Claudia Webbe, the group's co-founder and former chairwoman, said the members went to New Scotland Yard for their monthly meeting on Wednesday and were told by a security guard that their services were no longer required.

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Since Qusay, aged 35, already controls the internal security services, the Republican Guard, and much of the lucrative oil-smuggling business, he is, in effect, already crown prince.

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