March 12, 2004

USATODAY.com - Sons of Saddam had fled to Syria

Two sons of Saddam Hussein escaped to Syria after the U.S. invasion of Iraq a year ago but were ultimately expelled by the Syrian regime, former and current Bush administration officials say.

Syria's ambassador to the United States, Imad Moustapha, said his government "categorically denies" letting Saddam's sons into Syria. He said similar charges made in the past turned out to be wrong and "evaporated into thin air."

The U.S. account was provided by one former and two current U.S. officials who have detailed information about Saddam's sons' travels. One was involved in the U.S. invasion, and the other two have direct knowledge of U.S. diplomatic exchanges with Syria's government. They asked not to be named.

...

One current U.S. official said it was possible that the two men crossed in and out of Syria several times before they were finally expelled, traveling with a small number of aides and bribing border guards to gain entry.
Question - are there Iraqi WMD stockpiles in Syria? I don't guess we'll ever know for sure.