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Saddam's Bodyguard Captured

This just in (at least, it's news to us) .... Saddam's bodyguard reportedly has been captured in a U.S. raid:

U.S. soldiers captured one of Saddam Hussein's bodyguards during a raid early Tuesday in the former dictator's hometown, where hours earlier troops found enough anti-tank mines and gunpowder for a month of attacks on American forces.

....The military reported a U.S. soldier killed in an attack in the capital Monday, while guerrillas blew up a major civilian bridge in an attempt to disrupt the U.S. occupation.

During the pre-dawn Tikrit raid, soldiers fired two shots before storming a house to capture the bodyguard. He was escorted from the home minutes later, blood seeping through his hat. "We got our prime target," said Lt. Col. Steve Russell. "This man was a close associate of Saddam Hussein." He declined to identify the man, saying only that he was "one of Saddam's lifelong bodyguards."

Update: Saddam has released a new tape vowing revenge for the murder of his sons.

Update: Whoops, the U.S. retracts its claim of capturing Saddam's bodyguard.

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