Farmowner: I had no idea Saddam hid there

An owner of the farm where Saddam Hussein was captured once served as a guard at a presidential palace, but had no idea the Iraqi dictator was hiding on his land, his wife said.

An owner of the farm where Saddam Hussein was captured once served as a guard at a presidential palace, but had no idea the Iraqi dictator was hiding on his land, his wife said.

Qais Nameq al-Douri, 38, and two of his brothers were taken away by US troops during the raid at Adwar, she said.

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