Ladies and gentlemen, we got him: the evolution of one of 2018’s best memes

Fifteen years after Paul Bremer announced the capture of Saddam Hussein, the footage has become the internet’s favourite punchline

Fifteen years ago, the American head of the post-invasion Iraqi government, Paul Bremer, made the biggest announcement of his life.

A day earlier, US forces had captured Saddam Hussein. On 14 December 2003, Bremer called the cameras in, stood before the world and said: “Ladies and gentlemen, we got him.”

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