NUMBER 47 ON YOUR SCORECARD: “The former Iraqi oil minister, Amir Rashid Muhammad al-Ubaydi, has surrendered to the U.S.-led coalition forces, the U.S. Central Command said”, according to AP, who reports that Al-Ubaydi was listed as Number 47 on the coalition’s list of the 55 most-wanted officials from the Saddam Hussein regime, and was denominated as the six of spades in the deck of cards issued to coalition forces to identify top regime members.
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Awww–and it was Saddam’s birthday today, too. Sorry old chap!
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