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| Army of Steve Arrests Relative of Al-Douri |
| 2004-02-04 |
| U.S. troops arrested a relative of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, and believe he may help in the hunt for the most senior former regime figure still at large, a U.S. officer said Wednesday. The man, who was not identified, was arrested late Tuesday in a raid in Tikrit, Saddam Hussein’s hometown, said Lt. Col. Steven Russell, who led the operation. Russell described the suspect as a ``close relative’’ of al-Douri, who was the vice chairman of the Baath Party’s Revolutionary Command Council and a longtime confidant of Saddam. The suspect was arrested based on information received from a man soldiers had detained earlier Tuesday for possessing firearms, Russell said. Ratted him out. ``We believe that he may have some useful information’’ in the hunt for al-Douri, Russell said. ``The family he comes from has been harboring ’deck of cards’ guys,’’ he said, referring to the U.S. list of the 55 most wanted Iraqis. I’ll miss Lt. Col. Steve’s quotes, he must be getting short. Al-Douri, in his late 60s, is No. 6 on the wanted list. The United States has put a $10 million bounty on his head. Late last year, al-Douri’s wife and daughter were detained. In January, troops arrested four of his nephews who were suspected of helping him hide. All six are believed to remain in U.S. custody. Good, keeps them out of trouble. Since Saddam was arrested Dec. 13, al-Douri has taken on the title of the Pentagon’s most wanted man in Iraq. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 Beware the Army of Steve! |
| Posted by: Tony (UK) 2004-2-5 1:42:11 AM |
| #1 Army of Steve -- due to arrive at FT Hood, probably in April. They are packin'. Hope to have a date he arrives. |
| Posted by: Sherry 2004-2-4 5:05:42 PM |