London, Sept.27 : Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who was hanged last December for crimes against humanity, is reported to have offered to step down and go into exile a month before the invasion of Iraq by Allied forces.
Anticipating defeat, Saddam is said to have approached U.S. President George W Bush with the offer that included going away for good in return for 500 million pounds (one billion dollars), the Daily Mail reports.
