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12/21/2003 Archived Entry: "Ouch, man."
Ouch, man.
So, you think the capture of Saddam was the work of US intelligence? Well, think again.
Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) was captured by US troops only after he had been taken prisoner by Kurdish forces, drugged and abandoned ready for American soldiers to recover him, a British Sunday newspaper said.[...]
The newspaper said the full story of events leading up to the ousted Iraqi president's capture on December 13 near his hometown of Tikrit in northern Iraq (news - web sites), "exposes the version peddled by American spin doctors as incomplete".
A former Iraqi intelligence officer, whom the Express did not name, told the paper that Saddam was held prisoner by a leader of the Kurdish Patriotic Front, which fought alongside US forces during the Iraq war, until he negotiated a deal.
The deal apparently involved the group gaining political advantage in the region.
An unnamed Western intelligence source in the Middle East told the Express: "Saddam was not captured as a result of any American or British intelligence. We knew that someone would eventually take their revenge, it was just a matter of time."
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thats what ive been saying for a week. seems like the more bizarre the conspiracy theory, the more likely it is to be true, at least with this administration in power
Posted by justin @ 12/21/2003 11:27 AM NY
I knew it as well - in fact I thought I read somewhere last Sunday that the $35 million ransom was paid to someone??
Has a single member of the presscorp even ASKED the question as to whether ANY bonus funds were paid or WILL be paid (just so they can't get Clintonian on us with the wording....) I doubt they will even ask it -
Posted by Wayne @ 12/21/2003 01:31 PM NY
I was home watching the 9-11 carnage before the second plane hit the wtc. In all my confussion one thought keept running through my mind. Was this a setup by bushco for war. It really pissis me off that I have to be this suspisious of my government.
Posted by da lurker @ 12/21/2003 03:13 PM NY
I dunno about all that. If he was drugged and plopped in the hole why was he left with a gun? Ok they may be lying about that sure but having an average Iraqi turn Saddam in could have been spun into a Iraqis Luvs America Hate Saddam thing. They had no problem paying out money/credit to the guy who ratted Saddam's spawn out why would Saddam be any different?
Posted by salvage @ 12/22/2003 07:21 AM NY
no one said the gun was loaded. it wouldnt be believable if he was unarmed. besides bush doesnt care if saddam kills a few soldiers while he's getting caught, it just makes for a more dramatic story. why do you think he had a briefcase full of "intelligence" proving that he was running the resistance? because its a set up, thats why
Posted by justin @ 12/22/2003 11:41 AM NY
