[JimSEA]

Tikriti [sic} was paid several hundred thousand dollars and, along with 20 family members, was ferried in a U.S. aircraft out of the country on April 8.

All this at a time when the Baathists were looting the banks of billions in gold and USA currency? Also, no explaination exists for how this guy was supposed to convince "elite" troops to roll over with no benefit to them and a shakey (at best) future. Total BS poorly done. Why this must be . . . . French?

[John Valentine]

I agree with your assessment of this story. Utter fantasy, riddled with assumptions and speculation.

I thin thais is a French attempt to dodge the "bullet" heading their way - the provenance of the French passports our forces have apparently seized in Iraq.