Saddam's nephew calls invasion a disaster and warns of civil war

[kskiska]

Saddam Hussein's nephew launched a bitter attack yesterday on America's "catastrophic" occupation of Iraq.

In the first interview by a member of Saddam's immediate family since the fall of Baghdad, Ali al-Tikriti said he had no idea where Saddam might be hiding. But he said the "president" would never give himself up voluntarily, adding: "I hope the Americans don't get him."

Speaking from Switzerland, Ali, whose father Barzan is Saddam's half-brother and Iraq's former head of security, said that the US invasion had turned into a disaster.

"Every day there are explosions. People are killed. This didn't happen before. I don't say that the government was made up of angels, but there was infrastructure, security and food," he told the Zürich-based newspaper Blick.

"Before the US occupation Iraq was a land without terrorism. It's now the new Afghanistan." As a result of the chaos, al-Qaida had found a new safe haven.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1096925,00.html

[IndianaGreen]

1. He is right

He hits the nail on the head when he repeats a common complaint about the West that one hears often when traveling in the Third World:

"As an Iraqi and as Saddam Hussein's nephew I believe that the 1990 invasion of Kuwait was wrong," he said. "You can't simply march into a country." But there were double standards at play. "When Iraq does it, it is punished. When America does it, nothing happens. Is it just that Saddam is judged and Bush isn't? And why is it that only the leaders of third world countries appear in court?"

[aquart]

2. Oh, GOOD point.

I'd love to have that brought up again. And again. And again.

[sistersofmercy]

3. Good find!

the part about Uday's marriage to his sister was interesting because I had a discussion with someone a little while back and stated I didn't believe all those stories about Uday being a brutal rapist. I pretty much figure the info was brought to the US same way the incubator babies story was.

[maggrwaggr]

4. only .... there's no evidence of Al Queda in Iraq

according to our own U.S. military.

Gee, I guess both sides are using this lie.