Posted on 03/09/2005 6:43:13 PM PST by Richie Rich
A former U.S. Marine who participated in capturing ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein claims that the public version of Saddam's capture is false. Ex-Sgt. Nadim Abou Rabeh was quoted in the Saudi daily al-Medina as saying Saddam was actually captured Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, and not the day after, as announced by the U.S. Army. He also claims the details put forth by the U.S. army were innacurate.
"I was among the 20-man unit, including eight of Arab descent, who searched for Saddam for three days in the area of Dour near Tikrit, and we found him in a modest home in a small village and not in a hole as announced," Abou Rabeh said.
"We captured him after fierce resistance during which a Marine of Sudanese origin was killed," he said.
He said Saddam himself fired at them with a gun from the window of a room on the second floor. Then they shouted at him in Arabic: "You have to surrender. ... There is no point in resisting."
"Later on, a military production team fabricated the film of Saddam's capture in a hole, which was in fact a deserted well," Abou Rabeh said.
Is Sgt. Rabeh lying? I don't know, but something doesn't add up here. (cont.)
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Ahhh, *cough* liar *cough cough*
Quick, call Dan Rather...darn, too late.
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