Iraqi Nerve Gas Official Surrenders to U.S. Forces

reuters ^ | 4/18/03

[knak]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Iraqi official who had been involved in the country's suspected nerve gas program has surrendered to U.S. forces and was being interrogated, officials said on Friday.

Imad Husayn Abdallah al-Ani, who was not on the U.S. military's list of 55 most-wanted Iraqi officials, recently turned himself in to U.S. forces in Iraq (news - web sites) but is denying that the country was developing weapons of mass destruction, a U.S. official said.

He was involved in Iraq's suspected program to produce the VX nerve agent about a decade ago, but it was unclear what his most recent involvement might have been, the official said.

Asked how big a fish he was, the official replied: "He is not a minnow and he is not a whale."

So far four of the top 55 most-wanted officials have either been captured or surrendered.

[knak]

if duplicate....delete

[green team 1999]

[green team 1999]

Iraqi Kurds have handed over to US-led forces one of the most senior officials on America's most wanted list of Iraqi officials.
Samir al-Aziz al-Najem, Regional Command Chairman for east Baghdad for Saddam Hussein's Baath party, was captured in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, US Central Command said.

He was on the US top 55 list - handed out to US forces as playing cards to aid the search - of most wanted Iraqi officials, as the four of clubs.

"We think we have someone here - all those people on that list of 55 have information on the inner workings of the regime - that relates to weapons of mass destruction, that relates to terrorism," US Army Brigadier-General Vincent Brooks said.

His capture comes a day after US-led special forces detained Saddam Hussein's half-brother, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, in Baghdad.

Key insider

Mr Najem, a veteran Baath party official who was Iraq's minister of oil until earlier this year, Saddam Hussein's chief of staff for several years following the 1991 Gulf War

[knak]

why did you post that guy?

[knak]

oh ok

[MizSterious]

I think yours is the first with an actual news article. An earlier one on the topic has mostly smart*ss remarks, nothing informative. (Last time I looked, anyway.)

[yonif]

I think yours is the first with an actual news article. An earlier one on the topic has mostly smart*ss remarks, nothing informative. (Last time I looked, anyway.)

LOL

[visualops]

I posted the breaking news, the thing to do would have been to simply add on to the first thread, since it was posted 10 minutes ago.
Obviously this has more info though.
Somehow, "hope this isn't a duplicate" was something several people felt bore repeating.
I hate double threads, so mine should just get deleted I guess.

[visualops]

I posted to the Mod to just delete my thread, since it's turned to junk.
I am proud I managed a breaking news story though lol

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Looks a lot like a Saddam double to me. Maybe double number 24? They get pretty bad past the teens.

[knak]

I only made it a "new" thread because yours had so many posts already, one would have to read all of them before finding the story. Wasn't trying to step on your toes.

[visualops]

Oh I know that :)

[Right_in_Virginia]

An Iraqi official who had been involved in the country's suspected nerve gas program has surrendered to U.S. forces and was being interrogated,

Ok..start spilling the beans, already!!

[gcruse]

If true, this could be vey series, and hugh!

[visualops]

The F word, N word, C word: We're well on our way to spelling 'France.'

ROFLMAO!!

[gcruse]

Thanks! :)

[Samwise]

Looks a lot like a Saddam double to me. Maybe double number 24? They get pretty bad past the teens.

I have always suspected that is what happened with the Baldwin brothers. Each successive clone was infererior in looks, intelligence, and acting ability than the one before. I wonder what double number they are up to now.

[College Repub]

serious