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Iraq Scud boss poisoned
The Sun ^ | March 1, 2003 | GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON

Posted on 02/28/2003 5:59:05 PM PST by MadIvan

SADDAM Hussein’s top missile expert has been murdered to stop him blabbing to the UN.

General Muhammad Sa’id al Darraj died on Thursday after Saddam’s men poisoned his drink.

Relatives say he was ordered to hide details of Iraqi Scuds from the UN — but devious Saddam did not trust him.

The revelation came as President Bush warned war was imminent.

He said Saddam would be forced to give up his weapons — whatever the UN decided. He added: “If he had any intention of disarming, he would have disarmed. We will disarm him now.”

Bush called war the “last option” but said Americans fully understood an attack may be launched soon.

He added: “I’ve thought long and hard about the consequences and the price that could be paid.”

His comments came as UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix said Iraq was expected to start destroying its outlawed Al Samoud 2 missiles on Saturday.

The rockets can carry chemical and biological warheads and travel more than 90 miles — the maximum range laid down by the UN.

General al-Darraj was murdered hours before Saddam agreed to the destruction. The engineer had been called to a meeting at one of Saddam’s palaces for talks about how to mislead UN scientists over Iraq’s Scud programme.

Moments before he died, he managed to tell his family Saddam’s officials had spiked his drink with poison.

British intelligence chiefs said the murder was another example of Saddam’s ruthlessness.

They said it underlined his total disregard for human rights.

Saddam had his own son-in-law assassinated when he exposed the tyrant’s weapons of mass destruction.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: blair; bush; iraq; poison; saddam; saidaldarraj; scuds; uk; us; warlist
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To: sinkspur
Sure it's not Geezinslaw?
61 posted on 02/28/2003 7:06:42 PM PST by davetex
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To: davetex
Speaking of Geezinslaw's, son said he asked his wife what she wanted for her birthday.

She said "I want a divorce."

Son said "Well, I wasn't planning on spendin' quite that much!"

62 posted on 02/28/2003 7:13:05 PM PST by sinkspur
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To: MadIvan
Sun more like the NY Daily News, or NY Post, yes?
63 posted on 02/28/2003 7:14:40 PM PST by MindBender26 (.....and for more news as it happens...stay tuned to your local FReeper station....)
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To: TADSLOS
ARRRAGH!
64 posted on 02/28/2003 7:16:58 PM PST by steveo (Palidin, Palidin, far far from home.)
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To: Big Steve; deport; blackie; nickcarraway
Did you see this?! WOW!
65 posted on 02/28/2003 7:20:54 PM PST by Lady In Blue
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To: Salvation; Deb; PhiKapMom
ping
66 posted on 02/28/2003 7:21:34 PM PST by Lady In Blue
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To: MadIvan
HELP WANTED

SCUD BOSS

Immediate opening, Free drinks!

67 posted on 02/28/2003 7:23:26 PM PST by JIM O
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To: eeriegeno
This weekend is going to be interesting......

agreed, by the way it's already 6 am Saturday in Iraq.

68 posted on 02/28/2003 7:27:38 PM PST by knak (kelly in alaska)
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To: MadIvan
Is this verifiable?

Why isn't it all over the news everywhere? Why aren't France, Germany, the UN, and Blix screaming out this crime?

Amazing.
69 posted on 02/28/2003 7:34:34 PM PST by xzins (Babylon, you have been weighed in the balance and been found wanting!)
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To: MadIvan
Any way to verify this??? I ran a google on this guy and nothing showed up. I think if it were more than rank speculation, there would be a bigger splash on this.
Could be very important information ... thre is NO reason to KILL him UNLESS HE WANTED TO HIDE SOMETHING ABOUT MISSILES ... hmmmmm.

Going here to ask:

http://dear_raed.blogspot.com/
70 posted on 02/28/2003 7:42:08 PM PST by WOSG (Liberate Iraq!!)
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To: Thane_Banquo
You idiot... if the CIA could get that close they would do SH. Do you ever think before you type or are your words a surprise to you as you type?

Semper Amused

71 posted on 02/28/2003 7:44:27 PM PST by Trident/Delta (Colt 1911a1 .45ACP The "original" point and click device.....)
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To: Russell Scott
Pretty d*mn funny!!!!

It would be even funnier if it were not so true!
72 posted on 02/28/2003 7:52:46 PM PST by KaiserofKrunch
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To: Semper911
I still scrutinize anything reported in the tabs, and any story is a little hard to take seriously from a paper that also offers naked women on page 3.

C'mon, now, MadIvan only reads The Sun for the articles. This thread is proof positive of that. ;)

73 posted on 02/28/2003 7:59:52 PM PST by demnomo
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To: sinkspur
Hardy-Har, Good night nurse and chi-chi bug.
74 posted on 02/28/2003 8:02:02 PM PST by davetex
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To: hotpotato
How? How would he know he was poisoned and have time to tell his family before he died? How did he contact his family? Did the family get the body back?

There was a 911 call in San Diego where the wife of an auto shop owner realized that her husband had poisoned her. On the call, she was heard to say, "What did you put in my drink you bastard?". It was cyanide. She was dead before help could arrive. Hubby was convicted of murder. He's on death row.

75 posted on 02/28/2003 8:32:11 PM PST by Myrddin
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To: MadIvan
This is a mad story about madman, Saddam.
76 posted on 02/28/2003 8:34:48 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: MadIvan
**Relatives say he was ordered to hide details of Iraqi Scuds from the UN — but devious Saddam did not trust him.**

Say, Goodbye, Saddam.
77 posted on 02/28/2003 8:35:31 PM PST by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: Lady In Blue
Thanks... I wonder if this has been verified by any other source? I can't find it mentioned on Yahoo/Google News searches. Is this something like a tabloid
78 posted on 02/28/2003 8:58:18 PM PST by deport (Where fools rush in..........)
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To: Trident/Delta
It's a lot easier to get close to some aid, whom Saddam doesn't care about, than Saddam.

79 posted on 02/28/2003 9:07:28 PM PST by Thane_Banquo
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To: MadIvan
How'd they find this out?
80 posted on 02/28/2003 9:44:03 PM PST by The Raven (Liberalism: The dream world called denial)
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