"They are afraid but they say that as soon as Baghdad falls they will surrender," the newspaper quoted the cleric as saying. It said he had met 12 of the high-ranking leaders of the Baath two days ago.
By that time coalition forces may have killed all the Saddamites in Basra.
6 posted on 04/04/2003 9:39:44 PM PST by Paleo Conservative
(Time to bomb Saddam!)