Saddam Hussein's adviser studied at MU: Mrs. Anthrax from MIZZOU (Columbia, Missouri)

I just searched on google.com for "Ammash", her last name. I found a man that must be her father (Salih Mahdi Ammash, her name is the same except that "Huda" precedes it), who appears to have been a very powerful member of Saddam's party, and who it appears was murdered by Saddam. If so, she is even more twisted than I first thought (if that's possible).

http://iraqexpert.org/iraq_articles_2.htm
[In 1970, Saddam ousted from the RCC two formidable generals, who had held highly sensitive positions: Interior Minister General Salih Mahdi 'Ammash, and Defense Minister Hardan 'Abd al-Ghaffar al-Tikriti. The latter was soon assassinated in his exile in Kuwait. The ouster had the support of President Bakr, who feared competition from the two generals. The Ba'th revolution started to devour its own children. By 1971 Saddam became the unchallenged Number Two, and by mid-1973 he was already the Strong Man in Baghdad. In June of that year he crushed a coup d’etat hatched by his own head of General Security, Nazim Kazzar. He took advantage of the chaos and confusion that prevailed: in a swift action he removed a few of his personal rivals in the party, leading among whom was 'Abd al-Khaliq al-Samarra’i. He first jailed him, and then, when he became absolute ruler in 1979, he executed him. ]

Also here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,11319,845166,00.html
http://www.dailystarnews.com/200212/16/n2121602.htm
http://www.1upinfo.com/country-guide-study/iraq/iraq73.html
[From its early years, the Iraqi Baath recruited converts from a small number of college and high school students, intellectuals, and professionals--virtually all of whom were urban Sunni Arabs. A number of Baath high school members entered the Military College, where they influenced several classmates to join the party. Important military officers who became Baath members in the early 1950s included Ahmad Hasan al Bakr, Salih Mahdi Ammash, and Abd Allah Sultan, all of whom figured prominently in Iraqi political affairs in later years.]

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/kennedyjf/xvii/17700.htm
[Ammash, Salih Mahdi, Defense Minister of Iraq, February 8, 1963-November 1963]

Dr. Huda Amash, professor and the only woman in the Baath Party leadership,
responsible for the development of the youth branches.

I still think Amash looks like she could be daughter of obnoxious WH Press Corps
superannuated Helen Thomas' daughter.

I've been at MU for three years now. From my observations, funny enough, it appears the number of muslim students have gone down. I have no official numbers on this, just what I see walking around campus. Perhaps I should start wearing a surgical mask though as there has been a HUGE influx of asian students :-S.

Only clarifying. I have no idea what religion the Iraqi Refugees were that I had mentioned from my college years. My assumptions are, they were Christian. They were 'smuggled' out of Iraq never to see their families again.

I also do not really know the religion of these students I assume are muslim. I forgot to mention that this was in the wake of September 11th. Prior to the terrorist attacks I saw many more arab or middle eastern students here. I wonder if this is the tightening on student visas or their feeling unwelcomed.

FOX NEWS.com: "'MRS. ANTHRAX' SURRENDERS TO U.S. MILITARY" (May 5, 2003) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "U.S. RAIDS HOME OF IRAQ'S 'DR. GERM'" (April 16, 2003) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "SUITCASE GUNS, CYANIDE PISTOLS TURN UP IN BAATH ENCLAVE" (April 13, 2003) (Read More...)

ALERT...WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "ARMS SCIENTIST SAID TO HAVE FLED TO SYRIA" by Rowan Scarborough (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Some of Iraq's top weapons scientists already have fled their country and are in Syria, from where they may seek political safety in France, administration sources said yesterday. The officials said among those believed to have made it to Syria are Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash and Rihab Taha, both top scientists in Iraq's biological-weapons program. The administration sources said there are intelligence reports that one, or both, made it to Damascus. Mrs. Taha is a British-trained microbiologist, who led Iraq's drive to cultivate and weaponize deadly anthrax. Nicknamed "Dr. Germ," she is believed to hold vast knowledge concerning all of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's development of weapons of mass destruction. Mrs. Ammash has been nicknamed "Mrs. Anthrax" by Western reporters. She has been photographed at Saddam's Cabinet meetings, and at a meeting with his son, Qusai, who ran most of Iraq's military and security organizations. The two women are notable not only for their expertise in weaponizing germs, but also because they both attained senior positions among the male-dominated Ba'ath Party.") (April 11, 2003) (Read More...) Update..."'Mrs. Anthrax' Surrenders to U.S. Military" -May 5, 2003

ALERT...MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Dispatch Series No. 489: "HUDA AMMASH - THE HEAD OF THE IRAQI BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PROGRAM" (April 1, 2003) (Read More...)

An Informative Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding an EVENING STANDARD article published in THIS IS LONDON.co.uk: "IRAQ'S 'MRS. ANTHRAX' REVEALED" (March 28, 2003) (Read More...)