U.S. military and CIA officers in Iraq are receiving and trying to verify a significant increase in the number of Saddam Hussein sightings by Iraqi citizens, according to a senior administration decision maker. "We are getting a lot of different sightings every day," the official said.
"Look! There he goes again!"
"That ain't Sammy. It's Elvis."
"Is not. Elvis don't have a moustache!"
"Yeah? Well Sammy don't have no fake moustache!" |
The killing of the former Iraqi president's sons, Uday and Qusay, on Tuesday by U.S. troops reinforced the view within U.S. intelligence agencies that Hussein is alive and still in Iraq. U.S. intelligence officials yesterday expressed optimism that the finding of Hussein is imminent. "Saddam is further isolated," one official said. "Others will see that the regime is truly falling apart. There are fewer places he can hide with impunity."
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