A dishevelled Saddam Hussein and a shevelled Nora al Tamimi
Kurds captured Saddam, not US
Saddam Hussein was captured by American soldiers only after he had been taken prisoner by Kurdish forces, drugged and abandoned ready for US troops to recover him, a British Sunday newspaper said.
Saddam came into the hands of the Kurdish Patriotic Front after being betrayed to the group by a member of the al-Jabour tribe, whose daughter had been raped by Saddam's son Uday, leading to a blood feud, reported the Sunday Express, quoting a senior British military intelligence officer.
Daughter of slain Iraqi opposition leader says US helped Saddam in 1993 to quash coup attempt
The daughter of a prominent Iraqi opposition leader, who was assassinated in Beirut by Saddam Hussein's secret service in 1994 said the US was a virtual accomplice in her father's murder.
Nora al Tamimi said her father Taleb al Suhail al Tamimi had planned a coup d'etat to overthrow Saddam in1993. "But the Americans, who did not want the coup to succeed possibly because they were certain my father would not go along with their polices, tipped off Saddam about the impending putsch by my father and gave the names of his top aides," Nora said. "All of them died in Saddam's torture chambers."
TIME Person of the Year: The American Soldier
The US GI is TIME's Person of the Year: "They swept across Iraq and conquered it in 21 days. They stand guard on streets pot-holed with skepticism and rancor. They caught Saddam Hussein. They are the face of America, its might and good will, in a region unused to democracy."
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