Saddam's 'double' trouble
Opposition leader claims Hussein died of cancer in '99

Moslem al-Asadi, a doctor living in exile in Iran, said he the real Saddam died in 1999 from cancer.

"The real Saddam died because he had cancer of the lymph nodes, and since his death in 1999 they're just showing his doubles," he told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

In a plot reminiscent of the Hollywood tale of a body double subbing for an incapacitated American president titled "Dave," al-Asadi claims Saddam's sons, his first wife and Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz run a scheme to keep the truth under wraps using three doubles. Al-Asadi alleges Saddam's younger son, Qusay, actually holds presidential authority.

Israeli television Channel 1 has reported that Saddam Hussein has handed over command of Iraq's western territory to Qusay.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article....RTICLE_ID=31718

Specifically, Saddam has big, oval ears but one of the doubles' ears are flat and lack the special bend in Saddam's. Al-Asadi also said Saddam has an overbite, but one of the doubles doesn't have such a defect. While Saddam has wide and strong shoulders, those of two doubles are narrow and almost sloping. Saddam has big hands, said al-Asadi, while one of doubles has small hands. Lastly, a second long finger of one of the doubles doesn't match that of the real thing.

Longtime bodyguard Saddam Michael Ramadan in 1979 wrote in the book "In Saddam's shadow" that the Iraqi leader was so ill he was dependent on pain killers, according to the newspaper. Ramadan is reportedly now under the protection of the CIA.

ok.. this was a shock to me..

Hmm...

doesn't suprise me, I can believe just about anything now days.

Yeah right.

Either way he's dead now. And enjoying heck right about now.

With the greatest of respect, what is the point of posting an article that is more than three years out of date? This is dated March 26, 2003.

I guess to tell us that we excuted the wrong man.

Thats scary.

If they executed him at all...it could all be like a fake bin ladin tape the night before an election..psy-ops..

That doesn't make it any less relevant for discussion.

This sounds interesting, it would be interesting to take a more in depth look.

More in depth look:

Right! Sadaam's sons had no desire for their father's throne. Right! They were willing to let some 'double' make the decisions and run the show.

Or...

They were running the show anyway with the double as a front.

Either way....they are all dead...point therefore is moot.

I guess this raises some questions- like who was it that we put on trial and executed? I think it was the real Saddam.

TOO BAD WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ARABIC, TO SEE WHAT HE WAS ACTUALLY SAYING ON TRAIL.