On 02/05/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Rumsfeld offered to free Saddam: Report
> http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/may/01iraq.htm
> May 01, 2005 15:28 IST
> United States Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, paid a secret
> visit to former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and offered him freedom
> and possible return to public life if he?made a televised request to
> armed groups for a ceasefire with allied forces, a media report said.
>
> Saddam promptly rejected the offer, Ynetnews reported quoting
> London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi daily.
>
> Complete Coverage: Gulf War II
> Rumsfeld made the offer when he visited?Iraq about two weeks ago and
> only a few Iraqi officials in Jordan knew of it, the Arab daily
> reported.
>
> Two weeks ago, Britain's Telegraph had reported that Iraqi gunmen were
> offered a "deal" to halt all attacks in return for a reduced sentence
> for Saddam, who is likely to be sentenced to death.
> --
> Regards,
> Carlos
RESPONSE: I really hope the LibDems here in the U.K. get a sizeable
number elected so that they can use their leverage to get our troops
back home and leave the Yanks to their own fate. As I see it, this
will eventually be another Vietnam; the Yanks will be given a good
kick up their proverbials. Their supporters will have to eat crow.
--
Cheers,
Gabe Menezes.
London, England
