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Saddam Hussein with his family.

Iraqi Defections
Suggest Trouble

Jerusalem (JTA) — The defection
of two high-ranking members of
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's
regime suggests that "something
is rotten in the land of Iraq," ac-
cording to a leading Israeli au-
thority on that country.
Two of Hussein's sons-in-law
defected to Jordan, where they
were immediately granted polit-
ical asylum.
One of the defectors, Lt. Gen.
Hussein Kamel Hassan, was the
head of Iraq's weapons programs
and was responsible for the de-
velopment of Iraq's arms indus-
try, particularly chemical and
biological weapons, in the runup
to the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
He was considered the second
most powerful man in Iraq after
Hussein, and his defection
spurred speculation that a cam-
paign was under way to depose
Saddam Hussein.
Because family was Hussein's
"main supporting column, this
means his circle of supporters is
disintegrating," Amatzia Baram,
a professor of Middle East his-
tory at Haifa University, told Is-
rael Radio.
Hassan was also a key figure
in Iraq's dealings with a U.N.
commission charged with over-
seeing the dismantlement of the
Iraqi war machine.
His defection left future Iraqi-
U.N. dealings in doubt.
Hassan was joined by his
brother, Lt. Col. Saddam Kamel
Hassan, a member of Iraq's elite
presidential guard.
Both men were married to
Saddam Hussein's daughters and
reportedly defected to Jordan
with their families.
In Washington, President Clin-
ton spoke with Jordan's King
Hussein by telephone and offered
military support to Jordan in the
event that Iraq takes action
against Jordan for granting
refuge to the defectors.
Mr. CL nton reaffirmed_ his

port for King Hussein during a
news conference.
Jordan has experienced a tur-
bulent history with Iraq in recent
years. Jordan's support for Iraq
during the Gulf War was widely
condemned in the international
community. But relations be-
tween the two nations soured
when Jordan initiated its peace
initiatives with Israel, resulting
in a peace treaty last October.
Jordanian officials confirmed
Baram's assessment that the de-
fections underscored the inner
turmoil in Hussein's regime.
Ongoing international sanc-
tions on Iraq, in place since Bagh-
dad invaded Kuwait in 1990,
have taken a heavy toll on Iraq's
economic and political stability.
Baram said the officials could
also have fled because they felt
Hussein no longer trusted them,
which would have put their own
lives in danger.

Jordan Moves
To End Boycott

Jerusalem (JTA) — Moving one
step closer to formally ending its
participation in the Arab boycott
of Israel, the lower house of the
Jordanian Parliament has passed
legislation allowing trade and
commercial ties with Israel.
A Foreign Ministry official in
Jerusalem said the measure was
passed by a vote of 59-20. The leg-
islation, which must still be ap-
proved by the Jordanian Senate
and by King Hussein, would per-
mit business transactions with
Israel, as well as the sale of Jor-
danian land to Israelis.
The bulk of the opposing votes
carne from the fundamentalist Is-
lamic Action party.
A spokesman for the party said
the legislation would pave the
way for "Zionist infiltration" of
Jordan and other Arab states.

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