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Source: http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3989249
Palestinians Mark "Black Day" of Saddam Capture
(Reuters) - Disbelief and gloom seized many Palestinians Sunday at news of Saddam Hussein's capture as Israel fired off a telegram of congratulations to Washington. The former Iraqi ruler was a hero to many Palestinians for his stand against Israel and its U.S. ally, as well as for helping families of Palestinians dead in an uprising. For Israel, he was a menace over the horizon who long bankrolled the enemy.