JUST KEEP STIRRING THE POT... :

Deep Iraqi involvement in killing of arch-terrorist Abu Nidal (Douglas Davis, 8/24/02, The Jerusalem Post)

A widespread investigation by Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism has revealed deep Iraqi involvement in the killing of Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal, whose death from several gunshot wounds was announced in Baghdad on August 16.

The conclusion is based on the sources of the London-based journal in Ramallah, Amman, Beirut, Baghdad, London and Washington.

According to the journal, the assassination is an indication of the mounting pressure on Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as the US ponders military plans to curtail his rule.

Any such moves, notes the journal, would involve anti-regime elements inside Iraq playing an important role in turning the tide against the Saddam: "He has therefore moved to eradicate those dangerous elements, both as a preemptive measure to protect his position and as an example to other prospective internal enemies still at large."

There's really no bad reason to kill Abu Nidal.
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 24, 2002 7:55 PM