I hadn't. Has his son-in-law been struck down by Iraqi agents or had anthrax mailed to his house? That would be cause for concern. Otherwise, all the stories from defectors are simply their way of helping themselves to power over Iraq by getting us to do their dirty work.
In case you havn't had your head away from the radio (NPR I would venture), Saddam had his son-in-law assasinated. But, then again, There is no proof... There is also the matter of the Iraqi ambassador to the UN that is missing in action....after going home to Iraq for Ramadan. But in your world that has no meaning, does it??...If the defecting bodyguard has only told 1 tenth of 1 percent of truth, then we are in deep kim-chee. It only gets worse if there is linkage between Kim Jong Il and Saddam. And, OBTW it looks like there is... but, NO, No impact to the US. is there?? No you strike me as the live and let live kinda person that is willing tocompromise on anything. Go to DU Palmer your attitude would be appreciated there. Not here.
Semper Disgusted
Actually, yes he has...
Saddam murdered his son-in-law, Lt. Gen. Hussein Kamel al-Majid, who revealed Saddam's chemical and biological warfare plans in late 1995. From CNN:
Lt. Gen. Hussein Kamel al-Majid and his brother Saddam, defected to Jordan and then returned to Iraq last February (1996). They were murdered by members of Saddam's extended clan, and pronounced traitors by Saddam himself. CNN story