Truth to Power

Uh, WTF?

Haven’t seen this in a US publication (gee, surprise…) so I’m not saying this is true. But, sad to say, it wouldn’t surprise me:

Rumsfeld offered to free Saddam: Report

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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