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Saddam's wife, daughters safe in Syria
Sify News (don't ask, I have no clue) ^ | 3-27-03

Posted on 03/27/2003 7:36:07 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

London, March 27 -- Saddam Hussein's first wife Sajida, mother of Uday and Qusay reportedly left for Damascus along with his daugthers Raghad, Rana and Hala, a few days before the bombing of Baghdad.

She is staying with the Iraqi Ambassador to Syria Mohammad Rafat Al Ani, claims the Daily Mail.

The paper attributes its information to Saddam's former minister of protocol Haitham Rashid Wihaib, who now lives in London. It adds the women left with three lorry loads of possessions and 60 bodyguards.

According to the report, Saddam Hussain has made extensive arrangements to "flee Iraq". He has sold off property to rich Iraqis and valuables in various countries to "raise millions in cash for his own exile". The transactions have been made in dollars and deposited outside Iraq.

The Daily Mail claims several senior ministers including Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz have also sent their families to Syria. Saddam Hussain and the ministers plan to join their families when Baghdad falls.

The information adds that an aeroplane is on a 24- hour standby to fly out the Iraqi leader. The report claims that the families could flee undetected because they had shifted close to the border much before hostilities started.

Wihaib has been quoted as saying, "He(Saddam) knows it is only a matter of time before he is defeated... and he has made sure for a very comfortable exile".

He predicts that the war will be over within the next two weeks. But Wihaib stressed that Saddam will never be captured alive. He has ordered his guards to shoot him if he fails to get away.


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To: Oldeconomybuyer
There was an article yesterday that postulated that Saddam Hussein may have died of his cancer a few years ago and that all the body doubles were a ruse to maintain power. It's a real possibility.
41 posted on 03/27/2003 8:36:18 AM PST by Eva
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To: Eva
So who is the real power??
42 posted on 03/27/2003 8:37:24 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
It is thought that Saddam's younger son has been running the country.
45 posted on 03/27/2003 9:05:05 AM PST by Eva
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To: sparky samson
........Syria......

From what I know, these idjits could easily have been included in 'The Axis of EVIL'. Truthfully, I think it's Lebanon thats a province of Syria, for all intents and purposes.

..........dog catcher.........

LOL

46 posted on 03/27/2003 9:29:51 AM PST by DoctorMichael (Liberalism = Evil)
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To: Geezerette
It is a program that supplies the jihadists with soiled diapers, if there's falls or gets shot off.
47 posted on 03/27/2003 9:39:20 AM PST by sheik yerbouty
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To: Happy2BMe
Any Iraqi's who survive the war and are found to have committed war crimes or crimes against humanity probably should be held accountable by some type of international organization. The UN is a shot in the dark, though. Especially being that the big creep sugar bubba hasn't been brought before the UN for his crimes against humanity and his traitorous actions against America. Shoot, he may even end up leading the frickin' organization. SOP for the internationalist community though.
48 posted on 03/27/2003 10:08:46 AM PST by truth defector
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Saddam's wife, daughters safe in Syria

Kinda' sad.
You'd think Saddam would at least send them to live in Paris with Arafat's wife and daughter.

Heck, living in Damascus...you might as well have sent them to the panhandle of Oklahoma.

(I say this with a chuckle as an Okie...)
49 posted on 03/27/2003 10:16:12 AM PST by VOA
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
I thought he had two wives. Where is the other one?

He's soon to have 70 more!!

50 posted on 03/27/2003 10:18:10 AM PST by bullseye1911 (Cocked, Locked and Ready to Rock!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I hope that all parts of this story that can be confirmed are broadcast LONG AND OFTEN
in the Iraqi world.

Saddam sends his family members out of the country...so much for standing with "His People".

At least the Royal Family didn't bug out of England during their dark hours in WWII
(I'm no expert, but that's been what I've read; although I know some children and
family members of the civilian population were sent away to safer areas, even to Canada)
51 posted on 03/27/2003 10:18:49 AM PST by VOA
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To: truth defector
"Shoot, he may even end up leading the frickin' organization."

Don't look now, but WHOSE turn is it to chair the U.N.?

Is it IRAQ!?

52 posted on 03/27/2003 11:27:58 AM PST by Happy2BMe (HOLLYWOOD:Ask not what U can do for your country, ask what U can do for Iraq!)
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To: twigs
THANK YOU!!

I just don't understand why someone of the Aga Khan's stature doesn't stand up to the Islamists who are murderers!!

53 posted on 03/27/2003 2:11:07 PM PST by Ann Archy
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
OPERATION: IRAQI FREEDOM
Saddam heading for Syria?
Report says dictator making preparations to flee Baghdad



Posted: March 27, 2003
5:00 p.m. Eastern

© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has made extensive preparations to flee Iraq and has already smuggled his family out to Syria, according to a report in the Sydney Daily Telegraph.


http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31753
54 posted on 03/27/2003 6:36:02 PM PST by kcvl
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To: CheneyChick
Never mind - I can't post what I really want to say

Is it spelled H-Y-E-N-A or J-A-C-K-A-L?

55 posted on 03/27/2003 9:04:30 PM PST by cgk (the Mrs half)
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