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To: John Carragher who wrote (242)	1/3/2001 11:29:41 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 23908

SADDAM 'MAY BE DEAD' - EGYPTIAN INTELLIGENCE Saddam Hussein has had a major stroke and may even be dead, according to Egyptian security sources. The Iraqi dictator has not been seen since a New Year’s Day parade when he was shown on Iraqi TV firing his gun into the air. Reports say he was taking the salute from his military when he collapsed. Sky News sources in Baghdad say that while all is quiet on the streets of the Iraqi capital there has been increased troop movement around Saddam’s presidential palace. Showing off The military parade on Sunday was the biggest since the Gulf War and was a chance to show off sophisticated surface-to-surface, anti-aircraft missiles plus over 1,000 modern Russian-made tanks. None of the missiles violate UN arms control restrictions imposed after the Gulf War when Iraq invaded neighbouring Kuwait. Saddam has survived more than a decade of UN sanctions against Iraq for the invasion, but the country’s infrastructure has been severely damaged. Death The Iraqi government claims that more than 10,000 people, most of them children, have died as a result of sanctions. The UN does allow the sale of some of Iraq’s oil in exchange for medicine and food, but Saddam has been accused of spending the cash earned from oil on building presidential palaces and rebuilding his war machine........ www1.sky.com Edit: Btw, the article predicted that Odai Hussein would seize the reins of power, but I would suspect that Qusai Hussein, who controls the Republican Guards and Secret Police will be the true power broker. Regards, Ron

To: John Carragher who wrote (242)	1/3/2001 11:38:27 AM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Seriously, I couldn't see any reason for it except to get the Jr. Senator from NY out in front of the world with world [leaders?]. He knew there was no hope for him achieving the world peace he had hoped for with flowers in his hair, so the only reason I can think of for his meeting, is to say to Bush, "I was trying up to the last minute to solve our oil problems, and "Golly, I think I made head way we are well on our way. I leave you with very little to worry about in the Middle East or the energy problem." Just like he is leaving Bush with a wonderful economy...what do you expect from a man who doesn't know the definition of the word "is"?