The capture of Saddam Hussein (2003) | 60 Minutes Archive

Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, a look back at the December 2003 capture of Saddam Hussein, a watershed moment in the Iraq War. Scott Pelley visited the site of Saddam's last stand a few days after his capture, seeing firsthand the hole where Saddam spent his last moments as a free man.
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[@paulc6471]

That fly made the most of his screen time

[@KKplaysit]

He heard the legend of his distant relative gaining stardom on Mike Pence, and knew it was now his moment to achieve imortality.

[@westpippen40]

😭😭😭😭

[@0mar-777]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@CONTACTSURFACE]

Thank you

[@Deandre07112]

😂😂😂😂

[@huaida6413]

I am from Iraq , But my family left Iraq in 1998 when I was 4 years old. In 2003 after the war my family decided to visit Iraq to see my grandparents. That was the only time I saw my country, it was just for 2 weeks. At that time we wanted to get to Iraq, it was difficult since there were no flights, so we went to the nearest country to Iraq which is Syria , and went to Iraq by a car , we were attacked at the Iraqi border between Iraq and Syria by American tank which had many soldiers.. and the car we were in was destroyed while we were inside . I was less than 10 that time , that scene is still engraved in my memory and I have never been to Iraq again.

[@zainsaeed6459]

Brother those who were responsible for the misery they had caused in your country will pay for their crimes on judgment Day

[@no-barknoonan1335]

How was the car destroyed while you were inside, how did you survive? Did your family survive?

[@huaida6413]

@@no-barknoonan1335 yes we survived, the destruction was mostly in the bannet . Luckily they didn't shoot because there were 3 soldiers surrounding our car with big guns pointing on us , some of them pulled the triggers also .. my mother asked me and sister to hide under the seats in case they shoot.. my mom , dad and the driver put their hands up.. then the last thing i felt was a big shake because i was closing my eyes it was something as if the car jumped .. honestly it is scarier than the way I am telling it

[@huaida6413]

@@zainsaeed6459 I think my story is simple .. I wonder what happened to the people who really lived in Iraq

[@aymangaber8341]

crime That's war

[@ambiencemusic376]

This still stuns me how such a powerful leader get reduced to those living conditions you would think he would be well protected

[@karimhicks8376]

He'll, go back to 1945, when Adolph Hitler was smuggled out of Berlin, Germany, onto a U-BOAT, TO South America; ARGENTINA.

[@Reagan1984]

​@karimhicks8376 Never happened, Adolph died in Berlin, no one besides fringe conspiracy theorists dispute that

[@Matt-cr4vv]

You’re only powerful as long as you have a military force to hold your power. The Iraqi army controlled by Saddam fell quickly and Baghdad was captured around three weeks into the invasion. And he wasn’t really a popular guy, he was a brutal dictator that controlled Iraq with an iron fist. He didn’t have widespread support and friends to protect him like a Bin Laden did where he lived seemingly comfortably for a lot of the time he was in hiding.

[@geeloco1600]

Because he was a scumbag, not that complicated

[@sukhrobvokhidov1653]

Vragi ne dremlyut ! Amerika edinayvennaya strana kto seet suetu, smutu , ublyudstvo, nu I verhushka politiki pidorazy I ublyudki , v kotoryh nichego horoshego!!!

[@Anonymous-pm7jf]

Imagine risking your life over oil and now your paying 5 bucks a gallon.

[@elvenkind6072]

It's so fun to listen to Americans complaining about gas prices. Here in the oil nation of Norway we pay about 15 $US each LITER. Both gasoline and diesel.

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

They didnt risk their lives for gas but it was for power and control. It's the same exact reason why they are picking a fight with China and Russia. In 2000 they couldn't decide who to pick a fight with between Islam and China, they pick a fight with both but China was too determined to resist and fight back so they settled down with fighting with Islam.

[@greenearth9945]

@@elvenkind6072 why do you lie? Im from Denmark and its not rven close to that. You guys pay around $3 USD/liter

[@elvenkind6072]

@@greenearth9945 Thanks for letting me know. I mixed up the mathematics, not very good with numbers at all. I was thinking 5US$=10NOK I think. So yes, you are right, 3 USD, or 25NOK? I think that's right. Hva er prisen på bensin i dag? Produktpriser (Bulk) Produkt Eks. mva Inkl. mva Bensin 95 E5 17,90 kr/l 22,38kr/l Fyringsolje Bio 100* 16,12 kr/l 20,15 kr/l HVO Anleggsdiesel 100 M-19* 23,43 kr/l 29,29 kr/l HVO Anleggsdiesel 100 M-24* 25,03 kr/l 31,29 kr/l

[@elvenkind6072]

@@greenearth9945 Anyway = Almost 3-4 times more for gasoline and diesel here in Scandinavia, was my point.

[@ZMAN_420]

Iraq war was one of the biggest, most expensive, mistakes our Country has made in my 40+ years.

