[tarator]

Many of us, including this old Grampa, have been saying that Saddam has been staying in the Russian Embassy for his safety for about two weeks. The Russian KGB/Mafia thugs in charge of Russia can't afford to have their former cash cow taken prisoner or whacked.

By nature, mafias only care about present and future cash cows.

[Grampa Dave]

If he has billions salted away, they will continue to support him.

If he becomes a milkle$$ Cash Cow, you are correct. He will be thrown on the streets or will have some accident or sudden terminal illness.