Saddam Is Hiding Near Baghdad, Says Exiled Spy Chief

Independent (UK) ^ | 7-14-2003 | Patrick Cockburn

[cricket]

He surely will be found. . .

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[LS]

I think it's time for "Operation Weekend at Bernie's." And Saddam gets to be Bernie.

[oceanview]

He is not in Iraq. Why would he be, when he had plenty of chances to go elsewhere.

[Uncle George]

If he was alive wouldn't you think some neighbor or guard would collect that 25,000,000.00 ??????. He cannot be completly hidden in ANY AREA IN IRAQ!!!!!Very Fishy !!!

[savedbygrace]

I think Russia took him in.

[oceanview]

I agree. I also wonder if he wouldn't just have done massive plastic surgery. With all that cash, who wants to live in Russia. With a new face, he could go anywhere.

[cricket]

"He is not in Iraq. Why would he be, when he had plenty of chances to go elsewhere."

I don't know. . .

. . .but 'home base' and 'network'. . .the inclinations of the most powerful to want to stay where they have been empowered. . .and even for them, a sense, false of not. . .of security in the known vs unknown. . .being able to distinguish more clearly, readily the enemy in familiar territory etc.

That offered; really cannot say; the fact is he could be anywhere; or not at all.

'Intelligence' seems to have at least some clues; maybe they are right. . .and maybe they are not.

[cricket]

"I think it's time for "Operation Weekend at Bernie's." And Saddam gets to be Bernie."

. . .well, all possibilities have to be considered :^); but the totally narcissistic psychopaths are just not likely to want to change. . .

[Diverdogz]

Well before the war, we had reports that Saddam had umpteen different look-alike body doubles. I don't think we've even captured any of these guys.

[MinuteGal]

Arrest everybody.

We have his DNA.

Leni

[oceanview]

Yes, I have posted that question on other threads. Where are the body doubles? And where are all the prisoners we captured from the deck of cards? Where is Tariq Aziz, are we questioning these people? If we really wanted to find out where Saddam was, wouldn't we be sending these people to Jordan for "questioning" using their techniques? Its just like those decpitation strikes, it took us how long to get teams there to examine the sites after Baghdad fell? It took weeks, you would think that would have been the first place we went to.

The fact that we apparently aren't pulling out all the stops to find this guys means we know what happened to him already, and I don't think that means he's dead, if he got out with the Russians, it was with our consent as part of an exile deal.

[Diverdogz]

That's some wild speculation - Pooty Poots hiding him.

My wild speculation is....that Saddam rounded up a hundred prisoners and a few construction supervisors and had them build a secret bunker for himself. After construction was completed, he had them all executed, with Saddam personally execting the exectioner afterwards. Nobody but he knows the whereabouts of his secret cave.

[oceanview]

someone must be supplying him, communicating with him, something. he can't just be totally isolated down there, suppose our occupation lasts for years, does he just stay down there?

[yoe]

IF....I repeat IF Saddam is alive - let him show himself. Otherwise the world should assume the bas**** is dead! Only when and IF he comes forward in person should the filthy coward be recognized as alive.

[Spruce]

[upchuck]

The general does not believe that the death or capture of Saddam will end guerrilla attacks against US forces. He said: "Saddam plays a very small role in this. Most of the attacks are by Islamic groups, former military men who are no longer being paid and members of the Baath party."

This is true, IMHO. But capturing Saddam will encourage those afraid of him to step to the plate.

[Lady In Blue]

For what it's worth, this article from Debkafile also places Hussein's wmds in Samarra.They're source is supposedly U.S.intelligence:

SADDAM'S WMD IN SAMARRA TUNNELS-U.S. INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATES

[Lady In Blue]

OOPS! They're = their