[@arjunaanand1324]

Heinous crime - not a mistake

[@gw6496]

Well the United States created that monster and they had to take that monster down and out!!

[@harikrishnans9671]

wat about afghanistan then..?

[@UserDontiAS]

History doesn't have blank pages. It's all well documented

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

Hopefully something good will come out of the US global crimes by hastening it's decline

[@fffff3387]

He was a leader who didn't leave Iraq for his safety but remained there

[@user-yt9ro8uo5c]

He couldn't leave.

[@maxg4304]

He had nowhere to go, so he hid underground instead of facing the music

[@user-yt9ro8uo5c]

His enemies were above in the sound of music, aaaa... @@maxg4304

[@vesile99]

A lion is a lion even if it's powerless. A diamond is a diamond even if it's in dirt.

[@user-hu7vm2lg4d]

As an ex soldier I had no joy in this we went after the wrong man and wasted so many lives for nothing he was no threat to us at all

[@vanessapaxton]

My dad was deployed there in 2003 during the invasion. I remember how my cousin, mom, elder brother and a neighbor were laughing at Saddam getting hanged while watching it live on TV in our house. I was laughing too. Well, I was just 8 years old in '06. What could I know? But now, I'm utterly repulsed. A pointless war and a waste of money and lives. May all the victims rest in peace. 🙏🏻

[@franciscoburgos787]

All in the name of Bush.

[@mr.ene4798]

WMD

[@vanessapaxton]

@@franciscoburgos787 Yeah, as well as Cheney and the late Rumsfeld and Powell

[@issahumps]

Saddam was a stand up guy 😂

[@dignityputnam6641]

You’re right, in describing it as a pointless war. But kid your deserved to have that laugh at 8. He was a brutal individual and seeing him die was one of the few things I’ve experienced in life that gave hope there might be justice for the powerful after all.

[@Anonymous-zx3do]

As a Veteran I cannot find any satisfaction in this.

[@federalreservebrown2507]

plenty of embarrassment tho

[@pumatherapper9100]

idk if it’s just me but their smiles. It’s disgusting

[@ahmadtharwat2670]

Why you are not satisfied.! 😊

[@elvenkind6072]

With hindsight it is easy to judge I think. But the normal, Iraqi "Average Ali" I think was happy to get rid of Saddam, but not so much Al-Quada and ISIS.

[@MO-fl8vm]

You should not be satisfied but proud, sadam gassed and invaded Kuwait and Qatar trying to control the oil supply of the Middle East

[@kstministriessouthafrica3573]

Imagine killing Sadam for absolute nothing

[@paulinekalondu2846]

he was innocent

[@506Naz]

Nothing? He brutally attacked & invaded Kuwait and doubled down on the invasion when he was giving a chance to withdraw his troops but other neighboring nations. Not only that but he literally threatened to invade those neighboring nations too.

[@zorro1906]

Imagine you lived in Iraq during his regime, and you are saying that! You are saying that because you didn't live there for one day. Watching TV Reports/News and comments, something is different when you have lived there almost your whole life, and you are saying something.

[@paulinekalondu2846]

how is the country now since 2003 any different? just asking @@zorro1906

[@erkkihelminen7580]

​@@506Nazand commited anfal campaign which was basicly etnic cleansing of kurds and forced arabisation

[@JacobafJelling]

Archiveeee stuff ♥️♥️

[@ebrimamboge2184]

My brother met an Iraqi who he studied with in India and his whole family was murdered by US air strike while he was away from school only to come back home and found out your whole family is gone mother father sisters brothers cousins all gone....My brother said the guy never felt the same always sitting by himself in isolation at school always quiet like someone who is really Traumatize and very suicidal....Bush, Blair and all the people responsible will never have peace

[@Jakub-kw1rx]

»The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of The Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of The Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.« (Gospel of Matthew - Chapter 1)

[@cor2250]

Bush is the blame of war

[@kyroncook3162]

cool

[@user-ll5tp8kg5q]

Буш, младший наркоман и алкаш, по его зрачкам можно было определить, он употребляет наркотики, по красному носу, что он всегда принимает алкоголь, Блеер, Саркози, Паул Коен и их союзники, будьте вы прокляты до седьмого колени, 7со своей кровавой демократией.

[@copypaste_pro]

Actually they live a very peaceful life, no remorse

[@ttzzaa]

And to this day no one has taken responsibility for these crimes.

[@federalreservebrown2507]

and jews be laughing at americlowns like everyone else

[@7Frosty7]

@@federalreservebrown2507 wtf do jews have to do with iraq loool wtf

[@indiceimpilo4586]

an they try to make Putin a criminal

[@basedmonitored5191]

Bush and Netanyahu put this disaster in motion.

