inignoct wrote: ] ] A former Iraqi intelligence officer, whom the Express did ] ] not name, told the paper that Saddam was held prisoner by ] ] a leader of the Kurdish Patriotic Front, which fought ] ] alongside US forces during the Iraq war, until he ] ] negotiated a deal. ] ] ] The deal apparently involved the group gaining political ] ] advantage in the region. ] ] This would be interesting if this hit the mainstream press. ] Certainly would change the views of Bush's job in Iraq. I ] wish some enterprising journalist in the US would follow up on ] this. Bonus Ryan: There have been some reports criticizing this story, but no one seems to be able to refute some of its core points. Here's a good one for you: the hole Saddam was in was incapable of opening from the inside and he had no communications equipment with him. RE: Yahoo! News - Saddam was held by Kurdish forces, drugged and left for US troops |