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Chalabi Claims Saddam's Sons Were Behind Attacks Stewart StogelUnited Nations -- A group of Iraqi leaders visiting U.N. headquarters feel that the deaths of Saddam Hussein's two sons, Uday and Qusay, will go along way towards stabilizing the war torn nation:
"I have no doubt that the deaths of Qusay and Uday will help stabilize the situation," claimed Ahmed Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi National Congress, one of several factions competing for power in a new government. He is also a personal favorite of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Chalabi and other Iraqi leaders were in New York to meet with members of the U.N. Security Council. Chalabi emphasized that he believed Qusay Hussein was a main factor behind the recent guerrilla attacks on U.S. troops:
"Qusay was a main force behind these attacks. I have information that he had as much as $25 million (to carry out the operations)," said Chalabi. He declined to name his sources.
Ironically, the White House had earmarked a $15 million bounty for information leading to the capture of each of Saddam's sons. It is unclear, who, if anyone, will now lay claim to the U.S. bounty.
Other members of the visiting Iraqi delegation at the U.N. felt that the elimination of the Hussein brothers will go a long way towards closing the final chapter on more than 25 years of terroristic rule.
When asked if he feared retaliation by Saddam loyalists, Chalabi replied: "No, Saddam is finished. His capture is only a matter of time. He added, American intelligence will only get better as time goes on and the situation calms down."
Before visiting the U.N., Chalabi and Co. took some time to visit the offices of Iraq's mission to the United Nations.
It was the first visit to the U.N. mission by anyone from the Coalition government. The mission is still staffed by Saddam appointees. There was no comment on how the meeting went.
What is known is that Saddam appointees at the U.N. mission in Geneva, Switzerland began vacating their posts about two weeks ago.
The status of Iraq's U.N. mission and membership in the U.N. was discussed with members of the Security Council. No decision on the fate of the New York Iraqi diplomats and mission was reached at the Tuesday meetings.
As he left late day meetings with U.S., U.K., French, Russian and Chinese diplomats, Chalabi made a point of giving reporters a broad smile and insisting that with the deaths of the Hussein sons, politically for Iraq the "worst is over."
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