[@basedmonitored5191]

@@federalreservebrown2507 Netanyahu sat in front of Congress and openly lobbied for the invasion. He said “Iraq would be the right ChOiCe” when talking about invasion/war. Bush and Netanyahu should be jailed

[@YerpDerp17]

It's sad that we lied ourselves into a war, out of justified anger and anguish of 9/11. So many innocent people, including children were killed/assaulted for this war. Sure. Saddam was a bad guy, but was it worth it? Forget the money, but all the innocent lives was avoidable. Nothing changed, it only got worse. And it opened my eyes, as someone who was 12 during 9/11. Really shapes how I view the world, and how at that time America was losing a lot of moral highground I once held for it, very quickly. Lots of horrific acts all in the name of fighting terrorism. A faceless enemy that gave us justification to enact terrible policy, lose our what privacy we had here in America, and a blank check to stay in perpetual war. I know war is highly complex, along with world politics. But there is no debating that Iraq was a terrrible mistake, that is stil affecting thousands if not milllions of families to this day. I understand that war is at times going to be inevitable, but this wasn't one of those times. And no American citizen should be okay with the government straight up lying to you in order to go into war, I don't care what political party they are. There need to be base line, common sense ideas and concepts we as a peoeple need to agree on, or this country will further degrade to the point of no return. I have already rambled enough, but if we took out all the deaths, the atrocities commited to people during this time in that region are absolutely despicable. Never let any politician on either side let exploit your fear, ignorance and anguish, because it never ends well.

[@user-je6xu9em8f]

dude 9-11 was a set up

[@charlesciminera5881]

No sir youdid not ramble your statement was very well put

[@peacefusion]

funny. when I grew up, I grew out of conspiracies and saw that War normally has a cause. Its easy to blame the US for being the bigger power, but that hides the reality of how much evil there is in the world, terrorism, regimes, beheadings, people killing civilians. why do we just focus on the civilian count when the US enters?

[@fdciabdul]

saddam is the bad guy ? think again .. he didn't start the war

[@romanhama5377]

Significant changes indeed took place, particularly in northern Iraq, now recognized as the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The Kurdish population achieved linguistic and cultural freedom, liberating themselves from the clutches of a dictator who sought to perpetrate genocide. Since then, the region has transformed into the most secure area in the Middle East, serving as a refuge for individuals of diverse religions and ethnicities. Moreover, it has emerged as a steadfast ally of the United States, playing a crucial role in rescuing Iraq from the threat of ISIS.

[@kariukingigi7578]

That was really shocking for a man like sadam,all the same history shall live to tell

[@faisalk9723]

Sad how America tries to help and fix other nations but cant fix its own country

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

WTF!!! do you actually believe what you are saying or are you being sarcastic?

[@blacksilver9542]

@@sareeyemanusqaame8723 what's wrong?

[@matias.avenali]

well actually US was not trying to fix anything, they were just making business

[@atown6739]

​@@matias.avenali I wouldn't call Killing ,raping,and stealing "business " , its called a warcrime.

[@onestar1017]

America ain't perfect but life is good if you live right. I used to be in a gang and I hate the law. But what America stands for is a good life for everyone. If you choose to break the law you deal with the consequences. It's not America it's the whole worlds thats the problem truthfully. Greed is all the world knows. Profit profit. Only when the people unite worldwide to start fresh will there be peace. And that will probably never happen. To many judgements in each other's eye.

[@athraaaltameemi2639]

They removed one killer and created 1000 new killers in that country , so sad 😞.

[@Anonymous-pm7jf]

They had 250 thousand American soldier killers there

[@mteevie1609]

And they never had democracy.

[@lasithwanniarachchi4390]

What did you expect to happen in a war, and that was their country.

[@bidenhasdementia6804]

A lot more than 1000

[@Baghdad.78]

I’m an Iraqi citizen,and 80 percent of the Iraqi people are better off today than under Saddam’s regime

[@CR800]

A man lived, a man died, and he spoke like a man

[@samfungcheung345]

民主党郑家富律師是沙田区議員, 也是新界东部立法会地区选舉民选議員, 区議会負責收集市民意見, 反映民意, 不属于共产党政治体制底下的政治部門, 区議会的当然主席, 由該区的民政事务專員担任,

[@Ahmed90Ameer55]

حفرة ال🐀 😂

[@-thegoat-_-]

و انت مصدق أمريكان 😂😂​@@Ahmed90Ameer55

[@nzyma1768]

I am trying to figure out what was his crime, that they hung him in such hurry.

[@professorvoluck9311]

He used chemical weapons against his own people, he tortured and killed millions, lit over 700 oil wells on fire which caused an environmental disaster, and many other horrific crimes. He also plotted the hit on President George Bush, senior.

[@AA-2003]

60 minutes Please upload Paul G Allen full documentary it’s hard to find that anywhere . I would really appreciate it

[@davidhudson5452]

Lost my best friend because of the war and it fixed nothing

[@scratcherbrespeakman7516]

I feel your pain I also lost one of my friends/family member in the same op

[@1winstard]

It was useless and unnecessary............

