U.S. Negotiates Directly With Iraqi Commanders; Buildings Designated as Safe Zones for Defectors

The Washington Post ^ | March 21, 2003 | Dana Priest and Walter Pincus

[John H K]

In an intensified effort to divide Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from his inner circle, U.S. military and intelligence officers in recent days have communicated with Iraqi commanders and they have secretly designated buildings in the capital for defectors to occupy, promising they will not be targeted in U.S. airstrikes, senior U.S. officials said today.

[John H K]

Nothing about the Hussein exile crap, and I think Priest and Pincus are better-connected than ABC...

[longtermmemmory]

sun tsu: give your adversary a way out.

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