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| Iraq |
| Saddam's relatives trying to beat it? |
| 2003-03-31 |
| RELATIVES of Saddam Hussein have been trying to flee Iraq, the US Defence Department has suggested. Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said US intelligence had seen "neither hide nor hair" of the Iraqi President or his two sons since bombing raids on his compound on the first day of the war. But she added: "We have seen evidence that family members are fleeing the country, or trying to flee the country." Pressed on the issue, Clarke would only say: "We have seen some reports recently – and I'll just leave it at that – that some family members, including family members of very senior officials, are trying to get out of the country." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 Getting one's family safely out of Iraq might be the prerequisite for securing the defection of a high ranking Iraqi military officer. z |
| Posted by: ziphius 2003-04-01 00:35:38 |
| #2 Sounds like rats leaving a sinking ship. Or like the Nazi top brass drafting children to die a glorious death for the fatherland while they planned their escape to South America. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-01 00:11:41 |
| #1 This is less optimistic. Apparantly the CIA has given up on turning any big Iraqi fish. Hatred of America trumps opportunism even for these slugs. |
| Posted by: JAB 2003-03-31 21:22:35 |