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Saddam 'may be injured or dead'

Ed Vulliamy in Washington
Sunday March 23, 2003
The Observer

The Pentagon yesterday fuelled speculation that Saddam Hussein was killed or severely injured during the war's opening exchanges.
Sources inside the Pentagon told The Observer that there was a 'credible circumstantial case' for believing that Saddam had 'disappeared in one way or other - deceased or too badly incapacitated to be an effective ruler'.

April 01, 2003

WASHINGTON - "Iraq is Saddam and Saddam is Iraq," the strongman is fond of saying.
The Bush administration agrees. Even though they publicly deny they are on a one-man hunt, top U.S. officials remain transfixed by Saddam Hussein, fueling speculation about his fate over the weekend.

Did he die or was he seriously injured in the massive surprise bombing of his daughter's heavily guarded residential compound in southern Baghdad in the war's opening attack? Is he wielding power while secreted in deep concrete bunkers and underground escape tunnels? Is he negotiating exile in Syria? Have his family and the families of other high-level Iraqi officials already fled there?

No one seems to know for sure, not even Mohammad al Douri, the Iraqi envoy to the United Nations, who for days has attested that Saddam is alive because he has seen him on television.

Thursday, April 10, 2003

By MICHAEL WOODS, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

WASHINGTON ? Are they dead or alive?

The answer to that question about Saddam Hussein and his sons likely will hinge on analysis of DNA recovered at the scene of the latest coalition attempt to decapitate the Iraqi leadership.

Bodies can be identified from facial features; clues such as scars and old surgical procedures; clothing, jewelry and other personal effects.

The gold standards for positive identification, however, are fingerprints, dental records and DNA ? especially DNA, when only fragments of human tissue remain.

Washington, April 12

The fate of Saddam Hussein is still unclear but US officials have started leaning slightly toward the view that the Iraqi leader is probably dead, US officials said.

US intelligence agencies have picked up communications or 'chatter' by Iraqis on the periphery of Saddam's toppled government saying they believed he had died.

April 25, 2003 (WASHINGTON) ? President Bush says "some evidence" exists that U.S. air strikes on the first night of the Iraq war may have killed or severely wounded Saddam Hussein.

That would clear up some other mysteries, he told NBC's Tom Brokaw, including why there weren't more oil field fires, why dams weren't blown up and why the Iraqi defense of Baghdad was so uncoordinated.

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XYCash Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: here and there Posts: 582	Saddam 'may be injured or dead' Ed Vulliamy in Washington Sunday March 23, 2003 The Observer The Pentagon yesterday fuelled speculation that Saddam Hussein was killed or severely injured during the war's opening exchanges. Sources inside the Pentagon told The Observer that there was a 'credible circumstantial case' for believing that Saddam had 'disappeared in one way or other - deceased or too badly incapacitated to be an effective ruler'. April 01, 2003 WASHINGTON - "Iraq is Saddam and Saddam is Iraq," the strongman is fond of saying. The Bush administration agrees. Even though they publicly deny they are on a one-man hunt, top U.S. officials remain transfixed by Saddam Hussein, fueling speculation about his fate over the weekend. Did he die or was he seriously injured in the massive surprise bombing of his daughter's heavily guarded residential compound in southern Baghdad in the war's opening attack? Is he wielding power while secreted in deep concrete bunkers and underground escape tunnels? Is he negotiating exile in Syria? Have his family and the families of other high-level Iraqi officials already fled there? No one seems to know for sure, not even Mohammad al Douri, the Iraqi envoy to the United Nations, who for days has attested that Saddam is alive because he has seen him on television. Thursday, April 10, 2003 By MICHAEL WOODS, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette WASHINGTON ? Are they dead or alive? The answer to that question about Saddam Hussein and his sons likely will hinge on analysis of DNA recovered at the scene of the latest coalition attempt to decapitate the Iraqi leadership. Bodies can be identified from facial features; clues such as scars and old surgical procedures; clothing, jewelry and other personal effects. The gold standards for positive identification, however, are fingerprints, dental records and DNA ? especially DNA, when only fragments of human tissue remain. Washington, April 12 The fate of Saddam Hussein is still unclear but US officials have started leaning slightly toward the view that the Iraqi leader is probably dead, US officials said. US intelligence agencies have picked up communications or 'chatter' by Iraqis on the periphery of Saddam's toppled government saying they believed he had died. April 25, 2003 (WASHINGTON) ? President Bush says "some evidence" exists that U.S. air strikes on the first night of the Iraq war may have killed or severely wounded Saddam Hussein. That would clear up some other mysteries, he told NBC's Tom Brokaw, including why there weren't more oil field fires, why dams weren't blown up and why the Iraqi defense of Baghdad was so uncoordinated. __________________ XYCash Gay Affiliate Programs - Making Money For Webmasters Since 1999 - click here to sign up Last edited by XYCash; 07-22-2003 at 09:07 AM..