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To: maceng2 who wrote (39763)	8/25/2002 7:13:27 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Saddam had Nidal executed I would like to think that it was so, Pearly, but I have my doubts about the accuracy of the "Telegraph." >>>>>Abu Nidal, the Palestinian terrorist, was murdered on the orders of Saddam Hussein after refusing to train al-Qa'eda fighters based in Iraq.<<<<<<

To: maceng2 who wrote (39763)	8/25/2002 11:30:36 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Saddam had Nidal executed Duh. The question is why. Abu Nidal murder trail leads directly to Iraqi regime By Mohammed Najib It has now become very clear and much confirmed that the Iraqi regime headed by Saddam Hussein was directly responsible for the assassination of the Palestinian terrorist Sabri al-Bana, known to the world as Abu Nidal. A wide-ranging Jane’s investigation into the incident, gathering information from various official and non-official sources in Ramallah, Amman, Baghdad, London, Washington and Beirut, has confirmed the Iraqi regime’s involvement in the killing of Abu Nidal, whose death in a Baghdad apartment from gunshot wounds was announced last Friday (16 August). So why has Saddam acted now? The best explanation is that the Iraqi dictator is now feeling the pressure from the ongoing US deliberations over a potential invasion to topple his regime. In any such adventure, the anti-Saddam elements within Iraq would most likely play an important role in turning the tide against Saddam. He has therefore moved to eradicate those dangerous elements, both as a pre-emptive measure to protect his position and as an example to other prospective internal enemies still at large. Given Abu Nidal’s propensity to ‘go with the smart money’ to survive and his past treachery during the 1990-91 Gulf War (he sided with Kuwait), any suggestion of him plotting against the regime would have been enough to sign his death warrant. Various Palestinian and Arab officials and sources contacted by Jane’s have confirmed the reports of Abu Nidal’s death in his Baghdad apartment under “mysterious circumstances”. It remains unclear, however, whether Iraqi agents killed him or whether he committed suicide. His body bore several gunshot wounds, according to Palestinian sources. A senior Iraqi official said on 20 August that Abu Nidal, who had returned to Iraq several months earlier bearing a false Yemeni passport and was placed under house arrest, killed himself after Iraqi agents accused him of conspiring with anti-Iraqi forces, including Kuwait [and Saudi Arabia]. Iraqi intelligence had apparently confronted Abu Nidal with evidence of his involvement with foreign agents to overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime, with an Iraqi senior official claiming that classified documents and plans concerning a US attack on Iraq were found in his house. Iraqi intelligence agents had followed Abu Nidal to check on his alleged dealings with the Gulf states, according to Palestinian sources in Ramallah on 20 August, who said that Iraqi intelligence arrested three of Abu Nidal's men early last week before raiding his Baghdad house late on 14 August. The raid sparked clashes between the agents and Abu Nidal's guards, two of whom were wounded, the Palestinian official said. Abu Nidal then ran into another room where he “committed suicide”. The Iraqi agents apparently arrested three more of Abu Nidal's assistants, later releasing two of them. Tahhir Jalil Haboush, the head of Iraqi Intelligence, told reporters in Baghdad on 21 August that Abu Nidal shot himself as Iraqi officials waited to take him to court. He was then rushed to hospital where he died eight hours later. Haboush was asked what day Abu Nidal died, but did not reply.<< janes.com