U.S. officials have said if they find out Saddam is in Syria, the military will go in and conduct a "snatch and shoot" to kill him.

All they need is "credible information." Didn't we hear that term used for the intelligence information that caused the March 20 and April 7 raids that, if Saddam is alive and in Syria, obviously missed him?

How much corroboration is necessary before the information is deemed "credible?" What if the U.S. Commanders merely want a cover to invade Syria--wouldn't "We had credible information Saddam was there" be the perfect excuse?

If US special forces in western Iraq have "credible evidence" of the former president's whereabouts, they have been told that they can enter Syria and grab him, the newspaper said. The action would be justified by US commanders under the doctrine of "hot pursuit", a disputed theory that soldiers hunting a terrorist suspect are allowed under international law to enter a foreign country without permission, the newspaper said.

We don't like the sound of this at all.

Update: Al Jazeera reports United States Central Command officials have denied the report.