| RELATIVES of Saddam Hussein have been trying to flee Iraq, the US Defence Department has suggested. Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said US intelligence had seen "neither hide nor hair" of the Iraqi President or his two sons since bombing raids on his compound on the first day of the war. But she added: "We have seen evidence that family members are fleeing the country, or trying to flee the country." Pressed on the issue, Clarke would only say: "We have seen some reports recently – and I'll just leave it at that – that some family members, including family members of very senior officials, are trying to get out of the country." |