Saddam was held by Kurdish forces, drugged and left for US troops.
Saddam Hussein was captured by US troops only after he had been taken prisoner by Kurdish forces, drugged and abandoned ready for American soldiers to recover him, a British Sunday newspaper said.
Since this is Yahoo, and it will likely vanish soon, here's another bit:
A former Iraqi intelligence officer, whom the Express did not name, told the paper that Saddam was held prisoner by a leader of the Kurdish Patriotic Front, which fought alongside US forces during the Iraq war, until he negotiated a deal.
Do you think this will get much play in US newspapers and on the news? Naaaah.
Comments (3)
Interesting, if true (an awful lot of "unnamed" sources in there). And it would certainly be scandalous.
Posted by *** Dave | December 22, 2003 4:08 PM
Posted on December 22, 2003 16:08
It's certainly a plausible enough story, but I think I'm a bit leery about the whole thing because of the sources involved. It would be nice if the BBC or someone could get a high-ranking Kurd to talk about it on camera.
Posted by Michael | December 26, 2003 2:30 PM
Posted on December 26, 2003 14:30
Michael,
You've got your wish. The following is from the BBC:
Posted by chuck | December 29, 2003 4:14 PM
Posted on December 29, 2003 16:14