US plan for Iraq disclosed to Israel: Pro-Western dictator
'Congressman Tom Lantos was quoted in the September 30, 2002 edition of the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz telling Minister of Kenesit (MK) Colette Avital of the Israeli Labor party, "My dear Colette, you won't have any problem with Saddam. We'll be rid of the bastard soon enough. And in his place we'll install a pro-Western dictator, who will be good for us and for you." '

US plan for Iraq disclosed to Israel: Pro-Western dictator
'Congressman Tom Lantos was quoted in the September 30, 2002 edition of the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz telling Minister of Kenesit (MK) Colette Avital of the Israeli Labor party, "My dear Colette, you won't have any problem with Saddam. We'll be rid of the bastard soon enough. And in his place we'll install a pro-Western dictator, who will be good for us and for you." '