U.S. forces tracked down Saddam Hussein in Iraq last year with information provided by a captured bodyguard, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday night. Saddam's capture in an underground hideout of his hometown of Tikrit in December came after U.S. forces had captured the bodyguard in Baghdad and flown him to Tikrit, the BBC said. The network identified him as Mohammed Ibrahim Omar al-Musslit in its television show "Panorama," set to air Sunday.
| Thus signing his death warrant. Nice going, BBC. |
Asked about the BBC claim, U.S. Central Command spokesman Dan Gage said: "Central Command is unable to confirm the report." In a statement Friday, the BBC also said it interviewed the American army officers and soldiers who tracked down and caught Saddam. The military has said that it gained some information into Saddam's whereabouts from an individual soldiers arrested and interrogated. |