It took less than one day for the fertile grounds of speculation–talk radio–to come up with alternative theories on Saddam’s capture. One of them is that Saddam was being held by a third party–perhaps in the spider hole–prior to being turned over to U.S. custody. Someone may have caught him earlier and made a deal to turn him over.
I have no idea what actually happened leading up to the capture–only the people directly involved do. But you may recall this curious story I linked to a week ago (via BuzzFlash):
“LaHood: Hussein’s Capture Imminent”
U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood held his thumb and forefinger slightly apart and said, “We’re this close” to catching Saddam Hussein.
Once that’s accomplished, Iraqi resistance will fall apart, said the five-term Republican congressman from Peoria who serves on the House Intelligence Committee.
A member of The Pantagraph editorial board — not really expecting an answer — asked LaHood for more details, saying, “Do you know something we don’t?”
“Yes I do,” replied LaHood.
I wonder what that was.
However, if LaHood really thinks Iraqi resistance is going to fall apart now that Saddam is captured, he knows a lot less than the rest of us do.
But that’s typical for a Repugnican.
…who was going to win the Titans/Bills game Sunday?