SADDAM OPPONENTS SAY CAST-IRON DICTATOR IS COUP-PROOF.(News/National/International)

From: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | Date: February 17, 1998 | Copyright information

Byline: Peter Beaumont and Shyam Bhatia London Observer Scripps Howard News Service

LONDON -- Saddam Hussein doesn't take chances.

Two weeks ago, when the United States first threatened to rain bombs on Baghdad, he moved the young thugs of the amn al'rais - the presidential security force that always accompanies him - out of their barracks and into quarters in private homes.

Cruise missiles and stealth bombers may flatten his military installations...

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