A standard procedure when defecting is to deliver a "bride price" as part of a negotiated settlement, to ensure that one is not going to go to the gallows or to a small cell for life. Typically defecting spies bring over the most valuable secrets they could steal before flipping sides as their bride price.
Three hidden nukes is a hell of a convincing bride price, if true.
Wasn't al-Douri Saddam's #2 or #3 man? The redhead?
I agree. Typical muslim behaviour. They would give their own mother away to save themselves. I am wondering why there's any objection/suspicion connected to this news appearing in an Iraqi paper? They don't need to ask permission of anyone to publish their own news, do they?
Like, Shall we print this or ask Negroponte's permission first? No way. Iraq has sovereignity. They can print what they like where they like, surely?