The highest profile Saddam-era official never caught during the US occupation, Gen. Izzat al-Douri, is believed to have been killed recently, according to Iraqi officials.
Douri had been a leader in a faction called the Naqshbandi Order, which Iraqi officials have claimed has been supporting ISIS in recent months. He was said to have died near Tikrit, though members of his force deny the claim, and DNA tests are pending.
Douri was the “king of clubs” in the notorious deck of cards issued by US occupation forces while looking for former Ba’athist officials, and has had a significant bounty on his head for years.
At 72-years-old, it isn’t clear how active Douri even theoretically could’ve been anymore, but Iraqi officials seem to be keen to hype his apparent death, likely since he was the last remaining member of the 1968 military coup.
Add George bush and his genocidal crew to the deck of cards.
If he was working with the Islamic State, then he was working for Empire USA, the creator, funder and arms supplier for the Islamic State. Then there is no hope of him orgainzing an honest rebellion and ending up with a fair and just
He could very well end up having a democracy, but it would only be a repeat of what Iraq has now, the upper half hording all wealth and by poverty enslaving the lower half.
And the 1968 coup is significant to the current government for what reason?
If Iraq really wanted something to 'revert' to, there's probably a spare princeling in Jordan or some Yemeni Hashemites looking for work.