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The AP confirms NORAD downed Santa at 4:33 PM EST. The event occured when the jolly old fellow ventured too close to Iraqi air space. It's not clear if Santa's sortie was to deliver toys to the few remaining Christian children in Iraq, though there are reports his aircraft was dispersing unmarked packages.
"This is SOP," said Major Johnson, with the 131st Air Command stationed outside Baghdad, "Any craft approaching our space that hasn't been cleared and lacks uniform transponders is viewed as a threat. We tried hailing it on all frequencies, but got no response."
Sources report Santa's sleigh was downed with a barrage of hell-fire missiles. The only reported survivors were reindeer Comet and Vixen. They are in allied custody, to face interrogation.