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| Iraq |
| Defecting Iraqi general âoffered refuge in Britainâ |
| 2003-04-07 |
| Edited for length - read the whole thing BRITAIN has offered an amnesty and refuge to one of Iraqâs top military commanders in exchange for the secrets he has passed on about Saddam Husseinâs regime, senior military sources said yesterday. The imprisoned brigadier-general, who studied at the Army Staff College at Sandhurst and speaks good English, was described by a British official yesterday as âa prize captureâ. If he is allowed into Britain it is likely that he would be given a new identity and his whereabouts kept a closely guarded secret. It is understood that before talking, the general, who is the most senior Iraqi officer in the south of the country, insisted that British forces first rescue his family, who were hiding in Basra. They were said to be moving from house to house to evade Baath Party extremists who wanted to take them hostage to prevent the general from co-operating with his coalition captors. It is believed that the family was picked up more than a week ago during a night raid by special forces. Apparently, the early reports of the Brits capturing a general were true, but quashed to help his family. The "shock and awe" (at the evil of Sammy and Co.) that will come after the war is just beginning to come out. |
| Posted by:Spot |