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| Iraq |
| The Sum of Two Evils |
| 2003-05-27 |
| . .. ... Uday's bodyguards picked up the signal and walked through the darkened room, flicking cigarette lighters as they approached the girl's table. Uday, then 33, flipped on his too, confirming they had identified the right one. When the girl left the table for the powder room, Uday's bodyguards approached her with a choice, says Shabaan, who was Uday's business manager. She could ascend the platform now and congratulate Uday on his recovery, or she could call him on his private phone that night. Flustered, she apologized and said her parents would allow neither. One of the guards replied, "This is the chance of your life" and promised she would receive diamonds and a car. "All you have to do is go up there for 10 minutes," he urged. When she demurred again, the bodyguards pursued Uday's backup plan. They maneuvered the girl in the direction of the parking lot, picked her up and carried her to the backseat of Uday's car, covering her mouth to muffle her screams. After three days the girl was returned to her home, with a new dress, a new watch and a large sum of cash. Her parents had her tested for rape; the result was positive. According to Shabaan's account, Uday heard she had been tested and sent aides to the clinic, where they warned doctors not to report a rape. Furious, the father demanded to see Saddam himself. Rebuffed, he kept complaining publicly about what Uday had done. After three months, the President's son had had enough. He sent two guards to the man to insist that he drop the matter. Uday had another demand: that the ex-governor bring his daughter and her 12-year-old sister to his next party. "Your daughters will be my girlfriends, or I'll wipe you off the face of the earth." The man complied, surrendering both girls. ... .. . |
| Posted by:rg117 |
| #5 You make a good point Kathy, Thanks |
| Posted by: rg117 2003-05-27 16:59:00 |
| #4 I dunno, rg, 'wipe you off the face of the earth' probably wasn't just a 'his own death' threat to the father. It probably meant him and his entire family, including the two girls, other kids, wife, parents on both sides, siblings... The Hussein family was efficient that way. |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2003-05-27 16:10:06 |
| #3 I think the fair and honest thing to do would be to hang the Hussein family from a crane and let the people of Iraq deal with them. Though they need to kept some distance from the crowd, after all you don't want them dying too soon. Thirty years of rape and torture takes time to avenge. On a slightly different issue, I can't imagine what the guy (in the article) must have gone through but I would imagine that a Father that was given a choice between his own death and his daughters being turned into sex slaves, most would choose death. He sacrificed his daughters to save himself. |
| Posted by: rg117 2003-05-27 14:43:01 |
| #2 I read this last week when it came out. They're scum, and I hope Uday is in lots of pain from his past injuries. Then I hope both of them are in more pain when we find them. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-05-27 14:09:55 |
| #1 If these two bastards are still alive, I hope they put up a fight when we come for them. Daddy, too. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-05-27 11:27:04 |