[@sjulian4185]

Sorry brother, for your loss. I am an African woman and we continue to suffer from useless wars so a few rich people can wear diamonds and other exclusive stones.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Tony Blair should be in prison

[@stephencrisson3595]

David hudson I'm sorry for your loss of your friend but War never fixes anything but it is good that they captured this scumbag and let them hang him they are better off without him but someone's always going to take that person spot

[@nicholasvrbka6120]

“It just happened” In other words you killed the power to the town for your advantage.

[@jurjen8703]

yeah lmao, it doesn't take an expert to read into that smile he gave when he said it.

[@c_dubz9401]

That is what he was implying

[@rewnz6632]

Einstein showed up

[@Alien_DNA_]

Or maybe He clapped his hands and said “clap off” .

[@Jacko-cj3yl]

🤦🏻‍♂️

[@othmansf4080]

I was there in the military. I served 6 years doing Interpreter. for us military. I am organically from Iraq. I saw a lot of crazy things!!! Was so sad a lot of Iraqi people die😢 by the end iraq war was a mistake..

[@user-wt3wk5fd9m]

So sleeping with the enemy,traitor

[@peacefusion]

lot of soldiers can say this because theyre just that, foot soldiers. its easy to undermine the situation when all you know more about is the face situation and not the picture as a whole. To ask every soldier for their political insight is kind of silly. The battle scars are one thing, but the understanding why soldiers are moved are under another supervision. To a soldier 1 death doesnt justify 100. But in war, 1 death is just a cost in the battle plan. So, its always sad to hear so many soldiers dislike war and their experience, but lets not forget the cause and enemy, plus all the aid that resulted because of soldiers.

[@Yeah_sure_]

“Mistake” it was a terrorist OP perpetrated under false pretext of WMD. Killed a million! A MILLION! every OP is a lie in its history. EVERYONE! Every retaliation is in defence of their terrorism & war crimes and the avg sleeping American buys it because Arab blood is cheap, as long as they get to sleep better even if they know it’s fabricated. If there is an afterlife for any Americans complicit in it they can expect their reward there. Their silence today when they know by now what their government is capable of cost too many lives and their countries foreign policies is costing lives continuing till today. It is a duty on American people to stand up because it cost the taxpayer at the end of the day and even their soldiers and their families innocently thinking they are fighting the boogey man.

[@mahersultan7078]

Traitor

[@nokibnoor3027]

You are a traitor. Shame on you.

[@Missnips24]

Hard to believe that 2003 was over 20 years ago.

[@sbickham67]

Dude wasn’t as bad as the media made him out to be. Do your research

[@josef7601]

Typical western hypocrisy to justify the theft of the lands, oil etc..

[@cecilaugust1839]

Oil right dude

[@TerkeyStone]

Rip suddam went up against a racist country something blk people should have been done

[@natsalta]

It is America Its leaders want to be supreme and be judge in the whole world !!!

[@jimmythundarrsdrumcoverser492]

@@natsalta CORRECT! As we have always done!

[@clos1203]

I remembered it. It was wild they showed him hung on live national tv in America. It opened my eyes as a kid that we were just as bad as them if not worse.

[@gigantor62]

100 times worst.

[@b60977]

Bad as them? How did Iraqis threatened your so called national security? The US is a terrorist state

[@Mal_999A]

What was bad about “them”? What did they do to you?

[@rapartist9309]

He killed thousands of people and did it for no reason so how is hanging him making them bad people. Not defending them or saying they aren’t bad but this is not what makes them bad because he deserved it

[@inde6466]

It was wack seeing it early childhood

[@steveaustin4424]

That damn fly had me replay his part 2 times

[@Drenwickification]

I remember as a kid seeing the video of him being hanged online, was kinda surreal to actually see a video of it

[@brandofoster6195]

I arrived in Taji Iraq 🇮🇶 shortly after Sadams capture. Just because he was captured didn't mean it was over liked some of us hoped. Thank God I made it back, for those who didn't Rest in Peace.

[@viva-23]

Great that they didn't fighting a war that you know you only went in for money including those that died there. Money wasn't worth it after all.

[@ramziabdelhadi5865]

You think you made it? You think what you have done to us will remain unanswered for. You have no idea who we are.when i say you i mean who you represent not you as an individual.

[@brandofoster6195]

@@ramziabdelhadi5865 😓

[@gixxhaa2963]

sadly it was all fine until you went there and captured him, look at irac after that, downhill, well, you got your oil

[@darreallisrael-fv4qm]

Sad what America did to Iraq all the 😈 this country's has done .the end will justify the means America will fall people.

[@davidplants]

I remember watching this when it first aired. It was CRAZY back then and its still crazy today. On many many many levels

[@aliyusaidumedugu520]

Rubbish! Why should I ever support America as Police of the world?

[@joetakasu4200]

@Aliyu Saidu medugu you are rubbish . Eat sand and bomb.. the people like you keep thinking bad never be up on the life

[@ayubabdi3073]

@@aliyusaidumedugu520 😂

[@vivafreedom4947]

Xi or Putin next?

