Update on Hit on Saddam
The UPI is reporting that the decapitation attempt on Saddam Hussein two nights ago was the result of a secret CIA operation in which Delta operatives compromised a fiberoptic communication center and intercepted calls among Iraqi leaders.
The article reportsA CIA source said Saddam it is believed "sustained two burst ear drums" during the attack on the three-building compound. Saddam "also sustained damage from concussion" and was "extremely disoriented...almost in a vegetative state" for a time.Sources also advised UPI that it has highly credible reports Saddam's son Qusay was killed in the attack.
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