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  • Saddam 'killed missile chief' to thwart UN team

    03/01/2003 4:29:10 PM PST · by MadIvan · 17 replies · 536+ views
    The Sunday Telegraph ^ | March 2, 2003 | David Wastell and Julian Coman
    Western intelligence agencies are investigating claims that Saddam Hussein ordered the murder of a senior Iraqi missile engineer to prevent him passing vital information to United Nations weapons inspectors. Gen Muhammad Sa'id al-Darraj, who was in charge of Iraq's mobile Scud missiles until three months ago, died 24 hours after talks with Saddam's officials, according to Arab newspaper reports. The officials wanted to discuss how the general would conceal his knowledge if he were called for interview by the UN. The London-based Al-Zaman newspaper said that Gen al-Darraj told "indignant" relatives shortly before he died that he had been slipped...
  • Iraq Scud boss poisoned

    02/28/2003 5:59:05 PM PST · by MadIvan · 116 replies · 423+ views
    The Sun ^ | March 1, 2003 | GEORGE PASCOE-WATSON
    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...