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2005: a look ahead ...
From the Washington Post, Page 1, January 11, 2005:
Former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein has agreed to a plea-bargain arrangement with the interim Iraqi government, according to State Department sources. The terms of the plea, which was finalized over several days last week in consultation with American officials and Hussein's attorney, Mark Geragos, stipulate that in exchange for his public and vociferous support for the upcoming Iraqi elections, the former dictator will receive safe passage to a villa in the Arab city-state of Dubai. Known as the "Idi Amin Scenario," the possibility of a deal was first floated by Geragos before the Christmas holidays after a long and tearful session with his client. "He just wants some of his stuff," Geragos told reporters. "He wants to move on and begin a new chapter of his life, in privacy and seclusion." Hussein's forthcoming autobiography, Call Me Sad, is set to be released this...
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