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Saddam Hussein's son Uday is considering surrendering to U.S. forces, but so far has been reluctant to do so because of a tough negotiating posture by the U.S. government, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Uday Hussein, who is hiding in a Baghdad suburb, wants to know what the charges against him will be and the process for interrogation and custody.
| Murder, rape, robbery, looting, maiming, and mopery with intent to skulk. Interrogation will be nothing like what Uday would have administered to anyone who had info he wanted. Custody will include long-term storage... |
U.S. officials don't seem especially interested in cutting a deal, because they assume Uday will be caught sooner or later. Uday, Saddam's eldest son, was commander of Iraq's paramilitary unit, known as the Saddam Fedayeen, and he was also chairman of the Iraqi Olympic Committee. He is No. 3 on the coalition's most-wanted list, after his father and his brother, Qusay. Uday fears that Iraqi citizens will kill him if they find him, and may instead choose the safety of a U.S. prison, the source said, adding that Uday frequently changes his mind about surrendering. "He doesn't have good choices," the person said. |