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Saudi denies pushing for Iraq coup to avert war
Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief denied on Saturday reports that his country had proposed an amnesty for Iraqi generals close to President Saddam Hussein to encourage a coup against him. "This talk is totally baseless. The kingdom would not interfere in the internal affairs of Iraq and has no contacts with Iraqis inside or outside," Prince Nawaf bin Abdul-Aziz told the daily Okaz newspaper.Didn't think it would work... He was denying media reports that the oil-rich kingdom had proposed a plan requiring a UN Security Council resolution declaring an amnesty to all but the most prominent Iraqi officials. A senior Gulf diplomat with close contacts with Saudi rulers said on Thursday the idea would be to encourage a last-minute coup against Saddam and avert war. One good thing about being a Soddy is that there are lots of gas pipes available to take when the Merkins take over Iraq... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-01-20 |
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