How did you allow those stupid coup plotters to serve in your Government?

The first thing the coup plotters tried to do was to silence those voices, but they failed.

One of his first acts was to receive the leading coup plotters in a royal audience.

Perhaps the coup plotters thought the resulting protests provided an opening.

Many of the alleged coup plotters were sentenced to death.

Any appeal to Saddam would be a disaster for the coup plotters.

That was enough to intensify the actions of coup plotters.

The coup plotters argue that it was actually a legal succession.

One Administration official would say only that the coup plotters were intercepted early.

As of late today, however, there was no evidence that the coup plotters represented anyone but themselves.