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Iraq
Saddam lieutenant calls for Baath Party insurgents to stop: IbrahimThe Red
2006-11-08
Iraqi government officials say Saddam Hussein's former second-in-command has called for Baath party leaders to end attacks.

Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam's former vice-president, is now a fugitive with a ten (m) million-dollar bounty on his head.

Officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, say al-Douri issued the order through couriers sometime after Saddam was sentenced to hang on Sunday.

Reports of al-Douri's message come as Saddam calls for reconciliation in Iraq. Speaking in court during his second trial today, the former dictator urged Iraqis, Kurds and Arabs to "forgive, reconcile and shake hands."

Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#19  My feeling is that the Baathists are just about tapped out. Saddam's sentencing is a good excuse for giving up and making the best deal they can. On the other hand, you have to remember who is making this claim. Quote: Iraqi government officials say Saddam Hussein's former second-in-command has called for Baath party leaders to end attacks. It might simply be disinformation aimed at sowing confusion among the enemy.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2006-11-08 23:51  

#18  "Saddam Hussein's former second-in-command has called for Baath party leaders to end attacks."

Doesn't seem to be having much impact:

Police in Baghdad found 29 bodies around the capital in the last 24 hours with gunshot wounds and signs of torture, an Interior Ministry source said.
Posted by: crosspatch   2006-11-08 23:48  

#17  2X4 - thanks :-)
Posted by: anon   2006-11-08 22:28  

#16  anon, nothing to add, ya' pretty much nailed it.
Posted by: twobyfour   2006-11-08 22:18  

#15  Lemmy,

Re-sort that array, lol.
Posted by: bombay   2006-11-08 20:39  

#14  Reminds me of how extremely cooperative Ted Bundy got with the authorities as his execution date got close - lots of information about the locations of bodies with more promised. They dispatched him on schedule anyway.

It's nice to see the Baathists get desperate, but I hope the Iraqi government doesn't get distracted.
Posted by: Uneth Ebberese9488   2006-11-08 20:32  

#13  I've been thinking. He knows that when Uncle Sam goes home, there will be no one to stop the slaughter of the Sunnis. Just like last time there was no one to stop him. God sometimes seems to have a very mean sense of humor.

Remember, they don't see the world through the Judeo/Christian eyes. Nor do they see the conflict between liberal and conservative like we do. What they see is that Democrats are going into power and that the democrats don't care what happens to the people of Iraq. The certainly didn't care in Vietnam.

The Baathists are on to the UN/liberal game, they played it and know the rules. It is a game of doing nothing but lunch while slaughter occurs- it was great when they had power - but now they do not.

Like adolescents who throw stones at policemen and try to start a mob - it's was all good fun to attempt to start a civil war while the Americans seemed to be serious about staying long enough to keep order establish a government.

The Americans may be leaving. I doubt there is a word for forgiveness in Arabic. It will be payback time for the Baathists for what they did after we pulled out the first time. I'd find irony in that except that I know many good Sunni people, who would be happy to join a peaceful Iraq, will get slaughtered right along with them.
Posted by: anon   2006-11-08 20:21  

#12  The Ace of Spades King of Clubs,
The Ace of Spades King of Clubs...
Posted by: Lemmy   2006-11-08 19:48  

#11  Then again, that is how things are done in that part of the world.

Works real well, doesn't it?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2006-11-08 18:04  

#10  Saddam was sentenced to hang on Sunday

Elation followed by disappointment after I reread it. Oh well.
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-08 16:57  

#9  lol! Proving you can fool some of the people all of the time.

Fair comment. Then again, that is how things are done in that part of the world.
Posted by: Elmomosh Claick9810   2006-11-08 15:43  

#8   but we should take the deal if it's for real

lol! Proving you can fool some of the people all of the time.
Posted by: anon   2006-11-08 15:25  

#7  He's trying to save Saddam's neck too, and what a blessing that would be. This is about as sincere as Saddam was in killing his defence team to try and win a mistrial.
Posted by: Grunter   2006-11-08 15:16  

#6  Hate to say it, but we should take the deal if it's for real. The sooner the fighting ends the better off Iraq will be. Also, Iraq needs its Sunnis just like post-war Germany needed its ex-Nazis.

And given the pummeling the Dems gave America last night, we would do well to wrap this up before 2008.
Posted by: Phans Omeash6249   2006-11-08 14:35  

#5  Hate to say it, but we should take the deal if it's for real. The sooner the fighting ends the better off Iraq will be. Also, Iraq needs its Sunnis just like post-war Germany needed its ex-Nazis.

And given the pummeling the Dems gave America last night, we would do well to wrap this up before 2008.
Posted by: Phans Omeash6249   2006-11-08 14:35  

#4  Ibrahim is trying to save his own neck but I don't think it's going to work. Not like he can settle down on a farm in Tikrit.

But if Saddam's hanging demoralizes the Ba'athists to the point that they drop the rods and end their resistance, then by all means let Sammy swing, the sooner the better.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-11-08 14:28  

#3  See what happens when the Democrats win elections?

Now, don't you see how all of this was Bush's fault from the beginning??

If the Dems had been in charge this would have been over years ago!!!!!!!!



hack
spit
hurl


Well, I tried to do it with a straight face.
Posted by: AlanC   2006-11-08 14:07  

#2  Hey, this capital punishment thing may be working!
Posted by: Baba Tutu   2006-11-08 13:54  

#1  Interesting...but I don't think the Shia are playing.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2006-11-08 13:34  

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