US official: Saddam could be executed within days

The Iraqi government has told US Officials that former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein could be executed within the next few days, a senior Bush administration official said on Thursday. "I've heard that it's going to be a couple more days, probably," The official said while Bush took a holiday break at his Texas ranch.

He said he had heard from U.S. Officials in Baghdad that the execution would not be Thursday U.S. Time or Friday Baghdad time. "It's going to be maybe another day or so," The official said. (Reuters)