THE CAPTURE

The Newseum takes a look at newspaper front pages from around the world reporting on the capture of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Most headlines use a variation on a U.S. official's announcement, "We got him," (which in all likelihood was scripted beforehand, judging by how the administration prepared media campaigns in advance in the event Hussein was captured dead or alive, according to The Washington Post).

Among the examples of front pages that stand out are the New York Daily News proclamation: "WE BAG THE BUM."

Tributaria Nada Mudou of Brazil curiously depicts Saddam Hussein with a stars-and-stripes-themed Santa Claus hat and the headline: "SADDAM-NOEL."

No word about coal in his stocking, though.