Saddam in secret negotiations with US

[burek]

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Saddam in secret negotiations with US: newspaper

September 21, 2003

Ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein had been in secret negotiations with US forces in Iraq for the past nine days, a British tabloid newspaper said today.

According to the Sunday Mirror report, Saddam was demanding safe passage to the former Soviet republic of Belarus in exchange for information on weapons of mass destruction and his bank accounts.

US President George W Bush was being kept up to date on the talks by his national security adviser Condoleeza Rice who was coordinating negotiations led by US general Ricardo Sanchez, the Sunday Mirror said.

Sanchez is the commander of US forces in Iraq.

"A representative of Saddam in Western-style civilian clothes came to coalition people at Tikrit at sunset on September 12. He led them to a house where the security official was waiting," the Sunday Mirror quoted a senior Iraqi as saying.

"The discussions are now going on under the direct authority of General Sanchez," the source said, according to the newspaper.

The source maintained that Saddam had decided to seek a deal "because he is desperate, trapped and finding fewer and fewer people willing to give him shelter," the tabloid said.

AFP

 

[Miramonti]

Sunday Mirror

 

[Moonbeam]

Can he collect the 25 million if he turns himself in?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

I have to wonder about the truth of the article. Now if it is not, then that's that.

If true, then the US is negogiating with "terrorists"? Most likely is would be a ploy to catch him. Can you imagine negogiating with Saddam to let him escape? While I have no doubt many here would support whatever the administration did in Iraq, most Americans (I hope) would find it outrageous.

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
I have to wonder about the truth of the article. Now if it is not, then that's that.

If true, then the US is negogiating with "terrorists"? Most likely is would be a ploy to catch him. Can you imagine negogiating with Saddam to let him escape? While I have no doubt many here would support whatever the administration did in Iraq, most Americans (I hope) would find it outrageous.

his sons are done,if he could kindly point to where the wmd are...wouldnt that be a fair trade off???

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: ncircle

Originally posted by: WinstonSmith
I have to wonder about the truth of the article. Now if it is not, then that's that.

If true, then the US is negogiating with "terrorists"? Most likely is would be a ploy to catch him. Can you imagine negogiating with Saddam to let him escape? While I have no doubt many here would support whatever the administration did in Iraq, most Americans (I hope) would find it outrageous.

his sons are done,if he could kindly point to where the wmd are...wouldnt that be a fair trade off???

It would prove that Bush and his Underlings didn't lie to the American People about the WMDs

 

[User1001]

does anyone else find the word tabliod interesting?

 

[JackStorm]

heh, sunday mirror...I wouldn't belive anything they posted as "news". And untill I hear/see the same thing from a semi desent source I'll asume this is just rumor(or made up news).

Basicly, what I'm saying is, don't belive a word that rag says, unless you've heard it from other more respectible news sources.

 

[JackStorm]

Oh gee, didn't take long to find a source (which is WAY more likely to tell the truth or know the truth for that matter) which reports that the sunday mirror 's "news" was BS. And considering reuters actuly has people on the ground I think I'll belive them in this case.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle....5BLYPACRBAELCFFA?type=topNews&storyID=3480795

 

[Tab]

I guess Saddam is a janitor too!