Arrested scientist may resolve weapons issue

US AUTHORITIES hope Saddam Hussein’s top science adviser, who surrendered on Saturday, will help resolve the lingering questions over Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.

Lt Gen Amer al-Saadi, arranged his surrender with the help of Germany’s ZDF television network. “He’s a really big fish,” said Ewen Buchanan, spokesman for the UN weapons inspection team.

“But who knows whether he will tell them anything or just stick to his guns.”