11.   Haider claimed he was on a humanitarian mission aimed at freeing Kuwaiti prisoners held in Iraqi prisons.

12.   Haider claimed then he was on a humanitarian mission aimed at freeing Kuwaiti prisoners held in Iraqi prisons.

13.   He said he had no idea why Iraq chose him from among hundreds of Kuwaiti prisoners to head the interim government.

14.   His cousin, he said, was captured by the Iraqis in an attack on a police station to free Kuwaiti prisoners.

15.   Iraq has said repeatedly that it holds no Kuwaiti prisoners and has accused Kuwait of keeping the issue alive to try to maintain punishing U.N. trade sanctions on Iraq.

16.   Iraq denies it is still holding Kuwaiti prisoners.

17.   Iraq denies it has any Kuwaiti prisoners.

18.   Iraqi defectors and members of the opposition have reported seeing scores of Kuwaiti prisoners in Iraq.

19.   Kuwait insists Baghdad is still holding Kuwaiti prisoners, a charge Iraq denies.

20.   Kuwait has said it believes Iraq is holding them, but Baghdad denies it has any Kuwaiti prisoners.