April 11, 2003

Commentary, Franz Schurmann and Jalal Ghazi,
Pacific News Service, Apr 10, 2003

The precipitous fall of Baghdad has Arab media buzzing with rumors of a deal. PNS Editor Franz Schurmann and contributor Jalal Ghazi say one of the people at the center of any deal might be a Baath party strongman Izzat Ibrahim, who holds the strategic oil city of Mosul and enjoys the support of Saudi Prince Abdullah.

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