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Actor Willisâ $1m Saddam bounty
Actor Bruce Willis has performed before US soldiers in Telafar, northern Iraq, and offered $1m (£603,000) to the man who captures Saddam Hussein. "Weâre here to support you," the star told troops as he sang a set of blues songs with his band, the Accelerator. "If you catch him, just give me four seconds with Saddam Hussein," he said.(Nice Bravado) Willis will next fly south to visit US soldiers in Tikrit - Saddamâs home town - before performing two concerts for troops in neighbouring Kuwait. "Somebody that supports the military like he has and that comes to visit soldiers - thatâs important to us," said Greg Pagan, from 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division based at Telafar. "Itâs awesome," said commander Col Michael Linnington. "Itâs great for morale. "Heâs a macho actor. Soldiers identify with action movies and action actors. Heâs a guyâs guy." (As opposed to a Girls Guy) During an interview Willis said: "Peculiar thing back home is that the liberal media was trying to portray it as a bad war. But being over here just a couple of days, seeing how well our troops and the allied troops are being received here, (I) think the Iraqi people are happy weâre here," the Hollywood star said. "Children are being taken care of, starting being inoculated, starting being looked after. Wherever these guys go they get thumbs up. They no longer have to contend with the terrorist leader." (OMG Good News in Iraq?) But the star later admitted he had not met many Iraqis because he had been travelling the country by helicopter. Willis, a Republican party supporter, was one of the few celebrities to publicly back the USâ stance during the recent war on Iraq. Willis recently played a US special forces commander sent in to rescue medical staff in war-torn Nigeria in the film Tears of the Sun. (This has to have the Hollow wood elite spinning! I remember when I was in the service and the USO shows used to come. Sometimes it was a big star and sometimes not. But it was always something from home. ^5âs to Bruce and the band for supporting our troops.) Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-09-30 |
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