Saddam and son ‘in Baghdad’ during US raid

TWO Arab-language newspapers placed Saddam Hussein and his son Qusay in Baghdad last week on the day US tanks drove to the heart of the capital and Iraqis toppled a massive statue, symbolically ending his 24-year rule.

Al-Jazeera yesterday showed what was thought to be Saddam’s hastily-abandoned last abode in Baghdad.

A half-filled glass of water and a stained cup stood on a desk next to military plans in an office where al-Jazeera said the Iraqi leader taped messages entreating his people to fight US invaders.