U.S. Believes Saddam Recently in Tikrit

And the beat goes on. . .

Saddam, who was born in a village on the southern outskirts of Tikrit, was last seen in Baghdad in early April as the city was falling to American forces. His sons Odai and Qusai were killed July 22 in the northern city of Mosul.

Smith did not elaborate on intelligence information that has led the military to conclude that Saddam has been in the Tikrit area but expressed confidence in the quality of the information.

“Where else would he go to,” Smith said. “He has family and tribal roots here.”