The question is WHO captured him. If you listen to ONLY the american press it was U.S. soldiers and intelligence.
If however you read new sources outside of the U.S. you will consistently hear otherwise.
Two main stories OUTSIDE of the U.S. press:
1) Saddam was held by Kurdish forces, drugged and left for US troops.
Most agree the more likely scenario however, supported by european and middle east intelligence sources is:
2) After his last audiotaped message was delivered and aired over al Arabiya TV on Sunday November 16, on the occasion of Ramadan, Saddam was seized, possibly with
the connivance of his own men, and held in that hole in Adwar for three weeks or more, which would have accounted for his appearance and condition. Meanwhile,
his captors bargained for the $25 m prize the
Americans promised for information leading to his capture alive or dead. The negotiations were mediated by Jalal Talabani’s Kurdish PUK militia.
Either way, all of the press OUTSIDE of the U.S. agree that the U.S. PAID for his capture.
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Born once - Got it right the first time. )O(
[This message has been edited by violet Blue Horse (edited December 23, 2003).]
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