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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by jacquesm on Sunday January 04, 2026 @08:14AM (#46487629)
He was imprisoned in Iran, then went to Turkey and from there to Iraq iirc, but it is long ago, so I suspect the GP meant after he was arrested by the Shah.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by tome on Monday January 05, 2026 @09:48AM (#46499344)
OP very specifically said that he was imprisoned by Saddam Hussein and that the US pulled strings to get him freed.
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