Iraqi Government Makes Plans to Take Custody of Saddam

NPR | By Deborah Amos

Published June 23, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

Iraq's interim government details its plan to take custody of ousted ruler Saddam Hussein on June 30. Iraq's national security advisor says the exchange will be televised, featuring an American soldier who will hand over Hussein to an Iraqi policeman, who will handcuff and take charge of him. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

Deborah Amos

Deborah Amos covers the Middle East for NPR News. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition.

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