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To: Rod Copeland who wrote (292)	10/3/2000 4:26:02 PM
From: jackie	Respond to of 350

Rod, Your posting has stirred a thought I had sometime ago regarding Saddam. Of all the historic personages I can recall, Saddam comes closest to Herod the Great in his background, outlook, and response to circumstances. This, by the way, was the same Herod who slaughtered the infants in an attempt to kill Jesus. When told no one would mourn him on his death because of his tyranny, he decided there was a way to make people mourn. He had prominent individuals throughout his kingdom gathered together under guard. His army commanders were told to slaughter these hostages upon receipt of the news of his death. In this way, there would be mourning for his death. Fortunately, the orders were countermanded as soon as he died, preventing another bloodletting. I can see Saddam leaving orders for a little cutback in oil production upon his death as a sort of farewell message to the West. Not a prediction, just an observation. But isn't it interesting to see Iraq as the swing producer? Regards, Jack