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| Iraq |
| Sammy goes to a meeting... |
| 2003-04-07 |
| Source is Jazeera. Make of it what you will... Amid the battles, President Saddam Hussein chaired a meeting of top military and political brass including his son Qussay, head of the elite Republican Guard, state-run television said, showing pictures. Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan, Defence Minister Sultan Hashem Ahmed and army chief Ibrahim Abdul Sattar attended. Director general of the Iraqi presidency, Ahmed Hussein Khudayer, and Latif Nuseif Jasem, a member of the ruling Baath party's leadership, were also present. Wearing military uniform, Saddam was shown sitting behind a desk in a large room with a bay window and drawn curtains. The location was not disclosed. A large map of Iraq was stuck on the wall behind the Iraqi leader. Sounds to me like they trotted out some more stock footage. If I was an Iraqi, and I saw U.S. troops tromping around Baghdad blowing up Sammy's statues and whiting out the moustaches on his portraits, and the information minister self-destructing on the teevee, I'd be wondering why Sammy's not at a division CP, conducting the defense, instead of in the office, receiving memos. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 We just learned that meetings can be dangerous too. |
| Posted by: JAB 2003-04-07 21:56:17 |
| #5 "I have a question for the group.....I've only gassed Kurds. Will the Shia be offended that I've hung their children up from light poles instead of gassing them too? I want to be 'inclusive' in my barbarity." |
| Posted by: Former Russian Major 2003-04-07 18:12:51 |
| #4 "Diversity training! So, gentlemen. Should we cut their testicles off before feeding them to the plastic shredder? Or should we electrocute them until they grow a proper mustache? Discuss." |
| Posted by: jrosevear 2003-04-07 17:52:04 |
| #3 This meeting was a long scheduled, mandatory "Diversity Awareness Training" session required of all upper level managers on dealing with minorities, such as other Arab guys not sporting broom like mustaches. |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2003-04-07 17:28:57 |
| #2 I think Disney had a defector from their "Hall of Presidents" exhibit. I think I know where he went. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-04-07 16:30:35 |
| #1 Hopefully details on the map behind him may lead to a time it was taped. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2003-04-07 16:16:01 |