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Article: Israel Had Plot to Kill Saddam Hussein
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- December 16, 2003
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KARIN LAUB, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
12-16-2003
Dateline: JERUSALEM
Captured former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein speaks in Iraq, in this Dec. 14, 2003 file image from television. (AP Photo/US Military via APTN)
The revelation that Israel plotted to kill Saddam Hussein at the funeral of a beloved uncle resolved an enduring mystery and infuriated current military chiefs who worry loose talk is harming Israel's security.
"Operation Bramble Bush," the plot to assassinate Saddam with a missile attack, was shelved in 1992 after five elite commandos were killed training for the mission.
Rumors had circulated for years that the training accident was linked to plans to kill Saddam, but ...