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June 21, 2003

Update On The Saddam Survival Story

The New York Times has posted an article the provides additional detail on the information coming from the Ace of Diamonds. Of interest: the time Mahmoud and Saddam's sons apparently spent in Syria after the war.

On the basis of those intercepts and other recently obtained evidence, American intelligence agencies have shifted their view, and now say that Mr. Hussein and at least one of his sons, Qusay, probably are still alive and still in Iraq. But Mr. Mahmoud's claim that he and the sons had spent time after the war in Syria before being expelled by Syrian authorities adds a new element to that working theory.

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UPDATE: Reader Bob Estes pointed out that I had misread the story, and that Mahmoud, not Saddam, was apparently in Syria with Hussein's sons. Apologies for the error, and thank you Bob.

Posted By Alan at June 21, 2003 10:02 AM | TrackBack

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A new element, indeed.

Sounds like Mr. Assad has been even less candid than we were led to believe.

Shocking!

Posted by: wolf at June 21, 2003 12:55 PM

ya thiink?

;)

Posted by: AKscott at June 21, 2003 04:38 PM

oohhhh the horror!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a bathist dictator and sponser of terrorist groups lied????!!!!! to us????!!!

well if you cant trust a bathist dictator, who can you trust........

im so disillusioned......

why if this is true it may even be true that the wmd WERE transfered from iraq to syria then burried in the bakkaa valley.......

this is just beyond the pale! who would have beleived this kind of collaboration against us by the syrian bathists!!!!

Posted by: rumcrook at June 21, 2003 04:43 PM

if you trust bush and blair might as well trust
assad and be complete fools..

Posted by: VF at June 22, 2003 12:55 AM

Must be night time;

VF's coffin opened, LOL

Posted by: wolf at June 22, 2003 01:24 AM

Wolf,

VF just got back from the Zombie Jamborie.

"Back to back, belly to belly. I don't give a damn 'cause I done died already..."

Posted by: Elvis at June 22, 2003 03:58 AM

Bush & Blair couldn't have lied. They have told us a true story because they made it up themselves.

Posted by: Onlynow at June 22, 2003 06:11 AM

All - Back to Belly - In this case, aptly replaces 'Nuts to Butts', since VF has no former, and a fat latter. This is PURE speculation, like drawin' water from the spring o' life. I am refreshed. ROFLMAO

Posted by: Cap'n Cap'em at June 23, 2003 03:56 PM