Saddam-era Iraqi prime minister dies in U.S. custody

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BAK554974.htm

Saddam-era Iraqi prime minister dies in U.S. custody

BAGHDAD, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Hamza al-Zubaidi, who was one of Saddam Hussein's most senior deputies in the early 1990s, died in U.S. detention last week, the U.S. military said on Monday.

Zubaidi, on the U.S. military's list of the 55 most-wanted Iraqis during the war, died at a U.S. military hospital on Dec. 2, said Lieutenant Colonel Guy Rudisill, spokesman for detainee operations in Iraq.

The U.S. military issued a statement about the death of an individual on Saturday, but did not refer to Zubaidi by name.

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It is not clear what Zubaidi died of or where he was being held before being taken to the hospital for treatment.

[maddezmom]

1. It is not clear what Zubaidi died of or where he was being held ...

probably will never know for sure, but what are the odds it wasn't natural csuses. :shrug:

[IndianaGreen]

2. Torture and inhumane treatment are the MO of America's henchmen

We are quickly out pacing Saddam's regime when it comes to cruelty and murder!

[Rose Siding]

3. Even worse odds

that anyone will buy a story about natural causes.

[Benhurst]

4. He probably knew too much about the Bush Crime family.

[daleo]

5. If you have enough people in custody, some will die of natural causes

Especially if you keep them in custody long enough and under harsh conditions. But plenty of them will hang on for a long time, so this won't take care of everyone, if that's Bush's plan. There will have to be a few pushes. I have always felt that Saddam would go of "natural causes" before any trial was ever completed.

[VegasWolf]

6. "Dies in US custody!" I guess he just fell down and hurt himself. nt

:sarcasm: