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10:12am CST
Head of the statue is being dragged through the streets.
10:10am CST
Marines and civilians are mingling together in the streets.
9:53am CST
Shoes flying, people stomping on the statue.
9:50am CST
STATUE ON THE GROUND
9:49am CST
Statue hanging off its pedestal.
9:45am CST
Chain is around Saddam's neck and the Marines are climbing back down to the tank retriever.
9:40am CST
Massive traffic jam leading up to the statue. American flag is down and Iraqi flag is around Saddam's neck. Crowd goes wild.
9:35am CST
A Marine has covered the head of the statue with an American flag and the crowd of Iraqis cheered wildly.
9:31am CST
Crane going up to pull down the statue.
9:22am CST
Large building on fire in Baghdad. EDIT: It's the Ministry of Finance.
9:19am CST
Iraqis have swarmed on top of the tank and the Marines inside are handing out MREs.
9:08am CST
A tank is now going up the stairs to the statue while elsewhere a huge poster of Saddam is being doused with something flammable.
9:00am CST
They are now taking turns beating at the base of the statue.
8:45am CST
A big guy has taken a sledgehammer to the base of the statue.
8:42am CST
UNICEF aid supplies found stockpiled in Uday's house. - FOX News broadcast
8:33am CST
They're trying to tie a rope around the neck of the statue.
8:26am CST
Iraqis climbing a ladder to get to the Saddam statue.
8:24am CST
Citizens hugging troops.
8:22am CST
The fighting that the CNN embed is involved in is at Baghdad University.
8:21am CST
Two Iraqis holding a sign that says "Go home human shields you US wankers".
8:17am CST
Troops enter the Palestine Hotel.
8:07am CST
Two blocks away, Marines are involved in a nasty firefight. - CNN broadcast
8:05am CST
Iraqis have gathered at the statue in the traffic circle on the webcams and are throwing their shoes at it and chanting "USA USA".
Liberation
10:12am CST
Head of the statue is being dragged through the streets.
10:10am CST
Marines and civilians are mingling together in the streets.
9:53am CST
Shoes flying, people stomping on the statue.
9:50am CST
STATUE ON THE GROUND
9:49am CST
Statue hanging off its pedestal.
9:45am CST
Chain is around Saddam's neck and the Marines are climbing back down to the tank retriever.
9:40am CST
Massive traffic jam leading up to the statue. American flag is down and Iraqi flag is around Saddam's neck. Crowd goes wild.
9:35am CST
A Marine has covered the head of the statue with an American flag and the crowd of Iraqis cheered wildly.
9:31am CST
Crane going up to pull down the statue.
9:22am CST
Large building on fire in Baghdad. EDIT: It's the Ministry of Finance.
9:19am CST
Iraqis have swarmed on top of the tank and the Marines inside are handing out MREs.
9:08am CST
A tank is now going up the stairs to the statue while elsewhere a huge poster of Saddam is being doused with something flammable.
9:00am CST
They are now taking turns beating at the base of the statue.
8:45am CST
A big guy has taken a sledgehammer to the base of the statue.
8:42am CST
UNICEF aid supplies found stockpiled in Uday's house. - FOX News broadcast
8:33am CST
They're trying to tie a rope around the neck of the statue.
8:26am CST
Iraqis climbing a ladder to get to the Saddam statue.
8:24am CST
Citizens hugging troops.
8:22am CST
The fighting that the CNN embed is involved in is at Baghdad University.
8:21am CST
Two Iraqis holding a sign that says "Go home human shields you US wankers".
8:17am CST
Troops enter the Palestine Hotel.
8:07am CST
Two blocks away, Marines are involved in a nasty firefight. - CNN broadcast
8:05am CST
Iraqis have gathered at the statue in the traffic circle on the webcams and are throwing their shoes at it and chanting "USA USA".
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Comments
Yesterday they were waving Iraqi and American flags and marching. An Al Jezeera reporter approached them. The crowd surrounded the reporter, screaming at him for not reporting the truth about the war and Saddam. Police had to surround the reporter to save him from being harmed or killed.
I'm still not pro war. But it's impossible not to feel happy about the liberation of people under such a terrible man. He ranks up there with Hitler and Stalin to me.
You must remember that there will always be a variety of opinion in any community and also think of the bias and the interests a group may represent when thinking what their opinions mean.......
But thinking back, I don't think the peace movement worldwide even addressed that. It was all about how the UN was already getting compliance from Saddam.