WASHINGTON DRAFTS SECRET ULTIMATIUM FOR DAMASCUS-DEMANDS HANDOVER OF 55 IRAQI LEADERS (debka)

DEBKAfile Security Newsletter ^ | April 12, 2003 | Gioria Shamis-Retired Economist Magazine Reporter

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Demanding handover of wanted Iraqi regieme leaders, including Saddam Hussein's top biological and chemical warfare scientists.

Earlier DEBKAfile revealed that many of Iraq's 55 most wanted leaders were granted asylum in Syria.

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Anyone else hear that Rummy called member of Congress into a unusual meeting at the end of the week to discuss this situation?

[Support Free Republic]

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[Naspino]

Bush likes historical models. He can use the Taliban model for Syria. Once the connection between Saddam's regime and Al'Queda is proven and the CIA gives us conclusive evidence that Syria is protecting them we can demand Syria extradite them to the United States for detainment or face invasion. Obviously this will put Syria in an impossible situation -- cower to America and accept their insignificance in their own region or fight and lose all they have. I truly hope the placement of the 4ID is for this purpose and I hope the two carrier battle groups are making a move into the Mediterranean.

[george wythe]

More tabloid news

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If Syria really is hiding 50 of these leaders, I would be calling Special Ops at least..

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"Anyone else hear that Rummy called member of Congress into a unusual meeting at the end of the week to discuss this situation?"

Do you know that he discussed the Syrian situation? I know he had a meeting but I don't know of anyone who mentioned what the meeting was about. Can you confirm?

[jdege]

We already have two carrier groups in the Mediterranean. They've been there the entire time, flying missions into northern Iraq through Turkish airspace.

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I can say for sure if it was all about Syria.

It could have been about the Russians nabbing the Iraqi Secret Police documents as well.

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We've got the 4ID ready to go..

[Psycho_Bunny]

"Doubtka"

[Mr. Lucky]

It would be a shame to send our supply of MOABS all the way to the Mideast and then not have anything to use them on.

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Someone came up with Deb-caca, which I thought was amusing..

[The Great Satan]

Well, it was a secret, until somebody told DEBKA.

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And Debka's 'Secret Ultimatum' to Syria could be the battle plans being drawn up at the Pentagon reported in yesterdays New York Newsday.

[TruthFactor]

These Arab countries still don't get it. One or two more need to be stepped on before they learn the lesson, "don't mess with the U.S. of A., or you will seriously regret it."

[Naspino]

Maybe 2 for Syria and 2 for France? :)

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Could be, Iran isn't behaving any better..

[uncbob]

Well we will see if Bush lets the job go half done like his father

If so it will only be more grief in thge future

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Perle said we are going in If Syria is hiding some of Iraq's WMD.

[theFIRMbss]

>Obviously this will put Syria in an impossible situation -- (1) cower to America and accept their insignificance in their own region or (2) fight and lose all they have. I truly hope the placement of the 4ID is for this purpose ...

I agree with you,
and I wouldn't mind seeing
Syria destroyed.

But I wish someone
had left them some kind of third
option, something where

they did what we want,
but somehow looked uninvolved.
Still, they dug their grave...