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Saddamâs talky talky walky walky
EFL from the Times MirrorDESPERATE SADDAM OFFERS AMERICANS DEAL Sep 21 2003 From Paul Martin In Baghdad SADDAM Hussein has been in secret negotiations with US forces in Iraq for the past nine days, we can reveal. He probably tried negotiating with Jabba the Hut but that didnât work The Iraqi dictator is demanding safe passage to the former Soviet republic of Belarus. In exchange, he has vowed to provide information on weapons of mass destruction and disclose bank accounts where he siphoned off tens of millions of dollars in plundered cash. He could supplement that cash by claiming the $25M reward for himself.... Saddamâs English-speaking representative walked into the US HQ at Tikrit - the dictatorâs home town - on September 12 and asked to talk to senior officers. He then led a group of US troops to a nearby suburb where one of Saddamâs loyal security chiefs was waiting. The US officers were handed a hand-written note, purportedly from Saddam himself. The security boss had a British-made Racal military radio set which he claimed gave him direct contact with people in the same room as the dictator. The radio is notoriously difficult to monitor. Its the kind they used to give away if you brought in 2500 box tops of Wheaties. He was immediately taken into custody, but the US has continued to exchange messages with Saddam using the radio and other means. A senior Iraqi told The Sunday Mirror last night: "A representative of Saddam dressed in Western-style civilian clothes came to coalition people at Tikrit at sunset on September 12. He led them to a house where the security official was waiting. "The discussions are now going on under the direct authority of General Sanchez. Naturally all the major decisions are being made at the level of the National Security Council, under Condoleezza Rice." He maintained that Saddam had decided to seek a deal "because he is desperate, trapped and finding fewer and fewer people willing to give him shelter." .... Probably this is your basic Iraqi scam. Possibly it was meant to be a death trap. Possibly something more bizarre. Posted by: mhw 2003-09-21 |
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