opso, the article went on to say:
Meanwhile, the same newspaper quoted unidentified travellers, who were
recently in Baghdad, as saying that a state of high confusion was prevailing
in the ranks of the regime's personnel as a result of deep concern over a
prospected internal uprising to oust the regime.
Up to 30,000 special personnel have been deployed in areas where the regime
fears a prospected rebellion, it said, adding that five brigades of the
presidential and republican guards have been stationed in Baghdad, as part of
special measures to forestall possible popular action.
Al-Qabas said that the regime troops have repeatedly combed low-income
districts of Baghdad in search for hidden weapons and special units have been
stationed at statues of the Iraqi ruler after several of them were sprayed
with anti-regime slogans.
Saddam is said to have escaped several bids on his life. He has expressed
defiance in the face of the United States, which threatens to carry out a
wide-scale military operation to topple his regime if he continues to defy
will of the international community.
Here is a picture of the palace. It is alleged that the man-made lake covers a factory for developing WOMD. Earlier last year, SH is alleged to have ordered the execution of local fishermen, who were fishing with explosives on the lake, perhaps not a great idea!
http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/iraq/thar.jpg