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2002-11-16 Axis of Evil

Sammy arranges some soft landings with Muammar...

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-11-16 02:36 pm|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 3.5 billion? Think of how many millions of starving Iraqi children you could feed with that kind of swag!

Posted by Raj 2002-11-16 15:01:20|| [angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2002-11-16 15:01:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Libya says it ain't so: TUNIS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Libya on Saturday said a British newspaper story saying Iraqi President Saddam Hussein offered Tripoli money to shelter his family and aides was fictitious.Libyan Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassouna Chaouch said his government reserved the right to sue Britain's Times newspaper for the story which said Saddam offered Libya $3.5 billion to provide a safe-haven for his family and top Iraqi officials. "These reports were totally unfounded and were simply fictitious and fabricated," Chaouch said in a statement carried by the official Libyan news agency Jana.

Posted by Steve 2002-11-16 15:24:39|| 2002-11-16 15:24:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Libya is indeed known for its ironclad honesty in international relations.

Snort.

Seriously, though, Qusay might get away in any case - he's the smart one, and likely has his exit strategy already planned out. Uday, on the other hand, is fertilizer the momeny the troops roll in - he's too well-known as a brutal thug.

Posted by Tripartite 2002-11-16 15:28:49|| 2002-11-16 15:28:49|| Front Page Top

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