I hope somebody records it, I'm at work and don't want to miss it.

Or is this an April Fools joke? That Saddam can be such a kidder.

SHOOT HIM NOW!! SHOOT HIM NOW!!

Heh.

Well, Fox is getting their info from IraqTV, which is saying Saddam will be directly addressing the Iraqi people.

The big questions, obviously:

Is it live?
If so, can we target him?
If not, is it recently recorded?
Will he say anything of substance, or will it be more Arabic poetic delusional rah-rah threats?
If substantial, is he ready to quit?
Will the Iraqi people even see or hear it?

...and finally...

Which networks' translator will give Saddam the funniest sounding voice?

Live from Baghdad!!! Its Saturday Night!!!

A guess:no live address,even if Saddam's still alive and in reasonably good condition.No reason to take the risk,so he'll send a pre-rec tape.

Paul Reubens could have a wonderful career as a translator for Fox.

Saddam will record the tape. He may have recorded it this afternoon, and if he's alive will hopefully refer to specific events like the POWs, the open-air markets which suspiciously get bombed a lot, or whatever other small victories his regime can claim.

It occurs to me that it doesn't matter if it's live or not, or really what he says. We're at the mercy of our "news" coverage to tell us if it is or not! And I don't speak arabic.

What, me cynical?

Peter Arnett, Geraldo, Saddam....who to watch, who to watch?...

What if he offers to surrender on the condition that Iraq is handed over to the French, Russians or the UN? That would be a rather divisive move.

It will be live with magic instanteous camera angle changes and mysterious splices, all live and in real time. Further proof the Iraqi engineers have far exceded the pathetic offerings of western digital media companies.

First question from Media: OK Sammy, who is in the Final Four?

Three words: "Weekend at Saddam's"

Why is it so hard to disable their TV signal?

If he make more generic comments, we have to officially declare him dead.

Russell, I burst out laughing on Saturday when I saw "Weekend at Bernies" on the tube.

The mustache-less Minister is on TV.

Didn't they copy that background image from the Coalition media center?

Umm, Thats not Saddam....

Y'all have to be the eyes and ears of those of us at work... (streaming not allowed by CIS, either)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHAHAHA!
Minister of Disinformation just read a statement from Saddam. No Saddam on video, they put an old video of him shooting a gun at the end.

Oh my God, they just ran out of footage I guess. LOL!!!!!

His lackey read "a statement" from Saddam. He's rotting in a bomb shelter right now.

Oh my goodness, Nic Robertson on CNN, this guy is so useless.

"We have never heard from Saddam Hussein being so defiant".

Dude, that wasn't Saddam Hussein!!!

Like someone said - just an April Fool's Joke.

Maybe the old phrase should be recast.

"Jihad is the refuge of scoundrels"

Well, that was lame.

Nic Robertson is saying that it "could be an effort to confound the coalition", as his possible explination of why he's not seen in the video.

The other alternate explination is that "maybe it was better for the Information minister to deliver it".

He doesn't even suggest that he might be dead.

My prediction:

More of the same. No specific references, alot of editing.

Why? The only people who need to know if he is alive or dead is the US. Why should they give us that information?

And the Iraqi people - keep them guessing too. Maybe Uncle Saddam will come back some day.

If the U.S. had any intention of "finding" Saddam, his sons, and top leaders, why would we use Cruise missles and the bunker busting bombs? Are we expected to believe they'll indentify their bodies by fitting the pieces together like a cross-word puzzle? Silly ... how these higher ups draw conclusions. Dead is dead, regardless how it's accomplished!

yes clearly a case of quadruple think. Saddam was shot by the information minister who has in turn gone totally bonkers all according to a plan designed by Aziz to convince Nic Robertson that coalition forces will no have no choice but to retreat or become infected by their madness. a devilish scheme. what a bunch of losers.

he is dead, fred. he is toast. he is history. saddam is gone. we should just announce it. let the burden of proof be on their heads. anytime they give out a video of him, the translator should talk like mike tyson, in a squeaky kind of voice. we should even monkey around with it, ala conan o'brien. you know, take the people's fear out of it. drop leaflets on iraq announcing his death. he is either dead or we need to draw him out to prove he is not. otherwise the myth will go on. and if he comes out, we should raze the place where he stands. besides, he is a draq queen. do you know jihady mad it would make them to announce that saddam is gay and having an affair with osama? put helicopters in the sky with giant projector screens to see sadam like that would have a delitorious effect, especially if we were serious about it and he looked real at first.