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Via: Talk Left - Sunday, December 21, 2003
Saddam: Drugged and Held for U.S. by Kurds
citing sg.news. wire story below.

Saddam Hussein was captured by US troops only after he had been taken prisoner by Kurdish forces, drugged and abandoned ready for American soldiers to recover him, a British Sunday newspaper said.

More from: Yahoo News

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, which quoted an unnamed senior British military intelligence officer.

Also found at: ABC Online Australia

Update Three more as of noon Sunday:

Two fully mirrored via: Common Dreams

1- Sunday Herald (Scotland)

Also, for a quick take and direct link to the Sunday Herald article
see: Lambert's earlier post to this page. Saddam really captured three months ago and kept on ice?

2- The Age (Australia)

and one more mention via the Sunday Morning Herald (Australia)

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