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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (20417)	3/1/2002 11:49:38 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Saddam is a secularist, and an Arab nationalist. ...and an opportunist. I'm just repeating what I heard from the recent Frontline reports on Saddam on PBS. The Islamist movements have become quite powerful in the Arab world. Saddam can't afford to let the train leave without him, so he's trying to coopt the movement. His cult of personality now portrays him as a pious Muslim. Aiming to be Caliph is not such a stretch for a man who already rules Baghdad and dreams of hegemony over the Arab world.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (20417)	3/2/2002 2:45:16 AM
From: Rollcast...	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hussein has been obsessed with Saladin for decades. It is his plan to try to gain back the Arab street.... Claim the robes of Saladin, gain the blessing of Allah, yada yada etc... Had a few false starts already. He knows he will never gain that level of support just thru loud speakers... particularly making religious speeches. So he has to look like a vessel... Saladin reborn. And that comes thru some dramatic action - probably military. This is one of the reasons he is driving so hard for a nuke. It's also one of the reasons he should be removed before he does get one...