Jordan not ready to surrender Saddam daughter to Iraq

Jordan is not ready to surrender Saddam Hussein’s eldest daughter to Iraq, despite an Interpol alert and a new push from Iraq for her handover, a top government spokesman said today.

Nasser Judeh cited traditional Arab protection of a female guest living in the country as the reason, but Iraqi officials contend the daughter deserves trial because she is funnelling money to violent Sunni militants in Iraq.