From rediff.com: Bush's failure in Iraq
May 01, 2005 15:28 IST
United States Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, paid a secret visit to former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and offered him freedom and possible return to public life if he made a televised request to armed groups for a ceasefire with allied forces^, a media report said.
Saddam promptly rejected the offer, Ynetnews reported quoting London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi daily.
Rumsfeld made the offer when he visited Iraq about two weeks ago and only a few Iraqi officials in Jordan knew of it, the Arab daily reported.
Two weeks ago, Britain's Telegraph had reported that Iraqi gunmen were offered a "deal" to halt all attacks in return for a reduced sentence for Saddam, who is likely to be sentenced to death.
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Remark: The champs almost admitted defeat. Seems their economy crunch and miscalculations are becoming nightmare of life. Very soon they will have to leave Iraq without a drop of oil, I suppose.
^ Look who is talking. When every alpha, beta, and gamma report asked US to not attack Iraq, they were adamant that we will bring peace there and prosecute Saddam. Now handle the peace and prosecute Saddam! Instead they are talking the opposite: free Saddam and forget the war. Isn't it too late after two useless attacks on Iraq?
posted by Gulgula @ 9:23 AM
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