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THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER.

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(From The Daily Star)

Byline: IAIN BURCHELL

FALLEN despot Saddam Hussein may be dead, but the Iraqi government is still living in fear of his eldest daughter Raghad. The woman - known as "Little Saddam" for her volcanic temper - has been accused of helping to bankroll the insurgency in Iraq with her father's stolen millions. She is Number 16 on the new Iraqi regime's "most wanted" list and took charge of family affairs when Saddam was captured. It was Raghad, 39, who assembled the international team of lawyers to defend the brutal tyrant - but she could not save him from the gallows. She was told her father was doomed to hang as she enjoyed a typical day of pampering at a beauty salon in Jordan, where she enjoys a life of luxury. Sources say she exploded in a shrieking rage - the kind of behaviour that has made her notorious. Raghad fled to Jordan with her sister Rana when their brothers Uday and Qusay were shot dead by US troops in July 2003. They are guests of the royal family and protected ...

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