The French newscasters are also having a bad day:
From Merde in France:
Sunday, December 14, 2003
Posted 12:27 PM by W
One more reason for the year to be ruined for the French
Baghdad celebrates, and Paris frowns. Task force 121 got his number. Saddam Hussein, the Ace of Spades and Sarcelles hometown favorite, is reportedly down for count in Tikrit. Buy some anti-depressants for Dieudonné M'Bala M'Bala, Jamel Debbouze, and Jacko the Wacko Chiraq.
UPDATE: As this news is being confirmed with each passing minute, the news annoncer on LCI (French 24 hour news channel subsidiary of TF1) looks like he's in mourning.
UPDATE: The broad now presenting the news on LCI asks, 'How could they catch Saddam Hussein, the Americans were having enormous intelligence problems in Iraq?'. Yeah, enormous problems, according to America's French 'friends'. Just afterwards she switched to Paul Bremer's press conference where he stated 'We got 'im!'.
UPDATE: Bloggers in Iraq cover the story:
Baghdad Skies
Hammorabi
UPDATE: In an incredible display of hubris and French 'sophistication' (no, rather the lack thereof) a somber looking Dominique Villepin™ (he's a guy) just gave a point-by-point statement (live on LCI) of what must be done in Iraq now that Saddam is out of the picture. Aside from supplying port-a-potties, I have no idea how the French could help out in Iraq. Villepin, I don't want to see your face unless you are in a restaurant serving me grilled frogs legs with plenty of Tabasco sauce. Now scoot!
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