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The rats are jumping ship...
It's from Debka.... so it could be right.... could be wrong.... interesting nevertheless...Adib Shaaban, the right hand of Saddam Husseinâs powerful son Uday, has defected. DEBKA-Net-Weekly reports exclusively that this key member of Saddam Husseinâs administration, who was charged with his sonâs most sensitive missions, traveled to Jeddah at the beginning of this week, saying he needed to put through some gold transactions ahead of the war. uh... I'm just going to run to the bank guys.... be right back... From Jeddah, he flew to Beirut and⊠disappeared. US intelligence sources report that Shaaban never really went to Beirut. He made his way under cover to Damascus Monday and was picked up by an unmarked plane for an unknown destination. As Udayâs closest aide, he also managed a chain of official publications, including the authoritative Babel, and was in on the Saddam regimeâs deepest secrets. Uday commands the secret army known as Saddamâs Fedayeen, the backbone of Baghdadâs defenses and custodian of the weapons of mass destruction that were not smuggled out to Lebanon. Uday is also the chief of the ruling Baath Partyâs covert service. Shaaban must therefore be a veritable treasury of Saddam Husseinâs secrets. In American hands, Udayâs chef de bureau would be even more valuable than the proverbial smoking gun. Posted by: ----------<<<<-- 2003-02-14 |
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