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[25 Mar 2003|11:51am] |
WASHINGTON (March 25) - Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was wounded by U.S. bombs and missiles dropped on a government compound south of Baghdad in the opening salvo of the war last week, USA Today newspaper reported on Tuesday.
"We know we hit him. We know he was wounded," an unidentified intelligence official told the newspaper. The official was reported to be involved in tracking Saddam.
"We also believe he hasn't left Baghdad," USA Today was told.
The newspaper also cited intelligence sources as saying Delta Force commandos in Baghdad had tapped Saddam's underground phone lines and the Central Intelligence Agency recruited an Iraqi official who knew where Saddam sleeps.
At the Pentagon, Navy Lt. Dan Hetlage declined comment on the reports, but noted that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had described the initial strike on Saddam's compound as "successful."
"Saddam is not the only target," Hetlage said. "The goal is to remove the entire regime."
Speculation about Saddam's whereabouts and health has been widespread since the United States launched a war to topple him by bombing a bunker where he, his two sons and others in the Iraqi leadership were believed to have been staying.
Iraqi television on Monday showed Saddam wearing a military uniform and reading a speech.
He praised his commanders and fighters, who have stalled the U.S.-led advance in places, and told them U.S., British and other invasion forces had underestimated their resolve.
While U.S. and British officials said the man in the broadcast was likely Saddam, they said he could have recorded the address in advance.
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Hello Everyone :) Well It Is 5:30 A.M. And Kayli Is Wide Awake. Today Is Wednesday So That Means Rokabowlooza At The Bowling Alley :) All Thankx To Shadow Haze :) (MMMM YUMMY) I Am Supposed To Go See Chad Tonight. God I Havn't Seen Him In Forever. He Will Probably Call And Say Something Has Come Up So That Means I Will Be Stuck Up Town For Like 4 Hrs With Nothing To Do While I Wait On My Sister To Get Out Of Church. Well It Is Time For Me To Be Getting Off Of Here And Be A Mother Again. :) Talk To You People Later.
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