Saudi king seeks release of Saddam's half-brother

[demobrit]

The Saudi king has asked US President George Bush to release Saddam Hussein’s half brother on humanitarian grounds, the daily Al-Riyadh reported today.

The paper quoted unidentified sources as saying that King Abdullah had sent a letter to Bush asking him to release Barazan Ibrahim al-Tikriti because he is suffering from an advanced stage of cancer.
http://www.eecho.ie/news/bstory.asp?j=161200274&p=y6yzxx98x&n=161201034

[sabra]

1. Bush asked to release Saddam half brother (by Saudi king Abdullah)

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/news/special_packages/iraq/13062286.htm

Bush asked to release Saddam half brother

Associated Press


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi king has asked President Bush to release Saddam Hussein's half brother on humanitarian grounds, the daily newspaper Al-Riyadh reported Wednesday.

The paper quoted sources it did not identify as saying King Abdullah sent a letter to Bush asking him to release Barazan Ibrahim al-Tikriti because he was suffering from an advanced stage of cancer. The paper did not say when the letter was sent.

Al-Riyadh is guided by the government and close to the monarchy. The report comes on the eve of a Muslim feast, when it is traditional to show compassion and release prisoners from jail.

[Vincardog]

2. aWoL does not do compassion only torture he is a sick sadistic fkr

[rkc3]

3. We'll see about that - his masters in Saudi Arabia are asking.

And this isn't some trailer park princess on death row - Tikriti obviously has connections.

My guess is we'll see a goodwill gesture.

[Vincardog]

4. My guess is THEY 'll see a goodwill gesture

aWoL may bow to his masters

[rkc3]

5. We may never know about it anyway.

[pinniped]

6. The POS* wanted to pull a Romanov on them.

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