Posted on 05/24/2006 7:17:14 AM PDT by Wiz
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq on Wednesday announced the arrest in Lebanon of a nephew of Saddam Hussein for crimes allegedly committed after the fall of Saddam's regime.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki did not say when Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hassan al-Tikriti was arrested in Beirut or give details on the accusations against him. The announcement said he was arrested with the help of Lebanese police.
"Bashar Sabawi al-Tikriti is an important element on the most wanted list due to his ugly crimes against the Iraqi people after the fall of the former regime," the announcement said.
It was not clear if al-Tikriti had been extradited. The announcement did not offer any other details about the arrest or about al-Tikriti's background and age, except to say he is a son of Sabawi Ibrahim Hassan al-Tikriti, one of Saddam's half brothers.
"The arrest of the criminal Bashar Sabawi al-Tikriti represent a successful intelligence operation which will continue chasing the former regime elements on the run and bring them back to Iraq to face fair trials," the announcement said.
It added that "the arrest of Bashar Sabawi al-Tikriti is a message to the rest of the terrorists inside or outside Iraq and who will fall in the hands of the security forces so that they receive their appropriate punishment."
Too bad he wasn't room temperature.
ping
On a slab, just like his cousins.
I think another recap is in order for the playing-card deck of evil-doers -- anyone willing?
Too bad he didn't go out like his cousins did!
More than just demoralizing for Saddam, this is going to let the other members of the regime who are financing this outside of Iraq that they had better take the money and run because the Iraqi people are after them and they will find those who are stupid enough to still be involved.
Exactly....this tells the others in the Baathist network funding the terrorists ...they aren't safe anymore.
I am glad they didn't kill him....he will give you others in his network..
Even if they don't get info on the network others in the network will fear they have.
That's quite a handle.
Exactly.
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