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Iraq
Reported Sammy Sightings Increase
2003-07-24
U.S. military and CIA officers in Iraq are receiving and trying to verify a significant increase in the number of Saddam Hussein sightings by Iraqi citizens, according to a senior administration decision maker. "We are getting a lot of different sightings every day," the official said.
"Look! There he goes again!"
"That ain't Sammy. It's Elvis."
"Is not. Elvis don't have a moustache!"
"Yeah? Well Sammy don't have no fake moustache!"
The killing of the former Iraqi president's sons, Uday and Qusay, on Tuesday by U.S. troops reinforced the view within U.S. intelligence agencies that Hussein is alive and still in Iraq. U.S. intelligence officials yesterday expressed optimism that the finding of Hussein is imminent. "Saddam is further isolated," one official said. "Others will see that the regime is truly falling apart. There are fewer places he can hide with impunity."
And there's money to be made...
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#7  He's doin' two shows a night in Vegas...
Posted by: mojo   2003-7-24 10:27:01 PM  

#6  For the average Iraqi, filing a report about a Saddam sighting is like buying a lottery ticket with a billion dollar jackpot (given current low Iraqi incomes). The great thing about this Iraqi lotto is that you can buy as many tickets as you want without paying a single dime.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2003-7-24 4:19:56 PM  

#5  except that: word is Uday and bodyguard et al were in Syria and got kicked out when the heat was turned up. Sammy's an even bigger fish and we keep finding/confiscating his rat-holes filled with money, he's losing his appeal to anyone hiding him
Posted by: Frank G   2003-7-24 2:19:11 PM  

#4  Rumors have been flying all over about where Sammy makes his postwar digs. I keep hearing rumblings about Syria. Donno, just an uneducated hunch.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2003-7-24 1:50:17 PM  

#3  It'll be a short time before someone drops the dime on Sammy ($25 million) . Qusay and Uday look lovely in their death photos, fit for heirs to Sammy's future. I kinda hope they take him alive tho'. Once Iraqis, Baathist and not, realize this is over, someone'll wanna be a ($25) millionaire!
Posted by: Frank G   2003-7-24 12:10:41 PM  

#2  Uday's & Qusay's biggest mistake was not making the effort to invest in a few look-alikes, or doubles. See how it's paying off now for daddy? Guess nowadays you just can't teach these kids nutin'!! Listen to your parents!! (I feel sorry for Sammy's doubles though)
Posted by: Rafael   2003-7-24 11:53:32 AM  

#1  Oh how I wish it were me that bagged Saddam.... I'd start by giving $1 mill to Fred to keep up Rantburg. Loved that story the other day about Private Heather running down the six of clubs. That was worth a cool mill.
Posted by: Anon1   2003-7-24 7:22:16 AM  

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