August 19, 2003
No. 20 on the U.S. list of the 55 most wanted Iraqis (10 of Diamonds) has been captured (Yahoo News).
Taha Yassin Ramadan, who served as vice president under Saddam Hussein, was handed over to U.S. forces in Mosul on Tuesday, the U.S. Defense Department said.
If you are curious about the current status of the "Iraq Deck", a quick summary can be found here. We are getting pretty close but we still don't have a Royal Flush. (We lack the Ace of Spades, the Jack of Diamonds, the King & Jack of Clubs and the King & Jack of Hearts.)
Ramadan also served on Saddam's Revolutionary Command Council member and was known as "Saddam's knuckles" for his ruthlessness. He was No. 20 on the U.S. most-wanted list.
Here is an amusing scrap of information about "Mr. 10 of Diamonds" from this Reuters article:
On being made industry minister in the 1970s, Ramadan is reputed to have admitted ignorance of his subject but summed up his policy simply: "I don't know anything about industry. All I know is that anyone who doesn't work hard will be executed."
I will leave all comments regarding his management technique books and seminars to ScrappleFace.