[@annakisfaludinebaan]

@@aliyusaidumedugu520 We know that the old great empires also failed!

[@BCTMB]

Saddam caused the Gulf War and invaded Kuwait in 1990-1991. It’s the shortest war in US History. Hanging Saddam & killing Bin Ladden brought hope back into the lives of US citizens. 9-15-2023 541p

[@geist.2699]

Man I duck as soon as the fly passed by the microphone 😂😂

[@thomasthomasphilp4393]

"Crimes against humanity' in Iraq

[@megaham1552]

For removing Saddam?

[@netrauth]

​@@megaham1552 for killing innocent and country destruction.

[@yusufkhadar9728]

​@@megaham1552 yes and killing millions of people for oil and gold.

[@adamachraoui8301]

@@megaham1552 for killing nd raping civilians stealing the gold nd oil . Lying to get there in the first place

[@yzyz7779]

@@megaham1552 for jew revenge,since Nebhuchenezar from babylon iraq destroy Jerusalem.

[@samueldocski4426]

As a GWOT vet, I have to say, I am disgusted how they smirk when talking about Saddam. Its like they're the evil ones...Sickening.

[@Michael-et2uj]

"As a GWOT vet..." Yeah, right. 😏

[@samueldocski4426]

@@Michael-et2uj yeah, I served, and have the DD214 to show it. How about you, tubby?

[@Michael-et2uj]

@@samueldocski4426 If you say so in the comments section then I guess that must make it true. I'm sold. 😝😝

[@brotakig1531]

Or ask him for the documentation, but you know hes right and you are a tubby.@@Michael-et2uj

[@charlesciminera5881]

Serving in iraq is nothing to brag about exactly who were you "serving"?

[@Be-lowMe]

I was in Iraq from Feb 04-Mar 05 & Oct 06-Dec 07. Definitely an errie feel in that country. My mind takes me back & it feels like it just happened

[@Georgeooo]

Previously he was in Iraq. Education is free, treatment is free, every Iraqi family gets 12 foodstuffs for free. Iraq was drug-free. The Iraqi army was classified as one of the best armies in the Middle East. Every citizen had a salary of at least $4,000, in addition to developing the educational system and supporting farmers. America killed more than 1,000,000 Iraqis, tortured more than 60,000 Iraqis, and used chemical weapons against the city of Fallujah in 2004. The American company stole Iraqi antiquities, in addition to the crimes of the government that America made in Iraq. During eight years, America committed more crimes than all the crimes it committed. Saddam Hussein for 35 years

[@aqeel-3771]

You had no right in that country and I condemn killing of another human aslong as its self defence.

[@aqeel-3771]

@@Georgeooo Could have not said it better.

[@Georgeooo]

@@aqeel-3771 In the past, in Iraq, treatment is free, education is free, electricity is free, every citizen gets 12 foodstuffs for free, in America, if you don't work, you won't get anything, and there are many homeless The war was to steal Iraqi oil, not democracy.people living on the streets.

[@Jakub-kw1rx]

»The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of The Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of The Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.« (Gospel of Matthew - Chapter 1)

[@ikhanic48]

You sure they got this dude. I thought I saw him in downtown Los Angeles yesterday.

[@abstr4cted496]

Was he doing the fentanyl crawl? If so it might be him.

[@koffi3415]

This was brutal and his many supporters have not gone away.

[@soundingthoughts9578]

The arrogance and pride as the American soldiers speak says more about them than the person he captured

[@sparkycar]

Not really

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

The vast majority of Iraqis were rejoicing at this time to. It's disgusting how much history is being distorted. Saddam was basically universally understood as the Kim Jung Un of his time, and the people only learned to like him after things got really bad in Iraq, which was in 2006 - 2007.

[@MusehanaH]

​@@Dennis-nc3vw, the US supported Saddam against Iran. Please learn about that...and leave North Korea alone. The US have destroyed many countries in the name of democracy, which by the way the US is failing to implement back home

[@theesecretchannel]

​@@MusehanaHthey dont care. Not caring is kind of their whole thing.

[@judahsimulundu5176]

​@@sparkycarvery really

[@marijorieholoway6783]

Ty and be safe!

[@qualitymotorsauto-motor-sc5694]

Imagine he didnt have nuculiare weapons.... he wanted to sell his oil in euro.... cost him his life..

[@ZMAN_420]

The said some Yellow Cake uranium from the coast of Africa. And all of Sadams Weapons os Mass Destruction. Biological and chemical weapons. But non of that existed. U.S. GOVERNMENT ALL LIES! Later in custody he told the truth he faked having W.M.D.s because he wanted Iran to think he had them. To prevent Iran from trying to start war. So many troops killed and money wasted fo LIES? Vice President Cheyneys X company ansd lots of companies made UNIMAGINABLE MONEY. Same in Afghanistan.

