“伊拉克前情报官员,现居住于国外的一个反对派人士说：“出于安全考虑，这种情况以前就有，因为以前萨达姆经常出行并且经常接触老百姓。”

• "It was a practice started for security reasons because Saddam travelled a lot at the time and had contact with the public,"said the former intelligence official,now a member of the opposition living abroad."