Iraqi journalists celebrate Saddam's capture
Reuters reports the reactions of Iraqi journalists, many of whom were imprisoned and tortured by the Ba'ath regime, on hearing of Saddam Hussein's capture.
"When I saw Saddam's long beard, how he looked like a defeated man, it reminded me of the two years I spent in jail, how his agents tortured me in every way you could imagine," [journalist Fatah al-Sheikh] said. [...] "Saddam put me in prison just because I was publishing an Islamic newspaper without official permission. I was in jail in 1989 and again in 1999. In the end I had to pay them off to get released," said Sheikh. [...] Some reporters screamed "death to Saddam." Others thanked the 600 U.S. soldiers who tracked down the once-feared leader who was hiding in a hole near his home town of Tikrit. - Reuters, Iraqi Journalist Cries for Joy at Saddam's Capture.