U.S. GIVES SADDAM 48 HOURS TO LEAVE IRAQ

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has given Iraqi President SaddamHussein until late Wednesday to take his sons and flee into exile. President George Bush said the exile of Saddam and his sons, Uday andQusay, is the only alternative to a war against Iraq. Bush gave Saddam 48hours to flee but did not offer him immunity from war crimes prosecution.