Saddam being held in Camp Cropper: Iraqi minister

[maddezmom]

GENEVA (AFP) - The once-secret location where ousted president Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) is being detained is Camp Cropper, a US base near Baghdad's international airport, Iraq (news - web sites)'s Human Rights Minister Bakhtiar Amin revealed.



"Yes it is Camp Cropper," Amin told reporters, referring to the heavily fortified compound that forms part of a vast US army complex called Camp Victory, about 16 kilometres (10 miles) from the centre of the Iraqi capital.


Speaking the day after the first anniversary of Saddam's capture, Amin said the former dictator was eating well and had gained weight.


"He is in good health," the minister told a news conference in Geneva, where he is attending a meeting with donor countries, UN agencies and other advocacy groups to discuss human rights activities in Iraq.

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Interesting timing on the release of this "secret" info....bet some "rebels" are going to attack the base in the near future. :eyes:

[daleo]

1. Yes, it makes you wonder why they released the information

There may be a good legal reason, but that hasn't mattered in the past. Perhaps an assassination is in the works, which will then be claimed to the the work of resistance forces. It would be convenient for just about everybody.

[maddezmom]

2. read your other comment about the timing of "war crimes" trial

and couldn't agree more...it's all to coincidental

[babydollhead]

3. anybody wonder what would happen if they returned Saddam to power?

It just seems that no means yes and nothing is what it seems. Like when you read Tarot cards...depending on which direction, the meanings are inverted or reversed.