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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: MadIvan
It's hard to believe Uncle Saddam would do something like this -- Maybe Dan Rather will sue the Sun for libel on his good friend's behalf.
101 posted on 03/01/2003 8:50:25 AM PST by F16Fighter (Democrats: 'Hating and betraying America's heritage is our "right."')
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To: Thane_Banquo
"Hmm. It could have been Saddam, or it could have been the CIA. Time will tell."

Don't tell me -- You believe the 'Columbia' was shot down by the CIA as well?

102 posted on 03/01/2003 8:52:49 AM PST by F16Fighter (Democrats: 'Hating and betraying America's heritage is our "right."')
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To: hotpotato
"Moments before he died, he managed to tell his family Saddam’s officials had spiked his drink with poison." How? How would he know he was poisoned and have time to tell his family before he died? How did he contact his family?

Simplest idea would be Saddam used the same words to him as he used to someone else he had seen poisoned - then he got to his bag ( I'm sure he would not be able to bring something close enough to hurt Saddam, but they must have their personal papers, arms and communications at their quarters in the palaces ) grabbed his private cellphone ( the one bought on the black market instead of the government issue ) and phoned home.

103 posted on 03/01/2003 9:25:43 AM PST by RS
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To: Siobhan


104 posted on 03/01/2003 9:26:19 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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To: Publius6961
I'm just saying, I think the US should remove that stupid ban on assassinations and start icing those Iraqis who refuse to defect. Why the hell is it leftist to assume that we now have a foreign policy with balls?
105 posted on 03/01/2003 9:29:19 AM PST by Thane_Banquo
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To: F16Fighter
Of course not. I'm just saying the CIA would be wise to off Iraqi politicians.
106 posted on 03/01/2003 9:30:13 AM PST by Thane_Banquo
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To: Michael Sidiropoulos
So, if this is the way governments to things, this means Alan Greenspan should be worried?
107 posted on 03/01/2003 9:37:02 AM PST by jraven
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To: MadIvan
General Muhammad Sa’id al Darraj died on Thursday after Saddam’s men poisoned his drink.

Cheers! Salud! May the road close up behind you!
108 posted on 03/01/2003 11:54:32 AM PST by Vinomori
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To: MeeknMing
Taken, perhaps, at the hanging gardens of Babylon?

I coulda swore Fidel.. er, I mean, Saddam didn't have that much of a beer gut..

109 posted on 03/01/2003 11:55:29 AM PST by Experiment 6-2-6 (Meega, Nala Kweesta!!!!)
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To: jraven
LOL !
110 posted on 03/01/2003 12:10:42 PM PST by Michael Sidiropoulos
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To: Thane_Banquo
Why the hell is it leftist to assume that we now have a foreign policy with balls?

Ask President Ford. He is the one who gave the executive order.

111 posted on 03/01/2003 12:30:57 PM PST by Conservababe
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To: MadIvan
General Muhammad Sa’id al Darraj died on Thursday after Saddam’s men poisoned his drink.

Probably just trying to get rid of some of the botulinum.

112 posted on 03/01/2003 1:29:54 PM PST by LurkedLongEnough
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To: Russell Scott
that is hilarious!
113 posted on 03/01/2003 3:26:57 PM PST by Steven W.
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To: MadIvan
"He (Bush) 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."

Ivan, I have been believing this to be the case for quite some time now. But I have to tell you that I am getting quite quesy rumblings in my gut that the world's leftists may be successful in protracting this thing until it gets to the point that we can't afford to keep our forces on hold in the region.

I am getting quite convinced, in my gut, that we (the west) is going to have to take an Islamist hit that makes 911 look like a Sunday school picnic before we really do finally take on any of the nation states that sponsor these Islamofacists.

I hope I am wrong, but the deal is being drug out way to long and the UN is being given way too much latitude.

114 posted on 03/01/2003 3:41:28 PM PST by ImpBill ("You are either with US or against US!")
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To: ImpBill
I wonder if the "human shields" are thisty?
115 posted on 03/01/2003 4:10:04 PM PST by Mark (Treason doeth never prosper, for if it prosper, NONE DARE CALL IT TREASON.)
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To: MizSterious; Siobhan
Ping
116 posted on 03/02/2003 5:31:17 AM PST by knighthawk
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To: MadIvan
General Muhammad Sa’id al Darraj died on Thursday after Saddam’s men poisoned his drink.

Remember during the middle of Dan Rather's interview with Saddam when Saddam insisted that Rather sip from the cup of coffee sitting on the table next to him? Rather politely declined. Now I know why.

117 posted on 03/02/2003 3:54:49 PM PST by PJ-Comix (He Who Laughs Last Was Too Dumb To Figure Out The Joke First)
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