A special envoy of Saddam Hussein scoffed Friday at reports Saddam might go into exile to avert a U.S. invasion, saying they "cannot be believed even by infants." Gen. Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin and confidant of the Iraqi president, met Syrian President Bashar Assad and handed him a letter from Saddam, Syria's official news agency SANA reported.
Dear Bashir,
How are you? I am fine. Ali Hassan has some warheads in his diplomatic pouch. Could you stash them for a few months, until the crisis is over? The warheads are in the red pouch, the cash is in the yellow one. Be very careful not to drop any of them.
Best regards to the Revolutionary Command Council,
Sammy Al-Majid's visit comes amid frantic diplomatic efforts by Arab leaders to stop the march toward war and media speculation Arab leaders are exploring the possibility of Saddam resigning and seeking exile.
I still think Sammy will try to fight it out. Everybody knows he can't win but him. In romance novels, that's the guy who eventually wins in the end, even though in real life that's the guy who becomes a thin layer of carbon spread over 12 acres, or a meat piñata hanging by the heels in a public square. |