"It was a big shock. It was clear, unfortunately the people who he had absolutely trusted . . . as I understood, the main betrayal was by them," Raghd (36) told Al Arabiya television in an interview in Jordan where she, her sister Rana (34) and their nine children were given asylum.
"This is an act of treason. If somebody doesn't like you, they should not betray you. Betrayal is not a trait of Arabs," added Raghd, clad in black and a white veil in a sign of mourning.
Their two brothers Qusay and Uday were killed by US forces last month. The two daughters, whose husbands were both ordered killed by Saddam, arrived in Jordan on Thursday after they were offered asylum by King Abdullah.
Since the end of the war in April, the two had been in hiding with their mother Sajida under close tribal protection, Iraqi exile sources in Amman said. Jordan's Information Minister Mr Nabil al-Sharif said the king issued an order admitting Raghd and Rana late on Thursday.
"They are his majesty's guests for purely humanitarian reasons," Mr Sharif said, adding that they were accompanied by their nine children. "I have no knowledge they are heading to any other destination."
A Jordanian cabinet minister, who requested anonymity, said the daughters would be free to stay in Amman or go elsewhere.
A palace official said the asylum offer by the pro-Western monarch was a traditional gesture of Arab hospitality.
The Iraqi exile sources said Raghd and Rana had sought refuge in Britain and the United Arab Emirates.- (Reuters)