Posted on 11/07/2006 3:29:56 PM PST by jmc1969
Saddam Hussein's former second in command, now a fugitive with a $10 million bounty on his head, has ordered Baath party bosses still in Iraq to cease attacks, according to government and parliamentary officials who claimed knowledge of the developments.
Four officials in the Iraqi government and parliament, each in a position to hear about largely secret efforts to reach accord with members of the Sunni insurgency, said former Iraqi vice president Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri has ordered Baath party bosses still in Iraq to end attacks within the past two days.
The officials, who said they knew about the order independently because of their contacts with members of the insurgency, said the directive was issued through couriers sometime after Saddam was sentenced on Sunday to hang for crimes against humanity. The four answered questions from The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information.
In a major concession to insurgents and the Sunni community Monday, the government agreed to legislation that would reinstate Baathist officials to positions of responsibility. The Baathist officials had been purged from their jobs in the first days of the U.S. occupation.
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Sounds like he's trying to cover his own a$$.
Now that they threw everything they had at trying to influence the election, it is now time to call off the dogs.
Now that they can't continue to influence the U.S. elections or the first Hussein trial, the deal-making begins.
But the Newsweek cover for November 6, 2006 specifically stated that we were "losing" in Iraq.
If this is true, it's extremly good news! The Iraqi Government and USA should seize the momentum to pacify a large part of the insurgency. At the same time the Iraqi Sunnis have to root out , kill or arrest any Foreign Jihadi!
This could be an important step for reconciliation.
Trying to go out with a bang... I can see the NEWSWEAK cover now... "only saddam, even in death, could save Iraq" /rolleyes
Interesting if 99% of the fighting, IEDs, etc are organized from these holdovers and can be stopped just on their say-so.
It would be even more impressive if they would tell them to turn on the terrorists in the country.
al-Douri ping
Maybe the Iraqi govt is negotiating with him to resume leadership in the Sunni triangle after the executions.
It would make sense. This is Iraq.
/tinfoil
I bet Teddy Kennedy was communicating with Saddam's lawers and Mookie's people, and asked them to wait until after the election to do this. Until then it was 'the last flare up' aimed at getting dems elected, and claiming the peace afterwards...
/tinfoil
Can't we nail him on his way out of the CNN dressing room?
They have just horse traded Saddam away..
AM this needs to be put in Breaking News...
Too true.
Now Saddam has a death sentence, he might be willing to bargain...
You've got that right.
Saddam. Just another death row inmate that got religion!
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