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

Saddam should have nuclear it's evident know he should have, now Iran should have nuclear to deter US aggression

[@tarang926]

he invaded Kuwait, killed millions of kuwaiti & burned their oil well.usa served him right.

[@sultansalahdin5435]

@@tarang926 killed millions you say Kuwait barely had a million back then now they have 4 millions you could lie but not that much

[@LoyaltyIsFirstVideo]

@@tarang926 The population of Kuwait in 1990 was less than 1.6 million lol, go read a book

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

Extremely interesting and informative.

[@nicholasc6876]

Watched this against 20 years later, and it's crazy how much time changes your perspective on things. The small smirks on these soldier's faces is just deeply uncomfortable to me. The fact we actually hanged him on public TV. Just so gross and weird.

[@MaryFarrugia-zj9mg]

Am sorry my dear for all the things you went through hope all is ok now ❤❤❤❤

[@noahbaysinger7279]

Just met one of the people who was on the delta squad when he got captured he was chill

[@franciscoburgos787]

6:10 “President bush send his regards” that sounds more like Bush’s war than American liberation of Iraq.

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

So if you believe america invaded to liberate Iraq of course from the Iraqis themselves then why do you have a problem Putin liberating Ukraine?

[@Blackhawks87]

Ofc, It was all about his ego and wanting to finish the job his father didn't. Saddam was a POS but I'm afraid we did more harm than Saddam could have ever done.

[@thomastruong8382]

Same line as the godfather 'Michael Corleone sends his regards'. Shame to America

[@mohamedbinelias7357]

Video tengok tak ada dalam KZbin sekarang dari mana datang

[@c.o.ecapitalizeoneverythin6457]

It is so sad what happened to this man

[@Michael-et2uj]

Even more sad is what happened to his two beautiful, kind, and wonderful sons a few months before his own capture.

[@salmaster8256]

aren't americans nice people ? they gave iraqi people the freedom they deserved ??? (I know the answer is NO) but believe me before all this began all iraqis were expecting iraq to be the paradise of the middle east after Saddam but unfort.......

[@seanc7990]

@@Michael-et2uj his son Uday was a known rapist

[@c.o.ecapitalizeoneverythin6457]

@@IRAQI_22 to who?

[@arthurmorgan9944]

@@seanc7990Proof ?

[@presidentherberthoover2570]

Just look at how Scott Pelley has aged in 20 years

[@Isawwhatyoudid]

close to not at all

[@berniemac3535]

It’s called fine vine

[@strawdawgs78]

I could barely recognize him.

[@Jakub-kw1rx]

»The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of The Holy Ghost. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of The Holy Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.« (Gospel of Matthew - Chapter 1)

[@JustinYiseverywhere]

Who’s Scott palley

[@echumico1503]

The sins they committed against the country and the people of Iraq, they will be held responsible for, whether in this world or in the hereafter (after death), slowly but surely

[@zainsaeed6459]

Indeed!

[@Baghdad.78]

I’m and Iraqi Citizen, and can easily say that removing Saddam was one of the best things the United States 🇺🇸 ever done throughout it’s history

[@Shameonyou6]

@@Baghdad.78 You're either lying or just another Kurdish. Either way theres no way ur native Iraqi and agreeing to USA invading ur country, stealing your oil, killing millions of innocent lives just because of 1 man. Also they didnt find any WMD. However, I do agree that Saddam was abit harsh but he was tough and firm. The golden era of the nation of Iraq was when he was president. You dont have to believe me if u like, just do some research and you will see for yourself.

[@Baghdad.78]

@@Shameonyou6 I’m not lying

[@Baghdad.78]

@@Shameonyou6A bit harsh you got to be kidding?

[@karunadas4904]

What was the guilty of saddam?plz explain that's.

[@moezrahmouni3571]

Sadam said after being captured : "im ready to negociate " It could be a good way to fix everything ..

[@user-lo7ed5rk7q]

Too late

[@jsoo67]

That smile when he's like it just happened. Yeah ok

[@bearthomas]

Fine, Jeeze... Back when the MODERN world started to change for the worse

[@Anonymous-pm7jf]

Wrong. Instead back when America changed for the worst. China rose for the better.

[@franciscoburgos787]

By this point, it was well under way.

[@dianahill5116]

That change started approximately two thousand years ago.

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

The world started to change for the worst when the US became the sole super power in the world

[@bearthomas]

Ok, I've edited it negative Nancy's

[@BADTV.]

The fly was relentless it was still on his face after they came back from commercial.

[@BADTV.]

The fly was in a different place every time they switched angles 😂😭😭

[@steppamanjroy9886]

When is Bush going to jail for this

[@gr3ndizer97]

All usa presidents are criminals. check noam chomsky

[@thomastruong8382]

Never, but expect a death bed confession...

[@pendragonscode]

Nice doc.

