Saddam's Daughter Says Dad Was BetrayedBy JAMAL HALABY
Associated Press Writer
Published August 1, 2003, 1:57 PM CDT
AMMAN, Jordan -- Saddam Hussein's daughter said Friday that the swift fall of the Iraqi capital on April 9 came as a "great shock" and she blamed it on a betrayal by associates of the deposed leader.
Raghad Saddam Hussein, who received sanctuary a day earlier with her sister Rana in Jordan, appeared relaxed as she gave an interview to the Arab satellite station al-Arabiya.
"With regret, those my father trusted, whom he had put his absolute confidence in and whom he had considered on his side -- as I understood from the newspapers -- betrayed him," Raghad said.
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