Saddam Hussein accepted an 11th-hour offer to flee into exile weeks ahead of the U.S.-led 2003 invasion, but Arab League officials scuttled the proposal, officials in this Gulf state claimed.
Hessein asked for an offer in the 12th hour.
( z1 ask :ARG0 ( z2 person :name ( z3 name :op "Hessein" ) ) :ARG1 ( z4 offer ) :time ( z5 hour :ord ( z6 ordinal-entity :value 12 ) ) )