Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus once advised the US military of an ingenious plan he had to capture Saddam Hussein

Yes, really

Blink 182‘s Marrk Hoppus has shared details of a rather novel plan he once hatched to capture Saddam Hussein.

The bassist and singer of the punk veterans took to social media to reveal that he once advised a Navy Admiral on the most effective way to capture the then President Iraq and remove him from power.

One follower asked Hoppus to reveal “the least plausible story about himself that’s true”. He then did exactly that, when he said that once “on an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, I told a Navy Admiral on his way to meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff my ideas on how to capture Saddam Hussein.”

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Full details of his highly technical plans then followed…

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Hussein was captured following the success of Operation Red Dawn by the American military operation in December 2013. In December 2006, he was sentenced to death by hanging, after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal.

In similarly bizarre news, one of the major players in the US government program the investigated UFOs has now joined former Blink guitarist Tom DeLonge’s ‘science fiction technology’ academy.

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Meanwhile, Blink 182 were recently forced to cancel more shows due to the ongoing illness of drummer Travis Barker.

“[Barker] has been ordered by his doctors to refrain from any activity that may cause further damage or cause the clots to travel,” said the band in a statement. “As it stands now, he will be prevented from playing until the beginning of July when everything will be reevaluated.”

The band are also working on new music, which they say is in a similar vein to their classic album ‘Take Off Your Pants And Jacket’.

 

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