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Thirteenth Friday Sermon Feb 15, 1991 Hussein got caught in that trap and that was a great misdeed. Saddam is therefore, responsible on this account. As far as the U. S. role is concerned, let me draw your attention to the statement of James Atkins• - a former Ambassador of the U. S. in Iraq: "An anonymous defence consultant, using the pseudonym of Miles Jgnotum (unknown soldier), wrote an article in 'Harper's' to this affect. Jgnotum even developed a plan to send U. S. forces to Saudi Arabia in numbers close to those of early August, less than one week after the invasion of Kuwait. James Atkins, former U. S. ambassador to Iraq, has gone further. He believes the U. S. 'suckered' Saddam Hussein into the invasion by persuading the present U. S. Ambassador, April Glaspie, to give him the go-ahead. A week before the invasion, Glaspie assured Saddam Hussein that the U. S. would have 'no position' on such an act and treat it purely as an Arab to Arab affair. " Then there is the statement by General Michael Dugan. This General was the Chief of the U. S. Air staff but he was relieved of his duties for talking lo journalists and revealing that the real design of the U. S. action is lo launch an attack on President Saddam Hussein with the purpose of killing him, his coterie, his entire family and thus resolving the whole matter, and that the Air Force stood ready to achieve this objective. He further hinted that this suggestion emanated from Israel. Subsequently the media took up the matter and wrote 2 :- "Defence Secretary Richard B. Cheney dismissed Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael I. Dugan last week for showing 'lack of judgement' in discussing contingency plans for war against Iraq, including targeting Saddam Hussein and his family and the decapitation of the Iraqi leadership. " 1 Canadian Ecumenical News Jan/Feb 1991: Page 3 2 Aviation Week & Space T echnology / September 24, 1990 236