[lbo-talk] iraqwar.ru: Saddam transfers all power to Iran and Syria

[Steven]

English translation of an article that so far appears only on the
Russian language section of www1.iraqwar.ru.  Of course, the credibility
of this report is for each of us to determine until corroborating
evidence is available.

This was translated by a poster on another discussion forum. For those
who can understand Russian, I would appreciate it if you can verify the
translation.

Hussein has taken the decision to transfer the entirety of his air fleet
to Iran, and 5 nuclear bombs located around Baghdad to Syria. This news
was told to APN by a source in the Russian special services.

According to this source, the fall of Baghdad will take place within 7-8
days. During this period, SH will leave the country. He will likely take
refuge in Teheran, while members of his family will flee to Syria.

APN was told that an agreement on the transfer of a significant part of
the Iraqi Army's military capability to Iran was reached in Feb. 2003.
In exchange, Baghdad requested that Iran guarantee the loyalty of
Shi'ite forces in Iraq. Iran has fulfilled its obligations under the
agreement: despite the expectations of US intelligence, the Shi'a have
not gone over to the side of the US and UK.

APN is following these events.