[Thinkin' Gal]

The only explanation for Abdullah's "bad manners" towards his uncle is that "he is so much under the thumb of Saddam". Mr Chalabi claims that Abdullah has been friendly with Uday, Saddam's son, for a long time: before Abdullah's accession, they were fishing companions, and Uday presented the new king with three Porsches. Mr Chalabi accuses Abdullah of evading sanctions and playing a "double game" with the West, allowing intelligence agencies to recruit Iraqi agents in Jordan, but also passing sensitive information to Saddam, including warnings of an impending coup in 1996.

"King Abdullah has become Saddam's lawyer in America. He defends Saddam and uses every opportunity to warn off any American attempt to help the Iraqi people liberate themselves. I think it is time that people here know what their supposed friends are doing to shore up Saddam's regime."

Ten bucks on the stern-faced king. Chalabi is a day late and a dinar short.

[2sheep]

"good manners" and Rodney King ask, "Why can't we all get along together?"

It is because some are really really evil.

[solzhenitsyn]

A very interesting view.