Welcome to Freerepublic.. Has this been verified since there's no link?
here is the link:
http://www.aljazeera.com/cgi-bin/news_service/middle_east_full_story.asp?service_id=2768
http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ_SADDAMS_HEALTH?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
It wasn't a stroke.