Influx of Iraqi Officals Reported in Cuba [After Fall of Baghdad]

Geostrategy Direct ^ | Issue Dated June 3, 2003 | Bill Gertz- Washington Times Military Reporter

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Large number of former officials from Saddam Hussein's Government have been given safe haven in Cuba, Cuban exile sources say.

The former officials and their families arrived in Havana in the days following the fall of Baghdad April 9th.

News of the Iraqis in Cuba comes amid reports that France provided passports to Iraqi officials to help them flee the country.

About a dozen passports were found in Iraq by US Military Intelligence survey teams and defense officials believe France provided the passports to the Iraqis.

Other officials said the passports might have been looted or forged.

Cuba's Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein have had close ties in the past.

Prior to the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Castro provided intelligence to Saddam on the disposition of coalition forces, according to Cuban government official Alcibiades Hiladgo.

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Knock, knock-Candygram for Fidel!!

[homeschool mama]

How very interesting...

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[Lijahsbubbe]

Cuba's Fidel Castro, Dan Rather and Saddam Hussein have had close ties in the past

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Dan Blather probably told Fidel where the troops were and what time they were shipping out!

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Just wait until Fidel is questioned about his new 'immigrants' to his island!

[Grampa Dave]

There are no Air France Flights to Havana. There are flights to Canada. Once in Canada, there are flights to Cuba.

When Gertz broke this news weeks ago, I noted that Canada might have been a portal for any of Soddomite's top thugs to get to Havana.

[Grampa Dave]

Luis, FYI.

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A Western Canada airport perhaps?

[KarlInOhio]

Time for Bay of Pigs II, this time with Marines and air support.

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And this time we do it right...

[Frank_Discussion]

I don't know about anybody else, but it felt like there had been a heightened focus on Cuba over the past few weeks. Makes me wonder if we're setting the stage for a strike on Havana.

[alloysteel]

They are preparing to mount an assault on Guantanamo, to spring the al-Qaeda "detainees" as some of their more motivated foot-soldiers.

Islamic version of "leave no (able-bodied) soldier behind".

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Fidel may not die in power before he can appoint Elian as his sucessor after all..

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That would be like the Republican Guards Divisons running into the desterts outside of Baghdad to certain death..

[Howlin]

Company's coming!

[Beck_isright]

Time to move two fighter and bomber wings back into Homestead to start hinting to the dirtball with the bad beard that we're going to do air shows on a daily basis, just outside his territorial waters. Let's keep their radar lit up 24/7 and get them nervous.

[hchutch]

Mr. Castro, do you REALLY want to give us a reason?

[MattinNJ]

This might be a little Clancyesque but wouldn't it be great to see a high speed LOW altitude flyby of Havana by a squadron of stealth bombers.

[MattinNJ]

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