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72526 décembre 2003 — Ci-dessous, un extrait du site http://www.xymphora.blogspot.com/, un site personnel et dissident US, donc de bonne compagnie et normalement plus crédible que les salades washingtoniennes dont nous sommes abreuvés ad nauseam. “Xymphora” nous donne un excellent argumentaire pour nous faire envisager que la capture de Saddam est effectivement un montage, comme le détaillait le 21 décembre le Sunday Herald britannique. (“Xymphora” cite effectivement cet article et l’enquête qui s’y trouve détaillée.)
On notera encore la vision générale de “Xymphora” sur cette guerre, présentée en termes rudes mais parfaitement justes par rapport à la situation décrite : cette “guerre” « ...falls into the same mold as the whole Iraqi campaign, which has essentially been a constant string of lies forming a sort of propaganda war against the American people. [ ...] Americans live in this fantasy world of brave American soldiers conducting heroic missions to bring justice and democracy to the world, and simply couldn't handle the real sordid truth of what is going on over there. » On comprendra évidemment que nous ne pouvons que manifester notre intérêt pour une telle analyse, éminemment virtualiste.
23 December, 2003 — The theory that it was the Kurds who discovered and stored Saddam for the Americans to make the theatrical arrest, while it may be intended to distract us from the real issue of whether the prisoner is actually Saddam, has a lot going for it:
1). The Kurds have a strong history of finding fugitives in northern Iraq, having discovered and arrested Iraqi vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan, and they probably identified the house in which Saddam's sons were killed.
2). The Kurds could probably obtain valuable political concessions concerning the future Kurdish state - I hope they got them in writing - from the Americans in return for allowing the Americans the glory of the capture.
3). The remarkably fast DNA test, which scientists seemed very surprised to hear had been conducted so quickly (although they grudgingly allowed it might be possible), may have been conducted days before (of course, relying on DNA is problematic because of the many doubles used by Saddam and his family).
4). Saddam's dazed state, and lack of resistance, may be explained by the fact he had been drugged by the Kurds in order to make his 'capture' easier for the Americans. The pistol, if he had one, may have been an unloaded prop.
5). If Saddam was being held prisoner, it would explain why he was in such a sorry state, in such a humble hut, and in such an unlikely hole. It would explain why he would put himself in a hole he could not get out of without help. It would explain his access to hair dye which was not in the hut. It would explain why a man who was always noted for his extreme fastidiousness in dress and appearance, was looking like an old beggar. It would also explain why he had no communications equipment, or access to a way of escape. The amount of money he had with him seemed insufficient for the amount he is supposed to have withdrawn, but may be another prop brought by the American troops.
6). The Kurds explicitly announced they had captured Saddam hours before the news made the mainstream media.
7). It is extraordinary unlikely that the turf-protecting Pentagon would have let the Kurds have any involvement in the capture, unless they had played a major role in the operation.
8). There is an elaborate description of the reasons for the betrayal, based on tribal revenge, which makes much more sense than the vague and contradictory explanations given by the Americans.
Rep. Jim McDermott said (my emphasis): “I don't know that it was definitely planned on this weekend, but I know they've been in contact with people all along who knew basically where he was. It was just a matter of time till they'd find him.”
This heroic capture is probably yet another Karl Rove production, intended for domestic American political consumption, and having no connection with reality. It falls into the same mold as the whole Iraqi campaign, which has essentially been a constant string of lies forming a sort of propaganda war against the American people. Some highlights of this are the early announced discoveries of weapons of mass destruction, each later quietly admitted to be the product of over-enthusiasm, the whole Jessica Lynch story, the implausible story about the tractor trailer of stolen cash, and the recent tall tales about ambushes in Samarra which were used to cover up American attacks on Iraqi civilians. It is notable that the disgusting American media has ignored the story that the Saddam capture story may also be a lie, proving once again that they are just the propaganda arm of the Pentagon. Americans live in this fantasy world of brave American soldiers conducting heroic missions to bring justice and democracy to the world, and simply couldn't handle the real sordid truth of what is going on over there.
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