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To: sea_urchin who wrote (17965)4/16/2003 3:00:01 PM
From: sea_urchin  Read Replies (1) of 81310
 
>I was amazed at the speed the Iraqi forces simply collapsed, after having fought so valiantly for many days. Indeed, I even had the idea that some kind of "deal" was done although the US will never admit it.

I am insightful, even if I have to say so myself!

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>>>According to a number of intelligence sources in both the Gulf and Israel; the Russian Ambassador to Iraq and indeed former Iraqi military officers, the links the CIA and US Special Forces had previously made with Iraqi commanders effectively resulted in the surrender of Baghdad. Even the Republican Guard were apparently ordered at a crucial moment not to blow certain bridges south of the City and to withdraw allowing the US Marines to make their unexpected appearance in the suburbs of Baghdad. In return for not being included on Washington's list of 55 of the regimes most wanted, some senior Iraqi military commanders ensured that armoured vehicles were arrayed in such a way that they presented no immediate threat and basically ordered their remaining soldiers to 'go home'. In return for the safety of their families and ultimate escape, senior Iraq commanders gave the US military the keys to Baghdad, Mosul, and Tikrit. <<<

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>>>The deal includes, granting American citizenship and residency in the United States to some of the first echelon commanders (Republican Guards) and their families, depending on their wishes.

The offer proposed by the American command in Iraq to the Republican Guard and Saddam's Fedayeen was generous. The offers were run past Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, who okayed them immediately.<<<

So now you know.
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