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Saddam's right-hand man dies (Izzat Ibrahim Al-Dhouri)
Xinhuanet ^ | November 11 2005

Posted on 11/11/2005 9:57:46 AM PST by jmc1969

Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, aide to Saddam Hussein, died on Friday, al-Arabiya TV channel quoted a statement by the Baath party as saying.

Al-Douri, vice chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council under Saddam's regime, ranks No. 6 among the 55 most wanted by the United States with a 10-million-dollar bounty on his head.

He died early Friday, the statement said, without giving more details.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: 199101; 200511; 55mostwanted; aldhouri; aldouri; baathists; baathparty; chinesepropaganda; eternalsandnap; fakereport; falsealarm; falsereport; gnfi; iraq; izzat; izzataldouri; izzatibrahim; izzatibrahimaldouri; khafje; kingofclubs; owned; pwn3d; rcc; saddamtrial; scottspeicher; showmethebody
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To: jmc1969

Now, if we can only get his twin brother

21 posted on 11/11/2005 10:03:34 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it.)
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To: jmc1969
Not that he wasn't an old geezer with a host of medical problems, but I'd still like to see the body.

And who is that mysterious 'Baath party official'? Could it be...the infamous 'There are no Americans in Baghdad' spokesman himself ... Baghdad Bob?

22 posted on 11/11/2005 10:03:48 AM PST by Steel Wolf (* No sleep till Baghdad! *)
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To: jmc1969

Yes! Awesome! I hope this is true. This guy was a BIG FISH. He was responsible for directing much of the Old Revolutionary Guard's actions.


23 posted on 11/11/2005 10:04:03 AM PST by Eagle of Liberty (11, 175, 77, 93 - In Memory Always)
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To: jmc1969

24 posted on 11/11/2005 10:04:19 AM PST by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans.)
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To: jmc1969

Until there is a body, it might just be a ruse to get the US to stop looking for him.


25 posted on 11/11/2005 10:04:22 AM PST by connectthedots
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To: steveegg

King of Clubs
IZZAT IBRAHIM AL-DURI
RCC Vice Chairman


26 posted on 11/11/2005 10:04:48 AM PST by i_dont_chat (Houston, TX)
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To: null and void

::sniff:: ::sniff::

I can't handle anymore good news

;)


27 posted on 11/11/2005 10:05:03 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: jmc1969

Lead poisoning???


28 posted on 11/11/2005 10:05:28 AM PST by OB1kNOb (We're gonna boogie oogie woogie til we just can't boogie no more..............)
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To: jmc1969
He was much more than just a Saddam Hussein former associate. He was one of the most effective leaders of the insurgency. In fact, I've read that in some ways he was more important that Zawari.

RIP
29 posted on 11/11/2005 10:06:12 AM PST by Patriot from Philly
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To: Puppage

King of Clubs.... DOA.

House of cards is falling. Dims hate that.


30 posted on 11/11/2005 10:06:36 AM PST by JFC (W, I am with YA)
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To: Dog

ping


31 posted on 11/11/2005 10:07:39 AM PST by prairiebreeze (Take the high road. You'll never have to meet a Democrat.)
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To: jmc1969

We get teased once in a while with a thread saying that this guy has been captured or killed. Please let this be true!!!


32 posted on 11/11/2005 10:09:00 AM PST by Excuse_My_Bellicosity ("Sharpei diem - Seize the wrinkled dog.")
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To: jmc1969

They didn't hang him fast enough


33 posted on 11/11/2005 10:09:11 AM PST by nuconvert (No More Axis of Evil by Christmas ! TLR) [there's a lot of bad people in the pistachio business])
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To: ChadGore

He looks Irish...


34 posted on 11/11/2005 10:10:06 AM PST by laney (little bit country,little bit Rock and Roll!)
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To: ChadGore

What an ugly bastard.


35 posted on 11/11/2005 10:10:07 AM PST by lesser_satan
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To: jmc1969

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CD263401-9216-4D35-B3CE-54D0CED58513.htm

"There are some reports that he is not a well man, suffering from leukemia. Other reports suggest that these are rumours fostered by Ibrahim to lessen the enthusiasm of coalition forces to capture him."


36 posted on 11/11/2005 10:12:12 AM PST by Prost1 (If you fight, fight hard, fight dirty, fight to win!)
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To: OB1kNOb

someone beat him like a redheaded step-dictator


37 posted on 11/11/2005 10:13:18 AM PST by Rakkasan1 (Peace de Resistance! Viva la Paper towels!)
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To: jmc1969
Photo? Is this the redhead?
38 posted on 11/11/2005 10:16:22 AM PST by msnimje ("People for the American Way have issued a Fatwah against Alito" --- John Cornyn)
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To: jmc1969

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2004/09/mil-040905-3df17a42.htm
DATE=9/5/04

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE= IRAQ ARREST (L-O)
In-Depth Coverage NUMBER=2-318753
BYLINE= PATRICIA NUNAN
DATELINE= BAGHDAD
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:

HEADLINE: Top Aide to Saddam Hussein Arrested

INTRO: Iraq's Defense Ministry has announced the arrest of the most wanted man in Iraq: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a deputy to Saddam Hussein. Other officials say at least 70 people were killed in the operation. VOA's Patricia Nunan has more from Baghdad.

TEXT: Defense ministry officials say Iraq's National Guard backed by U.S. forces made the arrest on the outskirts of Tikrit - Saddam Hussein's home town and a stronghold of support. Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was the most senior aide to Saddam Hussein and the most senior official to escape capture, until now.

Interior Ministry officials say clashes surrounding the arrest left at least 70 dead. Another 80 supporters of Mr. al-Douri were captured.

U.S. officials have not confirmed the arrest.
But Iraqi officials says the arrest operation began when Mr. al-Douri was receiving medical treatment at a clinic in Tikrit, and that he may suffer from leukemia. Blood tests are to be conducted to confirm his identity.

Celebratory gunfire erupted in the streets of the Iraqi capital Baghdad as word of his arrest was spread.
U.S. officials suspect Mr. al-Douri has helped orchestrate the continuing insurgency against coalition forces in Iraq, organizing, funding, and fostering an alliance between former Baath party officials and Islamist elements.

Mr. al-Douri, who is 62-years old, has been a lifetime friend of Saddam Hussein, serving as his deputy on the Revolutionary Command Council. The pair worked together to plot the 1968 coup that brought Saddam to power. Mr. Al-Douri's daughter was married briefly to Saddam's son, Uday.
Mr. al-Douri also commanded military forces in the north of Iraq during the U.S. invasion last year.
The United States listed Mr. al-Douri as the sixth most-wanted man in Iraq at the time of the invasion last year, earning him the rank of king of clubs on the deck of cards made to represent the former government's hierarchy.
The five more senior names on the list - including Saddam Hussein and his two sons - have all either been captured or killed. (SIGNED)
NEB/PN/RAE


39 posted on 11/11/2005 10:16:37 AM PST by Prost1 (If you fight, fight hard, fight dirty, fight to win!)
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To: msnimje
Oh, I see the photos now!!

I hope it is true, he is a first rate scumbag!!
40 posted on 11/11/2005 10:17:18 AM PST by msnimje ("People for the American Way have issued a Fatwah against Alito" --- John Cornyn)
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