U.S. Forces Nab Saddam's Half-Brother

AP ^ | 17 April, 2003

[Happy2BMe]

CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - U.S. Special Forces on Thursday captured Barzan Ibrahim Hasan, a half brother of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) and a major catch in the effort to round up members of the former regime, the U.S. Central Command reported.

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Barzan Hasan was a presidential adviser to Saddam and had "extensive knowledge of the regime's workings," said Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks at the daily Central Command briefing.

Barzan Hasan is one of three half brothers of Saddam and the second to be captured.

On Sunday, coalition forces announced the capture of Watban Ibrahim Hasan, who once served as Iraq (news - web sites)'s interior minister. Watban Hasan was the five of spades in the deck of playing cards the U.S. military issued to troops with pictures of wanted Iraqi officials. Barzan was the five of clubs.

Barzan Hasan was captured alone in Baghdad, and information from residents of the capital led to his arrest, Brooks said.

"We are currently asking a number of questions... finding out whatever we can from this capture," Brooks said.

Barzan Hasan, like his brother Watban, was seen as a significant catch because of the likelihood he could provide information on Saddam's suspected weapons of mass destruction program, one of the major reasons the United States and Great Britain launched the war.

So far coalition forces have not found any certain evidence that those weapons still exist in Iraq.

The third half brother, Sab'awi Ibrahim Hassan, has taken refuge in Damascus, Syria, according to a London newspaper report. He is the six of diamonds in the 55-card deck carried by U.S. troops.

The United States has issued stern warnings to Syria not to harbor fugitives from the Saddam regime. Damascus denies any top officials of the former government have been offered sanctuary.

Also Thursday, the newly arrived 4th Infantry Division fought a brief battle near the Taji Airfield north of Baghdad.

Brooks said the U.S. troops "killed and wounded a portion of the enemy force, destroyed some T-72 tanks and captured over 100 enemy fighters."

[Happy2BMe]

Heading for his nest in Syria no doubt.

[Howlin]

Is this the one they tried to kill with the bunker buster?????

[Conspiracy Guy]

I heard he was wearing a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader outfit at the time. It has been reported that there was a huge surge in Cowboy Cheerleader Outfit sales on the web to the middle east. This has caused a little bit of a stir in the national security area. The warning read something like this. "Code Blue 3 A: Beware of middle eastern men in cheerleader outfits, especially Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders. Warn all citizens to be vigilant of Cowboy Cheerleaders with bushy mustaches, hairy legs, exposed beer belly midrifts, wearing sandals. Cheerleaders do not drive delivery trucks or operate heavy machinery. Any suspicious cheerleader activity should be reported to local authorities." It gave me a shiver. This could be hugh, seriesly!

[expatpat]

I think so -- his face semms to be the same.

[VRWC_minion]

How many half brothers does Saddam have anyways ?

[GraniteStateConservative]

Posted previously:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/894985/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/894980/posts

But, I have no idea why this was announced as breaking news at the 7AM CENTCOM briefing, but only showed up on the FR Breaking News sidebar now. What's up?

You certainly had every right to post something like this after several hours having gone by without seeing it.

[vp_cal]

why is it that they all have the same 'saddam-style'
mustache? is this some kind of fad in iraq right now?

[stboz]

Hey, Dude! Better start talking unless you want to be Saddam's half-sister.

[ConservativeDude]

welcome to the hotel california....

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Until he was captured, I thought he was dead. They announced it was Barzan killed in that raid. Then who did we get with the bunker buster?

[MississippiMan]

I thought the half-brother they caught several days ago was the five of clubs. Hmmm.

MM

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Saddam's 3 half-brothers names are Barzan, Watban, and Sab'awi (the only one now not in custody).

[Happy2BMe]

Apparently it was a false alarm?

[Grampa Dave]

Soddomite's three stooges: Barzan, Watban, and Sab'awi!

[VRWC_minion]

why is it that they all have the same 'saddam-style' mustache?

They all look the same to me < \racist > :)

[Happy2BMe]

"How many half brothers does Saddam have anyways?

Saddam's Wife May Have Gone to Syria (His Weal Wife)

Saddam married his first wife, then the sister of his first cousin, followed by his aunt, then his mother's niece, then to . .

[Michael.SF.]

"We are currently asking a number of questions... finding out whatever we can from this capture," Brooks said.

I sure hope that is an understatement:

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Weight - .84 lbs. each. UPC Code: 0-17051-10001-6 Output Voltage:
High: 11,000 volts
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[redheadtoo]

How many half brothers does Saddam have anyways ?

I think that the question should be how many half brothers does he have left? Between captures and bombings I would say that Saddam has only half a brother left.

[Michael.SF.]

Saddam married his first wife, then the sister of his first cousin,

Is not the "sister of his first cousin", also his first cousin?

[blam]

"Also Thursday, the newly arrived 4th Infantry Division fought a brief battle near the Taji Airfield north of Baghdad.

Brooks said the U.S. troops "killed and wounded a portion of the enemy force, destroyed some T-72 tanks and captured over 100 enemy fighters.""

Excellent. Glad to see the 4th ID get some action.