From the Naropa alumni list serve:
If you haven't already heard, Share International
( http://www.share-international.org ) put out a Press Release
about the man supposed to be Saddam Hussein who is in custody:
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Share International news release no. 66, December 2003
Saddam Hussein?
A story calling for investigation
In a news release sent to media worldwide on 8 April 2003 we published our
information that Saddam Hussein had been injured in the first bombing of
Iraq on 20 March 2003 and died two days later from his injuries.
So who has now been captured by American forces?
In our view certainly not Saddam Hussein but an obvious stand-in, of whom we
understand there are at least three: two cousins and a close friend all with
similar family characteristics. We believe he is the same man — a cousin —
seen on Iraqi television on 4 April 2003, who picked up a child and laughed
and waved to the crowds. His body language was completely different from
that of Saddam Hussein. The end of his nose was much broader than that of
Saddam and he had moles on his temple and forehead — identical with the
captured person. At that time commentators were perfectly ready to question
the identity of the man seen on video. Now everyone seems conveniently to
have dropped any enquiry or second thoughts.
The Americans claim that DNA samples taken from the captive relate to that
of Saddam Hussein. How do they know? With what are they comparing them? In
any case, a cousin would obviously share some of Saddam’s genetic features.
>From the beginning of the Iraq conflict the proven lies from this US
administration, particularly about the weapons of mass destruction, give
little confidence that their information should be believed.
We are convinced that eventually the truth will emerge — that this confused
man now captured is not Saddam Hussein, but a double who may well have been
part of a plot to keep the fact of Saddam’s death from the Iraqi people for
as long as possible.
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Here is a link to the video of Saddam on shown on Iraqi television on April
4, 2003 where he walks in a crowd and holds a baby.
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/america_at_war/target_iraq/video_saddam.html
A still shot of the same thing:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/04/04/iraq/main547815_popup0_1.shtml
Saddam in 1971 (no mole on the temple)
http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2003/12/14/image588449x.jpg
Saddam in 1991 (still no mole on the temple)
http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2003/12/14/image588466x.jpg
"Saddam" in custody side view:
http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2003/12/14/image588402x.jpg
"Saddam" in custody side, front view:
http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2003/12/14/iraq/photoessay588410_0_10_photo.
shtml
Reports of Saddam hurt circa March 20 (corresponds to the SI press release)
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/World/iraq_saddam_030321.html
For those that love details/history:
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Possible-death-of-Saddam-Hussein
