heard the news and held back as Iraqis fired their guns in the air. Iraqi journalists gave U.S. officials a standing ovation and cheered wildly when video of a captured Saddam was shown during a news conference announcing the arrest.

But not everyone was happy and many said they wanted proof that the man in U.S. custody is the real Saddam Hussein.

"I heard the news, but I'll believe it when I see it," said Mohaned al-Hasaji, a 33-year-old who owns a cosmetics shop on Baghdad's bustling Karada street. "They need to show us that they really have him."

Outside his shop a paper boy sold copies of Sunday's edition of Shaheed, or the Witness, a weekly newsmagazine whose cover story was graced with photos of Saddam and banned headline that asked "Who's the real Saddam?"

At the Palestine hotel, where foreign journalists and American contract workers are staying, Abil Daoud was sad.

"We lost our only hope and now we are stuck with the Americans," said Daoud, who is employed by U.S. troops as a local security guard. Some called Saddam a "coward" for getting caught. Others were glad he didn't die a martyr.

"He killed my son Mohammed and he tortured his people," said Halem a-Jassen, 40, as she celebrated in the street.

Members of the Iraqi Communist Party, which was banned and persecuted under Saddam's rule, passed around bags of candy and raised red flags outside their party headquarters.

A Shiite cleric named Azhad al-Faili thanked the Almighty "for ridding the world of the tyrant."

Ayet Bassem, who wore the traditional black cloak of religious Muslim women, was overcome with a sense of relief.

"Things will be better for my son," she said, clutching the hand of six-year-old Zenalbadin. "My son now has a future."

With random gunfire in the streets, she said it was time to go home and leave the shopping for later.

Worried shopkeepers hurried to close up their businesses early and get home before the shooting increased.

Among them was Yehya Hasson.

"I'm very happy. Now we can start a new beginning."

   
Close  
  Go to Another Section  
     
 
 
     
  Article Tools  
     
  E-Mail This Article
Print Friendly Format
 
     
   
        .contact us |.about us
  Copyright By chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved  
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产成人AV无码精品| 成人一级黄色毛片| 亚洲欧美日韩专区| 精品国产污污免费网站入口| 国产免费久久精品99re丫y| 色之综合天天综合色天天棕色| 在线观看www日本免费网站| 一区五十路在线中出| 故意短裙公车被强好爽在线播放| 久久综合88熟人妻| 999国产精品| 国产精品第5页| GOGOGO免费高清在线中国| 少妇丰满爆乳被呻吟进入| 中文字幕永久更新| 日本三级韩国三级美三级91| 九色综合九色综合色鬼| 欧美在线综合视频| 亚洲欧美日韩国产综合五月天| 男人团vip每日更新番号库| 午夜阳光电影在线观看| 舔舔小核欲成欢| 国产久视频观看| 韩国太太的告白韩国电影| 国产成人无码AⅤ片在线观看| 亚洲www在线观看| 国产精品午夜福利在线观看地址| 91网站网址最新| 日韩电影免费在线观看网站| 国产成人精品久久一区二区三区| 777四色米奇欧美影院| 国语自产偷拍精品视频偷| 99精品久久99久久久久| 天天操夜夜操美女| h视频在线观看免费完整版| 最近中文字幕在线mv视频在线| 亚洲欧美人成网站在线观看看| 潮喷大喷水系列无码久久精品 | 日韩午夜免费视频| 五月婷婷在线免费观看| 未满十八18禁止免费无码网站|