(London Times) Shyam Bhatia - Once a prominent Baghdad doctor, Tahsin Mualla treated Saddam Hussein more than 40 years ago after he was wounded during an attempted coup d'etat. Dr Mualla, 73, now living outside of London, would enthusiastically support American military action to remove Saddam, and believes millions of ordinary Iraqis would as well. "If today the Iraqis are sure that the Americans are coming, there will be an uprising. But they want to be sure the Americans are coming and then they will get rid of the Tikritis (Saddam's kith and kin) in two weeks."
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