Yemen denied that it was harbouring one of Saddam Hussein's top aides as alleged by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Talabani said in an interview that Izzat Al Douri, wanted by Iraq and suspected of directing insurgency there, was in the Red Sea state.'We deny...that Izzat Al Douri is in Yemen,' a senior official said. 'Such information is baseless and unfounded. Yemen is very transparent when it comes to political asylum.'
| "We asked around; nobody's seen him." |