- Al Jazeera, the Qatar based news agency, is reporting
that Saddam Hussein may be attempting to negotiate an last minute agreement
that would give him safe transport out of Baghdad. And there were unconfirmed
reports that Hussein has taken refuge in the Russian embassy in the Iraqi
capital.
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- Al Jazeera's correspondent in Moscow reported earlier
today that the Russian delegation that came under fire from US forces as
it left Baghdad on 7 April may have been dealing with senior representatives
of the Iraqi government in guaranteeing a safe exit for Saddam Hussein.
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- "This explains the lack of resistance by the Republican
Guard and Iraqi forces," a Russian general told Al-Jazeera on condition
of anonymity.
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- Akram Khouzam, Al-Jazeera's reporter in Moscow, reports
that the general's claim may explain the absence of organized resistance
in Iraq, even in the capital itself where communications could not have
been disrupted completely.
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- Meanwhile Berri pointed out that Russian ambassador Vladimir
Titorenko had returned to Baghdad after evacuating it on Saturday, following
a visit to Moscow by US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice.
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- "Saddam Hussein could have found refuge in the Russian
embassy in Baghdad," Berri told journalists, giving no further backing
for his statement.
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