[@youcefamrani3047]

Rest in peace and every Arab and Arab country loves you from Algeria, an Arab Muslim😢😢😢

[@deljenbolton1909]

That ain’t exactly how it all went but good enough for 60 minutes..

[@Sin3xtreme]

and now look at how iraq is... he may have been a tyrant but the country is in disarray

[@theory816]

I highly doubt he was a Tyrant if Iraq was doing pretty well for a country of that size.

[@Sin3xtreme]

@@theory816 yeah he was a tyrant ,but he ran the country with an iron fist and kept the sunnis and shiites from killing each other ,now its in chaos

[@elsabean6791]

This was fascinating to watch but that damn fly was sooooo distracting!

[@wallclock4648]

Imagine coming back in a box from this war and dying for literally nothing lol

[@user-pl3ye8sx4x]

This is an Interesting Report

[@tvkirk8361]

Winners of a war get to write the story. Sometimes its not the truth.

[@basedmonitored5191]

Like WW1 and WW2.

[@aidancallahan6271]

So then what's the truth?

[@G9Classified9]

“His”tory

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

Saddam was far more vilified before the war than he is now.

[@peacefusion]

the truth today "lets make a netflix movie about Sadam. He was just an innocent politician."

[@jc_malone8217]

I remember watching the news and this soldier said he punched Saddam in the face, when he first saw him. This clip does not mention that.

[@robwarner1858]

No, instead it is described as 'a fall' at the end of the report.

[@Dennis-nc3vw]

It makes me furious seeing how history is being rewritten. Saddam was universally considered the Kim Jung Un of his time. The Iraqis themselves overwhelmingly disliked him. Infact a 2004 Gallup poll showed most of them thought the invasion was "worth it" for overthrowing Saddam. This new wave of appreciate for Saddam only came when things got really, really bad in Iraq, from about 2006 - 2007. He's lucky he died from hanging. If you threw him naked in the streets of Baghdad at this time, his fate would have been much, much worse.

[@user-gl2hp8kc3q]

اتحداك ان تقول عن صدام كلمه سيئة امام شخص عربي ..ولا انصحك بذالك ولو كنت امامي كنت ضربتك

[@RandomGuy42016]

Man that fly is a savage.

[@clifflegrand4848]

It seems like we are ignoring the facts that the execution of Sadam was a danm crime against humanity.

[@venturawoods1314]

The fly landing all over dudes face💀

[@armbreaker39]

That fly is a savage.

[@TobyRossFun]

one almost feels sorry for him

[@Baghdad.78]

@@hah5663 No He did not he killed millions of innocent people, and I’m an Iraqi citizen

[@terry4137]

Indeed!

[@rapartist9309]

@@hah5663 This is hilarious comedy😊l

[@ulrikezachmann7596]

Many ordinary people do not support America for what they did in Iraq or other places like Afghanistan and just because a country’s politicians support America on some points doesn’t mean it’s people follow. Just remember that.

[@terry4137]

We should of thought about that when we start another war. Ooops, too late

[@Wombraider744]

Are you dense? The Iraqis loved us after Suddam was hung, he was chemically gassing innocent people, bringing them into wars nonstop since the 70s, and afghan could love us more, the only stability that country ever had, there’s a reason they were hanging onto planes dropping to there death so the taliban wouldn’t take over

[@glennglenn7428]

We had to into Aghanistan to get bin-Laden and decimate al-Quada who were conducting more terrorist attacks. It had nothing to do with Aghanistan. Had Bush done what he was supposed which was get binLaden and leave nothing would have happened. Instead he invaded Iraq based on a lie. That's why the Mideast is a mess.

[@yahyaknoor1473]

Trueeeeeeee

[@billysmith9126]

Majority of Americans were in favor of military intervention.

[@FY-ot5vp]

had absolutely no bussiness to be there in the first place. Tragic

[@beccajustin]

It’s funny to watch this knowing the truth now…

[@Learnenglishwithme852]

He is a hero who defends his country against the invaders , he died a hero

[@furkansahin8079]

Nah he is worse than Assad

[@NearPanther92]

Invasion of Kuwait? Invasion of Iran? and the many many human rights violations?

[@LatriciaWorrick-to7bw]

What happened to all the mass survellience info after this? I hope that didn't get leaked or hacked.

[@KimmersR-og3ex]

His smirks tell it all.

[@jaxxonjinx6763]

They don’t hear a noise. Someone let them know beforehand where he was and where the hole was that he would hid in.

[@JSeyedkhel]

Rest in Peace to all the Iraqis. May Allah accept you all as Shaheeds! May the US Military and its supporters never have a peaceful sleep! Ameen!

[@fatehbaroud1805]

Amine

[@hsjskssjjsjd6926]

Ameen

[@TmanRock9]

I’m sure you care so much about the Iraqis which is why you condemn the country that put down the regime that killed millions of Iraqis.

[@bonisra74]

Ameen

[@yzyz7779]

Insyaallah amen yaRabb 🤲

[@MrKAKARONALDOMESSI]

How I wish I could go back to December 17 03

[@RandyMathew-cq9qx]

The capture of Saddham Hussein can never be justified- there were no weapons of mass destruction.

[@brandondunn5685]

I was in the 3rd I.D….. we “captured” his son…. He put a little more of a fight up than daddy did!! Still. None the less a pointless war…. I miss my brothers in arm’s though!

[@aarone1981]

That would of course be Delta Force that conducted this capture. Unlike their Father, Uday and Qusay did go down fighting, and badly injured at least 2 CAG assaulters, until TOW missiles were used to just level the building. The remaining occupant was quickly dispatched...

[@eatmyshortsman926]

Even one of his grandsons went down in that fight too. He was just a boy but he had an AK he was shooting with. He had more balls the his grandfather who hid in a hole lol

[@REVOLVER_NOIR]

My friend is the one that pulled Saddam out of the spider hole, he was Army Rangers not Delta.

[@ghostirq]

@@REVOLVER_NOIR rangers usually work alongside delta to support them

[@aarone1981]

@@ghostirq True, but they provide a security perimeter. Rangers are not Delta, it makes no sense for a Ranger to pull him out... Only elite Ranger Reconnaissance Soldiers are Tier 1, but I doubt they were there doing Delta's job that day...

[@ghostirq]

@@aarone1981 I know I’m just generally speaking. I heard that this story is fabricated to make him look bad and to break the fighting spirit of the insurgents. I don’t know if it’s true or not because I don’t know anyone from either side that was involved in this op, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was true

[@jayphive2468]

Any weapons of mass destruction found?

[@ericson4256]

WMDeeezzz Nutz.

[@billbradley5296]

No just his money and gold

[@sareeyemanusqaame8723]

Iraq should have WMD if they did they could have defended themselves from US aggression and millions of lives would have been saved

[@windowsxp4322]

Oil of mass destruction was found

[@abizard5899]

di masa ketidak mampuan dlm hidup sudah berahir..di.masa sulit ...kelabu..semua telah berahir dengan kemampuan yg mumpuni dlm membangun....tanah negara..,👌👌👌👍.....godbless you..slmt.

[@hla5560650]

RIP great leader. The eternal shame to the American government

[@GUNUFofficial]

I heard he had a relationship with satan, before he broke up with him, satan then killed him.

[@carsenchristenson9387]

@@GUNUFofficialI thought South Park made this up I feel silly for not knowing they were poking fun at real accusations lol

[@kevinstafford3583]

Interesting about the power going out and being "good fortune"...I recently watched the story about bin laden being killed, and I believe the power went out there too, but in that case it wasn't such a good thing...still worked out just fine, but it's interesting that a power outage was involved in both captures

[@Eightohhthreee]

Lol facts, he told on himself when he smirked

[@VegasMIB33]

I'd say the usa shut the power off somehow some way

[@oerprd5529]

I remember that HBO series on saddam hussein, "House Of Saddam" it was a pretty good show

[@WoRLDs_CoLLiDiNG]

when they came back to him I expected the fly to be there just because he's so disciplined I figured he wouldn't have moved

[@MRKB7500]

Don’t you dare call him a dictator you selfish people 😡🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@theape199]

One of the biggest embarrassment and abuse of power in the part of us

[@MakerInMotion]

There's a rumor that the American guards that watched Saddam until his trial put the South Park movie on a TV and made him watch it. They mock him brutally in that movie.

[@shaneh9723]

Is no one gonna talk about the damn flies that keep landing on their faces? It would drive me crazy…

[@brakesforsnakes757]

Imagine how things would be right now if they had just left him TF alone?

[@paulc6471]

Man, it’s been a while since 60 Minutes reported legit news. Had to go all the way back to this.

[@threeminuteshate]

They regularly report extremely important stories. You just let your bias tell you otherwise. It’s sad that our country has reached a point where this type of willful ignorance is commonplace.

[@kenwrickwairagu]

This is created propaganda news. it's not legit. You messed up big time.

[@ethanweeter2732]

The Bin Laden raid?

[@billythekidder7182]

Like you know what real news is. Oh for Fox sake.

[@breelee4362]

Propaganda

[@mraa4950]

Lion of Baghdad

[@mattreese1183]

I remember being a kid when this happened. I was more interested in Free Willy dying though lol

[@lilithofthenight1991]

كنت بالمتوسط وقتها 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@freddyfriend5462]

Wonderful!

[@dogsoldier7779]

The Unit’s C Squadron captured Saddam, Not 4th I D. Kevin Holland was the operator who went down into the bunker, The Unit or “Delta” captured Saddam & turned him over to 4th I D. That Coup belongs to Army SMU C Squadron.

[@federalreservebrown2507]

yea, and the pilot who shot down the shanksville flight says hello

[@yahyaky9854]

it does not matter both of them were criminals and are the real founders for ISIL.

[@roosterinmyrari4577]

Stop lying